String.Insert Method
Updated: October 2008
Returns a new string in which a specified string is inserted at a specified index position in this instance.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- startIndex
- Type: System.Int32
The index position of the insertion.
- value
- Type: System.String
The String to insert.
Return Value
Type: System.StringA new String equivalent to this instance but with value inserted at position startIndex.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | value is null. |
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | startIndex is negative or greater than the length of this instance. |
If startIndex is equal to the length of this instance, value is appended to the end of this instance.
Note: |
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This method does not modify the value of the current instance. Instead, it returns a new string in which value is inserted into the current instance. |
For example, the return value of "abc".Insert(2, "XYZ") is "abXYZc".
The following example provides a simple demonstration of the Insert method.
using System; public class InsertTest { public static void Main() { string animal1 = "fox"; string animal2 = "dog"; string strTarget = String.Format("The {0} jumped over the {1}.", animal1, animal2); Console.WriteLine("The original string is:{0}{1}{0}", Environment.NewLine, strTarget); Console.Write("Enter an adjective (or group of adjectives) to describe the {0}: ==> ", animal1); string adj1 = Console.ReadLine(); Console.Write("Enter an adjective (or group of adjectives) to describe the {0}: ==> ", animal2); string adj2 = Console.ReadLine(); adj1 = adj1.Trim() + " "; adj2 = adj2.Trim() + " "; strTarget = strTarget.Insert(strTarget.IndexOf(animal1), adj1); strTarget = strTarget.Insert(strTarget.IndexOf(animal2), adj2); Console.WriteLine("{0}The final string is:{0}{1}", Environment.NewLine, strTarget); } } // Output from the example might appear as follows: // The original string is: // The fox jumped over the dog. // // Enter an adjective (or group of adjectives) to describe the fox: ==> bold // Enter an adjective (or group of adjectives) to describe the dog: ==> lazy // // The final string is: // The bold fox jumped over the lazy dog.
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The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
Date | History | Reason |
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October 2008 | Added a note that the method returns a new String object. | Customer feedback. |
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