How to extract number string based on specific code

HI,

why not use split

      var names = "wwww bs | stk: 15 Cost: 66.1".Split(' ');
      var stk = names.GetValue(4);
      var Cost = names.GetValue(6);

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Regards

Dan Craciun,
I tried your suggestion and these are the errors:

2 The name 'stk' does not exist in the current context      
2 The name 'cost' does not exist in the current context      

Any idea?

Thanks.

Rgonzo1971,

When I tried it in the following strings and it did not work:

"The best bs | stk: 15 Cost: 66.1".Split(' ');
"Thebestbs | stk: 15 Cost: 66.1".Split(' ');
"The best is yet | stk: 15 Cost: 66.1".Split(' ');

Thanks.

A slightly updated RegEx

stk:\s*(\d+\.?\d*)\s*cost:\s*(\d+\.?\d*)

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Allows for variable spaces between elements and will match a single decimal only

Julian Hansen (JulianH),

Thanks. But your suggestion gave empty result.

Great! it works with minor modification:

string subjectString = "wwww bs | stk: 15 Cost: 66.1";
try {
      Regex regexObj = new Regex(@"stk: (\d+\.*\d*) Cost: (\d+\.*\d*)");
      string stk = regexObj.Match(subjectString).Groups[1].Value;
        string cost = regexObj.Match(subjectString).Groups[2].Value;
} catch (ArgumentException ex) {
      // Syntax error in the regular expression
}