I've come across this several times in the past and have finally decided to find out why.
StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries
would suggest that it removes empty entries.
So why does this test fail?
var tags = "One, Two, , Three, Foo Bar, , Day , ";
var tagsSplit = tags.Split(new[] { ',' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
.Select(s => s.Trim());
tagsSplit.ShouldEqual(new string[] {
"One",
"Two",
"Three",
"Foo Bar",
"Day"
});
The result:
Values differ at index [2]
Expected string length 5 but was 0. Strings differ at index 0.
Expected: "Three"
But was: <string.Empty>
So it fails because instead of "Three"
, we have an empty string – exactly what StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries
should prevent.