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String Constructor (Char*)

.NET Framework 4.5

Initializes a new instance of the String class to the value indicated by a specified pointer to an array of Unicode characters.

This API is not CLS-compliant.

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

Syntax

C++

'Declaration
Visual Basic does not support APIs that consume or return unsafe types.

Parameters

value: Type: System.Char*
A pointer to a null-terminated array of Unicode characters.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	The current process does not have read access to all the addressed characters.
ArgumentException	value specifies an array that contains an invalid Unicode character, or value specifies an address less than 64000.

Remarks

Note
For examples and comprehensive usage information about this and other String constructor overloads, see the String constructor summary.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

.NET Framework Security

SecurityCriticalAttribute
requires full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted or transparent code.

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

String Class

String Overload

System Namespace

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