String::Substring Method (Int32, Int32)
Silverlight
Retrieves a substring from this instance. The substring starts at a specified character position and has a specified length.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- startIndex
- Type: System::Int32
The zero-based starting character position of a substring in this instance.
- length
- Type: System::Int32
The number of characters in the substring.
Return Value
Type: System::StringA string that is equivalent to the substring of length length that begins at startIndex in this instance, or Empty if startIndex is equal to the length of this instance and length is zero.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | startIndex plus length indicates a position not within this instance. -or- startIndex or length is less than zero. |
The following code example uses the Substring method in three cases to isolate substrings within a string. In two cases the substrings are used in comparisons, and in the third case an exception is thrown because an invalid parameter is specified.
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
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