command line arguments array

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I am having a command line arguments as like this I need to get the two as like this how is it possible

ApplicationId =1; Name =2

I like to get the two values 1,2 in single array how to do this.

You could probably help us by clarifying the question... it isn't 100% clear what the args look like or what you want to do — Marc Gravell, Jun 16 '09 at 08:07

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 16 '09 at 08:05

It isn't entirely clear to me, but I'm going to assume that the arguments are actually:

 ApplicationId=1 Name=2

the spacing etc is important due to how the system splits arguments. In a Main(string[] args) method, that will be an array length 2. You can process this, for example into a dictionary:

    static void Main(string[] args) {
        Dictionary<string, string> options = new Dictionary<string, string>();
        foreach (string arg in args)
        {
            string[] pieces = arg.Split('=');
            options[pieces[0]] = pieces.Length > 1 ? pieces[1] : "";
        }

        Console.WriteLine(options["Name"]); // access by key

        // get just the values
        string[] vals = new string[options.Count];
        options.Values.CopyTo(vals, 0);
    }

Yep, that's pretty much what I do for utilities that require named arguments. — Christian Hayter, Jun 16 '09 at 08:20

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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There's some good libraries mentioned on 631410 and 491595. I've personally used the WPF TestAPI Library mentioned by sixlettervariables and it is indeed pretty darn good

edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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answered Jun 16 '09 at 08:03

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 16 '09 at 08:03

Try

string values = "ApplicationId =1; Name =2";
string[] pairs = values.Split(';');

string value1 = pairs[0].Split('=')[1];
string value2 = pairs[1].Split('=')[1];

You'll need better error checking of course, but value1 and value2 should be "1" and "2" respectively

command line arguments array

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