Create dynamic string array in C# and add strings (outcome of a split method) into two separate arrays through a loop

Question

I have a list of strings which includes strings in format: xx@yy

xx = feature name

yy = project name

Basically, I want to split these strings at @ and store the xx part in one string array and the yy part in another to do further operations.

string[] featureNames = all xx here

string[] projectNames = all yy here

I am able to split the strings using the split method (string.split('@')) in a foreach or for loop in C# but I can't store two parts separately in two different string arrays (not necessarily array but a list would also work as that can be converted to array later on).

The main problem is to determine two parts of a string after split and then appends them to string array separately.

Answer 1

This is one simple approach:

var xx = new List<string>();
var yy = new List<string>();
foreach(var line in listOfStrings)
{
   var split = string.split('@');
   xx.Add(split[0]);
   yy.Add(split[1]);
}

The above instantiates a list of xx and and a list of yy, loops through the list of strings and for each one splits it. It then adds the results of the split to the previously instantiated lists.