Convert Delimited List to List(of String)

Converting a Pipe Delimited List of Values into a Generic List (of String)

Sometimes it's helpful to convert data into a different format before further processing. In this case, converting the delimited list to a generic list of string will make it more friendly for loops.


    Public Shared Function CreateSupplierList(strSupplierPipedList As String) As List(Of String)

        Try
            ' split the pipe delimited list into an array and then add to a generic list
            Dim strSupplierList() As String = strSupplierPipedList.Split("|")

            Dim lst As New List(Of String)

            For intCount = 0 To strSupplierList.Length - 1
                lst.Add(strSupplierList(intCount))
            Next

            Return lst

        Catch ex As Exception
            Return New List(Of String)
        End Try

    End Function