StringBuilder.Insert Method (Int32, array<Char[])

Parameters

• index
  Type: System.Int32
  The position in this instance where insertion begins.

• value
  Type: array<System.Char[]
  The character array to insert.

Return Value

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

Imports System.Text

Class Example
   '                                 index: 012345
   Private Shared initialValue As String = "--[]--"
   Private Shared sb As StringBuilder

   Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
      Dim xyz As String = "xyz"
      Dim abc As Char() = {"a"c, "b"c, "c"c}
      Dim star As Char = "*"c
      Dim obj As [Object] = 0

      Dim xBool As Boolean = True
      Dim xByte As Byte = 1
      Dim xInt16 As Short = 2
      Dim xInt32 As Integer = 3
      Dim xInt64 As Long = 4
      Dim xDecimal As [Decimal] = 5
      Dim xSingle As Single = 6.6F
      Dim xDouble As Double = 7.7

      ' The following types are not CLS-compliant.
      ' Dim xUInt16 As System.UInt16 = 8 
      ' Dim xUInt32 As System.UInt32 = 9
      ' Dim xUInt64 As System.UInt64 = 10 
      ' Dim xSByte As System.SByte = - 11
      '
      outputBlock.Text &= "StringBuilder.Insert method" & vbCrLf
      sb = New StringBuilder(initialValue)

      sb.Insert(3, xyz, 2)
      Show(outputBlock, 1, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, xyz)
      Show(outputBlock, 2, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, star)
      Show(outputBlock, 3, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, abc)
      Show(outputBlock, 4, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, abc, 1, 2)
      Show(outputBlock, 5, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, xBool)     ' True
      Show(outputBlock, 6, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, obj)       ' 0
      Show(outputBlock, 7, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, xByte)     ' 1
      Show(outputBlock, 8, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, xInt16)    ' 2
      Show(outputBlock, 9, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, xInt32)    ' 3
      Show(outputBlock, 10, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, xInt64)    ' 4
      Show(outputBlock, 11, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, xDecimal)  ' 5
      Show(outputBlock, 12, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, xSingle)   ' 6.6
      Show(outputBlock, 13, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, xDouble)   ' 7.7
      Show(outputBlock, 14, sb)

      ' The following Insert methods are not CLS-compliant.
      ' sb.Insert(3, xUInt16) ' 8
      ' sb.Insert(3, xUInt32) ' 9
      ' sb.Insert(3, xUInt64) ' 10
      ' sb.Insert(3, xSByte)  ' -11

   End Sub 'Main

   Public Shared Sub Show(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock, ByVal overloadNumber As Integer, ByVal sbs As StringBuilder)
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0,2:G} = {1}", overloadNumber, sbs.ToString()) & vbCrLf
      sb = New StringBuilder(initialValue)
   End Sub 'Show
End Class 'Sample
'
'This example produces the following results:
'
'StringBuilder.Insert method
' 1 = --[xyzxyz]--
' 2 = --[xyz]--
' 3 = --[*]--
' 4 = --[abc]--
' 5 = --[bc]--
' 6 = --[True]--
' 7 = --[0]--
' 8 = --[1]--
' 9 = --[2]--
'10 = --[3]--
'11 = --[4]--
'12 = --[5]--
'13 = --[6.6]--
'14 = --[7.7]--
'

using System;
using System.Text;

class Example
{
   //                         index: 012345
   static string initialValue = "--[]--";
   static StringBuilder sb;

   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      string xyz = "xyz";
      char[] abc = { 'a', 'b', 'c' };
      char star = '*';
      Object obj = 0;

      bool xBool = true;
      byte xByte = 1;
      short xInt16 = 2;
      int xInt32 = 3;
      long xInt64 = 4;
      Decimal xDecimal = 5;
      float xSingle = 6.6F;
      double xDouble = 7.7;

      // The following types are not CLS-compliant.
      ushort xUInt16 = 8;
      uint xUInt32 = 9;
      ulong xUInt64 = 10;
      sbyte xSByte = -11;
      //
      outputBlock.Text += "StringBuilder.Insert method" + "\n";
      sb = new StringBuilder(initialValue);

      sb.Insert(3, xyz, 2);
      Show(outputBlock, 1, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, xyz);
      Show(outputBlock, 2, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, star.ToString());
      Show(outputBlock, 3, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, abc);
      Show(outputBlock, 4, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, abc, 1, 2);
      Show(outputBlock, 5, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, xBool.ToString());     // True
      Show(outputBlock, 6, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, obj.ToString());       // 0
      Show(outputBlock, 7, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, xByte.ToString());     // 1
      Show(outputBlock, 8, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, xInt16.ToString());    // 2
      Show(outputBlock, 9, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, xInt32.ToString());    // 3
      Show(outputBlock, 10, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, xInt64.ToString());    // 4
      Show(outputBlock, 11, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, xDecimal.ToString());  // 5
      Show(outputBlock, 12, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, xSingle.ToString());   // 6.6
      Show(outputBlock, 13, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, xDouble.ToString());   // 7.7
      Show(outputBlock, 14, sb);

      // The following Insert methods are not CLS-compliant.
      sb.Insert(3, xUInt16.ToString());   // 8
      Show(outputBlock, 15, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, xUInt32.ToString());   // 9
      Show(outputBlock, 16, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, xUInt64.ToString());   // 10
      Show(outputBlock, 17, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, xSByte.ToString());    // -11
      Show(outputBlock, 18, sb);
      //
   }

   public static void Show(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock, int overloadNumber, StringBuilder sbs)
   {
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0,2:G} = {1}", overloadNumber, sbs.ToString()) + "\n";
      sb = new StringBuilder(initialValue);
   }
}
/*
This example produces the following results:

StringBuilder.Insert method
 1 = --[xyzxyz]--
 2 = --[xyz]--
 3 = --[*]--
 4 = --[abc]--
 5 = --[bc]--
 6 = --[True]--
 7 = --[0]--
 8 = --[1]--
 9 = --[2]--
10 = --[3]--
11 = --[4]--
12 = --[5]--
13 = --[6.6]--
14 = --[7.7]--
15 = --[8]--
16 = --[9]--
17 = --[10]--
18 = --[-11]--

*/