Declaration of string

1.
2.

strings are objects.

string is a reference type.

1.

static string Copy(string str)

2.

int CompareTo(string str)

3.

int IndexOf(string str)

4.

int LastIndexOf(string str)

5.

string ToLower( )

6.

string ToUpper( )

A string is a set of characters enclosed by

double quotes. For example,
"this is a test"

is a string.
using System;
class MainClass
{
static void Main(string[] args)

{
string MyString = "Hello World";
string Path = @"c:\Program Files";
string Path2 = "c:\\Program Files";
string Name = "Joe";
}

String is object
using System;
class MainClass
{
static void Main(string[] args) {
string strOriginal = "Original String";
Console.WriteLine( "Value of strOriginal before call: {0}", strOriginal );
TryToAlterString( strOriginal );
}

Console.WriteLine( "Value of strOriginal after call: {0}", strOriginal );

static void TryToAlterString(string str) {

str = "Modified String";
}
}

Empty string
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
public class MainClass
{
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
string address = String.Empty;
}
}

Use Indexer to reference chars in a string

using System;
class MainClass
{
public static void Main()
{
string myString = "To be or not to be";
for (int count = 0; count < myString.Length; count++)
{
Console.WriteLine("myString[" + count + "] = " + myString[count]);
}
}
}

Use the Compare() method to compare

strings
using System;
class MainClass
{
public static void Main()
{
int result;
result = String.Compare("bbc", "abc");
Console.WriteLine("String.Compare(\"bbc\", \"abc\") = " + result);
result = String.Compare("abc", "bbc");
Console.WriteLine("String.Compare(\"abc\", \"bbc\") = " + result);
result = String.Compare("bbc", "bbc");
Console.WriteLine("String.Compare(\"bbc\", \"bbc\") = " + result);
result = String.Compare("bbc", "BBC", true);
Console.WriteLine("String.Compare(\"bbc\", \"BBC\", true) = " + result);
result = String.Compare("bbc", "BBC", false);
Console.WriteLine("String.Compare(\"bbc\", \"BBC\", false) = " + result);
result = String.Compare("Hello World", 6, "Goodbye World", 8, 5);

Console.WriteLine("String.Compare(\"Hello World\", 6, " + "\"Goodbye World\", 8, 5)

}
}

Use the Concat() method to concatenate

strings
using System;
class MainClass
{

public static void Main()

{
string myString4 = String.Concat("A, ", "B");
Console.WriteLine("String.Concat(\"A, \", \"B\") = "+ myString4);
string myString5 = String.Concat("A, ", "B, ", "and countrymen");
Console.WriteLine("String.Concat(\"A, \", \"B, \", " + "\"and countrymen\") = " + m
}
}

Use the addition operator (+) to

concatenate strings
using System;
class MainClass
{
public static void Main()
{
string myString6 = "To be, " + "or not to be";
Console.WriteLine("\"To be, \" + \"or not to be\" = " + myString6);
}
}

Use the Copy() method to copy a string

using System;
class MainClass
{
public static void Main()
{
string myString4 = "string4";
Console.WriteLine("myString4 = " + myString4);
Console.WriteLine("Copying myString4 to myString7 using Copy()");
string myString7 = String.Copy(myString4);
Console.WriteLine("myString7 = " + myString7);
}
}

Use the Equals() method and equality

operator to check if two strings are
equal
using System;
class MainClass
{
public static void Main()
{
bool boolResult;
string myString = "str";
string myString2 = "str2";
boolResult = String.Equals("bbc", "bbc");
Console.WriteLine("String.Equals(\"bbc\", \"bbc\") is " + boolResult);
boolResult = myString.Equals(myString2);
Console.WriteLine("myString.Equals(myString2) is " + boolResult);
boolResult = myString == myString2;
Console.WriteLine("myString == myString2 is " + boolResult);
}

Use the Format() method to format a

string
using System;
class MainClass
{
public static void Main()
{
float myFloat = 1234.56789f;
string myString8 = String.Format("{0, 10:f3}", myFloat);
Console.WriteLine("String.Format(\"{0, 10:f3}\", myFloat) = " + myString8);
}
}

