stringmethods.cs

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// Fig. 15.2: StringMethods.cs
// Using the indexer, property Length and method CopyTo
// of class String.

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace StringMethods
{
   /// <summary>
   /// Summary description for StringMethods.
   /// </summary>
   class StringMethods
   {
      /// <summary>
      /// The main entry point for the application.
      /// </summary>
      [STAThread]
      static void Main(string[] args)
      {
         string string1, output;
         char[] characterArray;

         string1 = "hello there";
         characterArray = new char[ 5 ];

         // output string
         output = 
            "string1: \"" + string1 + "\"";

         // test Length property
         output += "\nLength of string1: " + string1.Length;

         // loop through character in string1 and display
         // reversed
         output += "\nThe string reversed is: ";

         for ( int i = string1.Length - 1; i >= 0; i-- )
            output += string1[ i ];

         // copy characters from string1 into characterArray
         string1.CopyTo( 0, characterArray, 0, 5 );
         output += "\nThe character array is: ";

         for ( int i = 0 ; i < characterArray.Length; i++ )
            output += characterArray[ i ];

         MessageBox.Show( output, "Demonstrating the string " +
            "Indexer, Length Property and CopyTo method",
            MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information );

      } // end method Main

   } // end class StringMethods
}

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