GetSubstring(Int32,Int32) Method

Retrieves a substring from this controls text, similar to the System.String.Substring(System.Int32) method. The substring starts at a specified character position and has a specified length.

Syntax

Visual Basic

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Function GetSubstring( _
   ByVal startIndex As Integer, _
   ByVal length As Integer _
) As String

C#

public string GetSubstring( 
   int startIndex,
   int length
)

Parameters

startIndex

The zero-based starting character position of a substring in this instance.

length

The number of characters in the substring.

Return Value

A System.String equivalent to the substring of length length that begins at startIndex in this instance, or System.String.Empty if startIndex is equal to the length of this instance and length is zero.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2