vb.net: can you split a string by a string

Question

for example, can i do this:

split = temp_string.Split("<beginning of record>") 

those of you recommended:

split = Regex.Split(temp_string, "< beginning of record >") 

its not working. its just returning the first char "<"

and those of you that recommended:

Dim myDelims As String() = New String(){"< beginning of record >"} split = temp_string.Split(myDelims, StringSplitOptions.None) 

this is not working either. it's also returning just the first char

Answer 1

Try this:

string[] myDelims = new string[] { "<beginning of record>" }; split = temp_string.Split(myDelims,StringSplitOptions.None); 

Running this through a code converter results in this:

Dim myDelims As String() = New String() { "<beginning of record>" } split = temp_string.Split(myDelims, StringSplitOptions.None) 

You may also need to escape the chevrons, like this:

"\< beginning of record \>"