Use the Format() method to format a

string
using System;
class MainClass
{
public static void Main()
{
float myFloat = 1234.56789f;
string myString8 = String.Format("{0, 10:f3}", myFloat);
Console.WriteLine("String.Format(\"{0, 10:f3}\", myFloat) = " + myString8);
}
}

Use the Join() method to join strings

using System;
class MainClass
{
public static void Main()
{
string[] myStrings = {"To", "be", "or", "not", "to", "be"};
string myString9 = String.Join(".", myStrings);
Console.WriteLine("myString9 = " + myString9);
}
}

Use the Split() method to split strings

using System;
class MainClass
{
public static void Main()
{
string[] myStrings = {"To", "be", "or", "not", "to", "be"};
string myString9 = String.Join(".", myStrings);
myStrings = myString9.Split('.');
foreach (string mySplitString in myStrings)
{
Console.WriteLine("mySplitString = " + mySplitString);
}
}
}

Use the IndexOfAny() and

LastIndexOfAny() methods to search
for character arrays in a string

using System;
class MainClass
{
public static void Main()
{
string[] myStrings = {"To", "be", "or", "not", "to", "be"};
string myString = String.Join(".", myStrings);
char[] myChars = {'b', 'e'};
int index = myString.IndexOfAny(myChars);
Console.WriteLine("'b' and 'e' occur at index " + index + " of myString");
index = myString.LastIndexOfAny(myChars);
Console.WriteLine("'b' and 'e' last occur at index " + index + " of myString");
}
}

Use the Insert(), Remove(), and Replace()

methods to modify strings
using System;
class MainClass
{
public static void Main()
{
string[] myStrings = {"To", "be", "or", "not", "to", "be"};
string myString = String.Join(".", myStrings);

}
}

string myString10 = myString.Insert(6, "A, ");

Console.WriteLine("myString.Insert(6, \"A, \") = " + myString10);
string myString11 = myString10.Remove(14, 7);
Console.WriteLine("myString10.Remove(14, 7) = " + myString11);
string myString12 = myString11.Replace(',', '?');
Console.WriteLine("myString11.Replace(',', '?') = " + myString12);
string myString13 = myString12.Replace("to be", "Or not to be A");
Console.WriteLine("myString12.Replace(\"to be\", \"Or not to be A\") = " + myString

Use the PadLeft() and PadRight()

methods to align strings
using System;
class MainClass
{
public static void Main()
{
string[] myStrings = {"To", "be", "or", "not", "to", "be"};
string myString = String.Join(".", myStrings);
string myString14 = '(' + myString.PadLeft(20) + ')';
Console.WriteLine("'(' + myString.PadLeft(20) + ')' = " + myString14);
string myString15 = '(' + myString.PadLeft(20, '.') + ')';
Console.WriteLine("'(' + myString.PadLeft(20, '.') = " + myString15);
string myString16 = '(' + myString.PadRight(20) + ')';
Console.WriteLine("'(' + myString.PadRight(20) + ')' = " + myString16);
string myString17 = '(' + myString.PadRight(20, '.') + ')';
Console.WriteLine("'(' + myString.PadRight(20, '.') + ')' = " + myString17);
}
}

Use the Trim(), TrimStart(), and

TrimEnd() methods to trim strings
using System;
class MainClass
{
public static void Main()
{
string myString18 = '(' + "
Console.WriteLine("'(' + \"
string myString19 = '(' + "
Console.WriteLine("'(' + \"
string myString20 = '(' + "
Console.WriteLine("'(' + \"

Whitespace
Whitespace
Whitespace
Whitespace
Whitespace
Whitespace

".Trim() + ')';
\".Trim() + ')' = " + myString18);
".TrimStart() + ')';
\".TrimStart() + ')' = " + myString19);
".TrimEnd() + ')';
\".TrimEnd() + ')' = " + myString20);

}
}

Use the Substring() method to retrieve

substrings
using System;
class MainClass
{
public static void Main()
{
string[] myStrings = {"To", "be", "or", "not", "to", "be"};
string myString = String.Join(".", myStrings);
string myString21 = myString.Substring(3);
Console.WriteLine("myString.Substring(3) = " + myString21);
string myString22 = myString.Substring(3, 2);
Console.WriteLine("myString.Substring(3, 2) = " + myString22);
}
}