C# String Remove(Int32, Int32)

Description

String Remove(Int32, Int32) returns a new string in which a specified number of characters in the current instance beginning at a specified position have been deleted.

Syntax

String.Remove(Int32, Int32) has the following syntax.

public string Remove(
  int startIndex,
  int count
)

Parameters

String.Remove(Int32, Int32) has the following parameters.

• startIndex - The zero-based position to begin deleting characters.
• count - The number of characters to delete.

Returns

String.Remove(Int32, Int32) method returns A new string that is equivalent to this instance except for the removed characters.

Example

The following example demonstrates how you can remove the middle name from a complete name.

using System;/*ww  w  .j a v  a 2s.  c o  m*/

public class RemoveTest {
    public static void Main() {

        string name = "this is a test";

        int foundS1 = name.IndexOf(" ");
        int foundS2 = name.IndexOf(" ", foundS1 + 1);

        if (foundS1 != foundS2 && foundS1 >= 0) {
            name = name.Remove(foundS1 + 1, foundS2 - foundS1);
            Console.WriteLine(name);
        }
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.