C# - Split string by any number of tabs and spaces [duplicate]

Question

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Best way to specify whitespace in a String.Split operation

I am trying to read in the hosts file that contains:

127.0.0.1 localhost
ect...

So as I read it in line by line I need to grab the IP and the host name but how would I grab them if they are formated by any number of tabs or spaces or both.

127.0.0.1<tab><space>localhost
127.0.0.1<space>localhost
127.0.0.1<space><space><space><space>localhost

Answer 1

var components = host.Split((char[])null, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);