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StringBuilder.ToString Method (Int32, Int32)

.NET Framework 4

Other Versions

Updated: January 2012

Converts the value of a substring of this instance to a String.

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

Syntax

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public string ToString(
	int startIndex,
	int length
)

Parameters

startIndex: Type: System.Int32
The starting position of the substring in this instance.

length: Type: System.Int32
The length of the substring.

Return Value

Type: System.String
A string whose value is the same as the specified substring of this instance.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	startIndex or length is less than zero. -or- The sum of startIndex and length is greater than the length of the current instance.

Exception

Condition

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

startIndex or length is less than zero.

-or-

The sum of startIndex and length is greater than the length of the current instance.

Remarks

You must call the ToString method to convert the StringBuilder object to a String object before you can pass the string represented by the StringBuilder object to a method that has a String parameter or display it in the user interface.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 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

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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