// ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
private RoomRec BuildRoomRec(string inVal)
{
const char DASH = '-';
const char OPEN = '[';
const string CLOSE = "]";
// parse using '['
var tempList = inVal.Split(OPEN);
var front = tempList[0];
var checksum = tempList[1];
// create checksum
checksum = checksum.Replace(CLOSE, string.Empty);
// create name and sector id
var lastDash = front.LastIndexOf(DASH);
var name = front.Substring(0, lastDash);
var sectorId = Convert.ToInt32(front.Substring(lastDash + 1));
// build new rec
var newRec = new RoomRec();
newRec.name = name;
newRec.sectorId = sectorId;
newRec.checksum = checksum;
return(newRec);
}