using System; using System.Text; public class Test { public static void Main() { string s = "NEW ITEM:1_BELT:3_JEANS:1_BELT:1_SUIT 3 PCS:1_SHOES:1"; var array = s.Split(new char[] { ':' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries); StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(); foreach (var item in array) { if (Char.IsDigit(item[0])) { sb.Append(":" + item[0]); } } Console.WriteLine(sb); //:1:3:1:1:1:1 } }