What is the best way to convert a string separated by return chars into a List?

Question

I need to often convert a \"string block\" (a string containing return characters, e.g. from a file or a TextBox) into List

Answer 1

LINQ!

var linesEnum = testBlock.Split(new string[] { Environment.NewLine }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries).AsEnumerable();

List lines = linesEnum.ToList();