C# String Copy

Description

String Copy creates a new instance of String with the same value as a specified String.

Syntax

String.Copy has the following syntax.


public static string Copy(
  string str
)

Parameters

String.Copy has the following parameters.

str - The string to copy.

Returns

String.Copy method returns A new string with the same value as str.

Example

The following code shows how to use String.Copy method.


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using System;

class Example
{
   public static void Main() 
   {
      string str1 = "abc";
      string str2 = "xyz";

      Console.WriteLine("str1 = '{0}'", str1);
      Console.WriteLine("str2 = '{0}'", str2);

      str2 = String.Copy(str1);
      Console.WriteLine("ReferenceEquals: {0}", Object.ReferenceEquals(str1, str2));
      Console.WriteLine("Equals: {0}", Object.Equals(str1, str2));

      str2 = str1;
      Console.WriteLine("ReferenceEquals: {0}", Object.ReferenceEquals(str1, str2));
      Console.WriteLine("Equals: {0}", Object.Equals(str1, str2));
   }
}

The code above generates the following result.