Regex: Split string by space but escape spaces inside quotes using C# and VB.Net

This way

Namespace

C#

using System.Text.RegularExpressions;

VB.Net

Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions

Code

C#

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Regex regex = new Regex(@"[ ](?=(?:[^""]*""[^""]*"")*[^""]*$)", RegexOptions.Multiline);
    string words = "abc xyz bb \"abc bcd\" dd";
    string[] splits = regex.Split(words);
    foreach (string s in splits)
    {
        Response.Write(s + "<br />");
    }
}

VB.Net

Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
    Dim regex As Regex = New Regex("[ ](?=(?:[^""]*""[^""]*"")*[^""]*$)", RegexOptions.Multiline)
    Dim words As String = "abc xyz bb ""abc bcd"" dd"
    Dim splits As String() = regex.Split(words)
    For Each s As String In splits
        Response.Write(s & "<br />")
    Next
End Sub

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Reference

stackoverflow.com