StringBuilder.Append Method (Byte)

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Updated: January 2011

Appends the string representation of a specified 8-bit unsigned integer to the end of this instance.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function Append ( _
    value As Byte _
) As StringBuilder
public StringBuilder Append(
    byte value
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.Text.StringBuilder
A reference to this instance after the append operation has completed.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException

Enlarging the value of this instance would exceed its maximum capacity.

Remarks

The Append method modifies the existing instance of this class; it does not return a new class instance. Because of this, you can call a method or property on the existing reference and you do not have to assign the return value to a StringBuilder object, as the following example illustrates.

Dim bytes() As Byte = { 16, 132, 27, 253 }
Dim sb As New System.Text.StringBuilder()
For Each value In bytes
   sb.Append(value).Append(" ")         
Next
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The byte array: {0}", 
                                  sb.ToString()) + vbCrLf
' The example displays the following output:
'         The byte array: 16 132 27 253      
Byte[] bytes = { 16, 132, 27, 253 };
System.Text.StringBuilder sb = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
foreach (var value in bytes)
   sb.Append(value).Append(" ");         

outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The byte array: {0}\n", sb.ToString());
// The example displays the following output:
//         The byte array: 16 132 27 253      

The Append method calls the ToString method to get the string representation of value for the current culture. To control the formatting of value, call the AppendFormat method.

The capacity of this instance is adjusted as needed.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Change History

Date

History

Reason

January 2011

Expanded the Remarks section and removed the example.

Customer feedback.