title: Looking for C# equivalent of scanf
body: <p>I used to code in C language in the past and I found the <code>scanf</code> function very useful.
  Unfortunately, there is no equivalent in C#.</p>
  
  <p>I am using using it to parse semi-structured text files.</p>
  
  <p>I found an interresting example of <code>scanf</code> implementation <a href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/recipes/csscanf.aspx" rel="noreferrer">here</a>. Unfortunately, it looks old and incomplete.</p>
  
  <p>Does anyone know a <code>scanf</code> C# implementation ? Or at least something that would work as a reversed <code>string.Format</code>?</p>