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Remove Spotify - in a string using split

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I've a code which reads the Spotify windows in order to get current song playing. The output is: Spotify - SONGNAME

How can I remove "Spotify - " using split?
Apr 13 '14 #1
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Luuk
1,047 Recognized Expert Top Contributor
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  1. string s = "there is a cat";
  2.     //
  3.     // Split string on spaces.
  4.     // ... This will separate all the words.
  5.     //
  6.     string[] words = s.Split(' ');
  7.     foreach (string word in words)
  8.     {
  9.         Console.WriteLine(word);
  10.     }
  11.  

outputs:
there
is
a
cat


above is shamelessly copied from the first site i found when googling for 'split c#'....
Apr 13 '14 #2
KristinaAnderso
1 New Member
If you want to remove "Spotify -" from the output using the split method, you can try splitting the string based on the "-" character and grabbing the second element of the resulting array. Something like: output.split('-')[1].strip() should do the trick!
Jun 7 '23 #3
veronicawright
3 New Member
To remove "Spotify - " from the string containing the current song name, you can use the split method in Python. Assuming your string is named output, you can do this:

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  1. song_info = output.split(" - ")[-1]
This code will split the string at the " - " delimiter and extract the last part, which is the song name, effectively removing "Spotify - " from the output. This approach should work similarly whether you're using Spotify Vanced on iPhone or any other platform.
Oct 8 '23 #4
veronicawright
3 New Member
Try splitting the text based on the "-" character and retrieving the second member of the resulting array if you want to remove "Spotify PRO IPA -" from the output using the split method. It should work like this: output.split('-')[1].strip() Have you looked at Spotify's hidden jewels, by the way? You can find so many wonderful artists there, it's amazing.
Oct 8 '23 #5
cactusdata
214 Recognized Expert New Member
Like this - as there might be more than one dash:
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  1. string currentSong = "Spotify - SONGNAME";
  2. string songTitle = currentSong.Split(" - ", 2)[1];
  3. Console.WriteLine(songTitle);
Oct 9 '23 #6
lauryfriese
2 New Member
To remove the "Spotify - " prefix from the output using the `split()` function, you can split the string based on the delimiter "-". Here's an example code snippet in Python:

```python
output = "Spotify - SONGNAME" Run 3
song = output.split(" - ", 1)[-1]
print(song)
```

In this code, `split(" - ", 1)` splits the string `output` into two parts: "Spotify" and "SONGNAME". The `[-1]` indexing is used to select the last part of the split result, which is "SONGNAME". By assigning this value to the `song` variable, you will have the desired output without the "Spotify - " prefix.

Executing the code will print:
```
SONGNAME
```

This approach assumes that the "Spotify - " prefix is always present in the output and that you want to remove it.
Jan 25 '24 #7
spotifyinfo
1 New Member
Sure! You can use the split() method in Python to achieve this. Here's how:

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  1. song_info = "Spotify - SONGNAME"
  2. song_name = song_info.split(" - ")[1]  # Relate it with "Spotify Plus Plus IPA"
  3.  
This code will split the song_info string at " - " and give you the second part, which is the song name. Just like how "Spotify Plus Plus IPA" enhances your experience, this code enhances your song info extraction!
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