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String Manipulation

How can I change a particular char at a given index....
I want to do something like:

strText[2] = 'b';

But apparently the "strText[2]" is readonly?
Is there another way to get access to a particular character?

Jan 4 '06 #1
4 3180
You cannot. Strings are immutable, even for replacing a character that
already exists.

"INeedADip" <in*******@gmail.com> wrote in message
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How can I change a particular char at a given index....
I want to do something like:

strText[2] = 'b';

But apparently the "strText[2]" is readonly?
Is there another way to get access to a particular character?

Jan 4 '06 #2
INeedADip <in*******@gmail.com> wrote:
How can I change a particular char at a given index....
I want to do something like:

strText[2] = 'b';

But apparently the "strText[2]" is readonly?
Is there another way to get access to a particular character?


Strings are immutable in .NET. If you need a different sequence of
characters, you need a different string object.

The best way of doing this depends on exactly what you need to do - do
you genuinely only need to change a single character, or is that just
an example?

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Jan 4 '06 #3
"INeedADip" <in*******@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:11**********************@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com...
How can I change a particular char at a given index....
I want to do something like:

strText[2] = 'b';

But apparently the "strText[2]" is readonly?
Is there another way to get access to a particular character?


Use a StringBuilder...

StringBuilder textBuilder = new StringBuilder(256);

textBuilder.Append(strText);
textBuilder.Remove(2, 1);
textBuilder.Insert('b', 2);
strText = textBuilder.ToString();

I hope this helps.

carl
Jan 4 '06 #4
Hi
You can use StringBuilder instead of string. And Change Or access
purticular character.

e.g
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("My Test String");
sb[5] = 'x';
String str = sb.ToString();

Jan 4 '06 #5

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