How Do I Select The Phrase Before A Comma From A Textbox

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I have a textbox whose text is of the format,
Everyday Academy, delta.
I need to select only the words or phrase before the comma ','. Can anyone assist me with how to do that please?

Posted 2-Feb-15 23:53pm

EasyHero

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A hint ... http://www.dotnetperls.com/split[^]

Posted 2-Feb-15 23:57pm

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Richard MacCutchan · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-02T23:57:00

Solution 1

Go to MSDN and learn the various methods of the string class.

Posted 2-Feb-15 23:57pm

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EasyHero 3-Feb-15 16:23pm

Thanks man, this worked. i used the IndexOf method to search for d char ',' then i used the remove method to remove all characters from that position till the end of the string.
reading was an eye opener. was looking in the wrong places earlier. was actually looking for solution amongst the methods of textbox class