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StringBuilder::Replace Method (String^, String^, Int32, Int32)

 

Replaces, within a substring of this instance, all occurrences of a specified string with another specified string.

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

public:
StringBuilder^ Replace(
	String^ oldValue,
	String^ newValue,
	int startIndex,
	int count
)

Parameters

oldValue
Type: System::String^

The string to replace.

newValue
Type: System::String^

The string that replaces oldValue, or null.

startIndex
Type: System::Int32

The position in this instance where the substring begins.

count
Type: System::Int32

The length of the substring.

Return Value

Type: System.Text::StringBuilder^

A reference to this instance with all instances of oldValue replaced by newValue in the range from startIndex to startIndex + count - 1.

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

oldValue is null.

ArgumentException

The length of oldValue is zero.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

startIndex or count is less than zero.

-or-

startIndex plus count indicates a character position not within this instance.

-or-

Enlarging the value of this instance would exceed MaxCapacity.

This method performs an ordinal, case-sensitive comparison to identify occurrences of oldValue in the specified substring. If newValue is nullorString::Empty, all occurrences of oldValue are removed.

The following example demonstrates the Replace method.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Text;
void Show( StringBuilder^ sbs )
{
   String^ rule1 = "0----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4---";
   String^ rule2 = "01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123";
   Console::WriteLine( rule1 );
   Console::WriteLine( rule2 );
   Console::WriteLine( "{0}", sbs );
   Console::WriteLine();
}

int main()
{

   //                  0----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4---
   //                  01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123
   String^ str = "The quick br!wn d#g jumps #ver the lazy cat.";
   StringBuilder^ sb = gcnew StringBuilder( str );
   Console::WriteLine();
   Console::WriteLine( "StringBuilder.Replace method" );
   Console::WriteLine();
   Console::WriteLine( "Original value:" );
   Show( sb );
   sb->Replace( '#', '!', 15, 29 ); // Some '#' -> '!'
   Show( sb );
   sb->Replace( '!', 'o' ); // All '!' -> 'o'
   Show( sb );
   sb->Replace( "cat", "dog" ); // All "cat" -> "dog"
   Show( sb );
   sb->Replace( "dog", "fox", 15, 20 ); // Some "dog" -> "fox"
   Console::WriteLine( "Final value:" );
   Show( sb );
}

/*
This example produces the following results:

StringBuilder.Replace method

Original value:
0----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4---
01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123
The quick br!wn d#g jumps #ver the lazy cat.

0----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4---
01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123
The quick br!wn d!g jumps !ver the lazy cat.

0----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4---
01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123
The quick brown dog jumps over the lazy cat.

0----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4---
01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123
The quick brown dog jumps over the lazy dog.

Final value:
0----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4---
01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

*/

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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