stringbuilderappendformat.cs

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// Fig. 15.13: StringBuilderAppendFormat.cs
// Demonstrating method AppendFormat.

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Text;

namespace StringBuilderAppendFormat
{
   /// <summary>
   /// use the AppendFormat method
   /// </summary>
   class StringBuilderAppendFormat
   {
      /// <summary>
      /// The main entry point for the application.
      /// </summary>
      [STAThread]
      static void Main(string[] args)
      {
         StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
         string string1, string2;

         // formatted string
         string1 = "This {0} costs: {1:C}.\n";

         // string1 argument array
         object[] objectArray = new object[ 2 ];

         objectArray[ 0 ] = "car";
         objectArray[ 1 ] = 1234.56;

         // append to buffer formatted string with argument
         buffer.AppendFormat( string1, objectArray );

         // formatted string
         string2 = "Number:{0:d3}.\n" +
            "Number right aligned with spaces:{0, 4}.\n" +
            "Number left aligned with spaces:{0, -4}.";

         // append to buffer formatted string with argument
         buffer.AppendFormat( string2, 5 );

         // display formatted strings
         MessageBox.Show( buffer.ToString(), "Using AppendFormat",
            MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information );

      } // end method Main

   } // end class StringBuilderAppendFormat
}

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