Parse a specific string from a converted bytes string

Question

I have URL file which is being returned in bytes, I am reading these bytes using stream reader to get the data in the file. Converted .URL data as below.

[DEFAULT]
BASEURL=http://someUrl.com/employee-view/index.aspx?id=123
[InternetShortcut]
URL=http://someUrl.com/employee-view/index.aspx?id=123\0

I want to parse just the base URL string -- http://someUrl.com/employee-view/index.aspx?id=123

I am able to extract the baseUrl string using the following code. But I am looking for a better way.

  using (var reader = new StreamReader(new MemoryStream(docStream.DocumentBytes)))
   {
       string f = reader.ReadToEnd();

       if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(f))
       {
          string[] arr = f.Split('=');
          StringBuilder url = new StringBuilder(arr[1]);
          var a = arr[2].Split('[')[0];
          url.Append(SR.Common.Equals).Append(a);

          string finalUrl = url.ToString();

      } 
   }

All I need is the base URL string -- http://someUrl.com/employee-view/index.aspx?id=123

Answer 1

Well, If you mean a smaller code

Using Linq:

finalUrl = f.Replace("\0","").Replace("\r","")
    .Split('\n')
    .FirstOrDefault(x=>x.StartsWith("URL"))
    .Split(new[] {'='},2)[1];

Using Regex:

finalUrl = Regex.Match(f,@"(?<=URL\=).+").Value;