class TestStringSplit
{
    static void Main()
    {
        char[] delimiterChars = { ' ', ',', '.', ':', '\t' };

        string text = "one\ttwo three:four,five six seven";
        System.Console.WriteLine("Original text: '{0}'", text);

        string[] words = text.Split(delimiterChars);
        System.Console.WriteLine("{0} words in text:", words.Length);

        foreach (string s in words)
        {
            System.Console.WriteLine(s);
        }

        // Keep the console window open in debug mode.
        System.Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit.");
        System.Console.ReadKey();
    }
}
/* Output:
    Original text: 'one     two three:four,five six seven'
    7 words in text:
    one
    two
    three
    four
    five
    six
    seven
 */