String.Substring Method (Int32, Int32)

StringSubstring Method (Int32, Int32)

Retrieves a substring from this instance. The substring starts at a specified character position and has a specified length.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll) Version: 4.0.0.0

Syntax

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public string Substring(
	int startIndex,
	int length
)

Parameters

startIndex: Type: SystemInt32
The zero-based starting character position of a substring in this instance.
length: Type: SystemInt32
The number of characters in the substring.

Return Value

Type: String
A string that is equivalent to the substring of length length that begins at startIndex in this instance, or Empty if startIndex is equal to the length of this instance and length is zero.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	startIndex plus length indicates a position not within this instance.-or- startIndex or length is less than zero.

Reference

String Class

Substring Overload

System Namespace