Getting last 9 digits from a string

[mbewers1]

Hi there

I need to return the last 9 characters from a string, no matter what characters there are before it. Tried this:

string id = HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name.ToLower().Remove(id.Length - 9);

But it doesn't do the trick. And I can't see what it's returning as debug is not hitting the breakpoint.

Please help
Matt

[IanWright]

If your debugger isn't hitting the breakpoint, it suggests the line isn't being executed...

Add a Debug.WriteLine("Message") before the line and see if this gets churned out to the output window. If not then you have a different problem to fix first.

[Curtis Rutland]

I'd say something like this:

string id = HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name.ToLower();
if(id.Length > 9)
  id = id.Substring(id.length - 9, 9);