LeftOf
Returns the left of a string, terminated by a certain character. If the character isn't found the whole string is returned. Ex: string s = "ab-23"; s.LeftOf(s, '-') returns "ab"
Source
/// <summary>
/// Returns the first part of the strings, up until the character c. If c is not found in the
/// string the whole string is returned.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="s">String to truncate</param>
/// <param name="c">Character to stop at.</param>
/// <returns>Truncated string</returns>
public static string LeftOf(this string s, char c)
{
int ndx = s.IndexOf(c);
if (ndx >= 0)
{
return s.Substring(0, ndx);
}
return s;
}Example
/// <summary>
///A test for LeftOf
///</summary>
[TestMethod()]
public void LeftOfTest()
{
string s = "7011(7011)";
char c = '(';
string expected = "7011";
string actual;
actual = StringExtensions.LeftOf(s, c);
Assert.AreEqual(expected, actual);
actual = StringExtensions.LeftOf(actual, c); // actual is now 7011
Assert.AreEqual(expected, actual);
}