Parsing string to array using Regex in c# -

im making c# application receives string serialport, , need parse data can stuff it.

the strings send through serialport formatted this:

*ntf,ctrl,sql,open,+,-66*ntf,ctrl,dbusy,on,+,-63*ntf,ctrl,dbusy,off*ntf,ctrl,sql,close* 

now im wondering how can split string segments on * symbol, have made couple attempts @ myself couldnt figure out.

the attempts made are:

string[] tmp = data.tostring().split('*'); foreach(string word in tmp) {     if (word.contains(",80") || word.contains(",81"))     {         com_port_info_box.text += word + "\r\n";     } } 

which gave me:

ntf,ctrl,sql,open,+,-66 ntf,ct rl,dbusy ,on,+,-6 3 ntf,ct rl,dbusy ,off ntf,ct rl,sql,c lose 

i have tried:

var regex = new regex('*'+".+"+'*'); var matches = regex.matches(data); 

but gave me error.

what want achieve:

the formatted string this:

ntf,ctrl,sql,open,+,-66 ntf,ctrl,dbusy,on,+,-63 ntf,ctrl,dbusy,off ntf,ctrl,sql,close 

edit:

i have solved problem having piece of code:

serialport sp = (serialport)sender; data += sp.readexisting().tostring(); string[] tmp = data.split(new char[] {'\u0002','\u0003'}, stringsplitoptions.removeemptyentries); foreach (string line in tmp) {     if (line.contains(",80") || line.contains(",81") || line.contains(",rxvcall"))     {         com_port_info_box.text += line.substring(1) + "\r\n";         data = "";     } }           

i know said "preferrably regex" cleaner imho string.split:

string s = "*blablablab,blablabla,blablabla,blablabla*blablabla,blabalbal,blablabla*"; string[] results = s.split(new [] {'*'}, stringsplitoptions.removeemptyentries); 

results:

string[] (2 items) ---------------------------- blablablab,blablabla,blablabla,blablabla  blablabla,blabalbal,blablabla  

one thing remember string.split is string begins or ends delimiter you'll empty entries @ beginning , end, respectively, of resulting array. adding stringsplitoptions.removeemptyentries parameter removes empty entries left 2 stings between each pair of asterisks.