C# Deformat method for String.Format (Extented Method)

ReversingClass.cs

/// <summary>
/// Reversing class
/// </summary>
public static class ReversingClass
{
	/// <summary>
	/// String.Format reverser
	/// </summary>
	/// <param name="string">string value</param>
	/// <param name="template">format template</param>
	/// <returns>List<string></returns>
	public static List<string> ReverseStringFormat(this string @string, string template)
	{
		// create matches list
		List<string> matches = null;

		// replace slashes
		template = Regex.Replace(template, @"[\\\^\$\.\|\?\*\+\(\)]", p => "\\" + p.Value);

		// replace index numbers
		var pattern = "^" + Regex.Replace(template, @"\{[0-9]+\}", "(.*?)") + "$";

		// get matches
		var match = new Regex(pattern).Match(@string);

		// if there is not any match, return null matches
		if (match.Groups.Count <= 0) return matches;

		// set list
		matches = new List<string>();

		// loop with match count
		for (var i = 1; i < match.Groups.Count; i++)
		{
			// add to matches list
			matches.Add(match.Groups[i].Value);
		}

		return matches;
	}
}

usage.cs

// fomatted string
var myString = String.Format("My name is {0} and I am {1} years old.", "Yıldıray", "20");

// deformatted string as list<string>
var parsedString = myString.ReverseStringFormat("My name is {0} and I am {1} years old.");