How can I parse only the float number from the string?

Question

foreach (object item in listBox1.SelectedItems)
{
    string curItem = item.ToString();
    var parts = curItem.Split(\"{}XY=, \".ToCharArray(), StringSplitOptions.Remov         


        

Answer 1

Consider using regular expressions.

var match = Regex.Match(val, @"([-+]?[0-9]*\.?[0-9]+)");
if (match.Success)
  xCoord = Convert.ToSingle(match.Groups[1].Value);