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String::Copy Method
Visual Studio 2010
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- str
- Type: System::String
The string to copy.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | str is nullptr. |
The following example displays two disimilar strings referenced by two variables, creates a copy of the first string, assigns a reference to the new string to the second variable, then displays the two strings referenced by the variables to demonstrate that the strings are now identical.
// Sample for String::Copy() using namespace System; int main() { String^ str1 = "abc"; String^ str2 = "xyz"; Console::WriteLine( "1) str1 = '{0}'", str1 ); Console::WriteLine( "2) str2 = '{0}'", str2 ); Console::WriteLine( "Copy..." ); str2 = String::Copy( str1 ); Console::WriteLine( "3) str1 = '{0}'", str1 ); Console::WriteLine( "4) str2 = '{0}'", str2 ); } /* This example produces the following results: 1) str1 = 'abc' 2) str2 = 'xyz' Copy... 3) str1 = 'abc' 4) str2 = 'abc' */
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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