WinCompose.Updater.SplitVersionString C# (CSharp) Method

    private static List<int> SplitVersionString(string str)
    {
        List<int> ret = new List<int>();
        int tmp;

        // If we fail to parse a chunk, use 1 instead of 0 so that version
        // 1.2.3.foo is still greater than 1.2.3.0.
        foreach (var e in str.Replace("beta", ".").Split(new char[] { '.' }))
            ret.Add(int.TryParse(e, out tmp) ? tmp : 1);

        // If fewer than 4 elements, add zeroes; if more than 4, remove them
        while (ret.Count < 4)
            ret.Add(0);

        while (ret.Count > 4)
            ret.RemoveAt(ret.Count - 1);

        // Handle beta versions in the form 1.2.3beta456 that need to be
        // smaller than 1.2.3.0 but greater than any realistic 1.2.2.x.
        if (str.Contains("beta"))
        {
            ret[2] -= 1;
            ret[3] += 100000000;
        }

        return ret;
    }