class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Console.WriteLine("223232-1.jpg".GetUntilOrEmpty());
Console.WriteLine("443-2.jpg".GetUntilOrEmpty());
Console.WriteLine("34443553-5.jpg".GetUntilOrEmpty());
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
static class Helper
{
public static string GetUntilOrEmpty(this string text, string stopAt = "-")
{
if (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(text))
{
int charLocation = text.IndexOf(stopAt, StringComparison.Ordinal);
if (charLocation > 0)
{
return text.Substring(0, charLocation);
}
}
return String.Empty;
}
}
Results:
223232
443
34443553
344
34