Imports System.Text

Public Module App 
    Public Sub Main() 
        ' Create a StringBuilder that expects to hold 50 characters.
        ' Initialize the StringBuilder with "ABC".
        Dim sb As New StringBuilder("ABC", 50)

        ' Append three characters (D, E, and F) to the end of the StringBuilder.
        sb.Append(New Char() {"D"c, "E"c, "F"c})

        ' Append a format string to the end of the StringBuilder.
        sb.AppendFormat("GHI{0}{1}", "J"c, "k"c)

        ' Display the number of characters in the StringBuilder and its string.
        Console.WriteLine("{0} chars: {1}", sb.Length, sb.ToString())

        ' Insert a string at the beginning of the StringBuilder.
        sb.Insert(0, "Alphabet: ")

        ' Replace all lowercase k's with uppercase K's.
        sb.Replace("k", "K")

        ' Display the number of characters in the StringBuilder and its string.
        Console.WriteLine("{0} chars: {1}", sb.Length, sb.ToString())
    End Sub
End Module

' This code produces the following output.
'
' 11 chars: ABCDEFGHIJk
' 21 chars: Alphabet: ABCDEFGHIJK

using System;
using System.Text;

public sealed class App 
{
    static void Main() 
    {
        // Create a StringBuilder that expects to hold 50 characters.
        // Initialize the StringBuilder with "ABC".
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("ABC", 50);

        // Append three characters (D, E, and F) to the end of the StringBuilder.
        sb.Append(new char[] { 'D', 'E', 'F' });

        // Append a format string to the end of the StringBuilder.
        sb.AppendFormat("GHI{0}{1}", 'J', 'k');

        // Display the number of characters in the StringBuilder and its string.
        Console.WriteLine("{0} chars: {1}", sb.Length, sb.ToString());

        // Insert a string at the beginning of the StringBuilder.
        sb.Insert(0, "Alphabet: ");

        // Replace all lowercase k's with uppercase K's.
        sb.Replace('k', 'K');

        // Display the number of characters in the StringBuilder and its string.
        Console.WriteLine("{0} chars: {1}", sb.Length, sb.ToString());
    }
}

// This code produces the following output.
//
// 11 chars: ABCDEFGHIJk
// 21 chars: Alphabet: ABCDEFGHIJK

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Text;

int main()
{
    // Create a StringBuilder that expects to hold 50 characters.
    // Initialize the StringBuilder with "ABC".
    StringBuilder^ sb = gcnew StringBuilder("ABC", 50);

    // Append three characters (D, E, and F) to the end of the
    // StringBuilder.
    sb->Append(gcnew array<Char>{'D', 'E', 'F'});

    // Append a format string to the end of the StringBuilder.
    sb->AppendFormat("GHI{0}{1}", (Char)'J', (Char)'k');

    // Display the number of characters in the StringBuilder
    // and its string.
    Console::WriteLine("{0} chars: {1}", sb->Length, sb->ToString());

    // Insert a string at the beginning of the StringBuilder.
    sb->Insert(0, "Alphabet: ");

    // Replace all lowercase k's with uppercase K's.
    sb->Replace('k', 'K');

    // Display the number of characters in the StringBuilder
    // and its string.
    Console::WriteLine("{0} chars: {1}", sb->Length, sb->ToString());
}

// This code produces the following output.
//
// 11 chars: ABCDEFGHIJk
// 21 chars: Alphabet: ABCDEFGHIJK