How to split in c#

private void SplitNo()
{
// string seperated by colons ';'
string items = "1--->;2--->;3--->;4--->;5--->";
string[] collection = new string[4];
// define which character is seperating fields
collection = items.Split(';');

for (int x = 0; x < collection.Length; x++) { Response.Write(collection[x] + "
");
}
}
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Sample Output:

1--->
2--->
3--->
4--->
5--->