String Split at index ....

[Tea Maker]

Hi,
does anybody know how can I split a string at a specific index in vb.net or c#?

Let's say I have a long text, and I want the text to display only the first 30 character, is there a way to do that?

I know other split functions such as:

dim myInitialString, myStrings() as string

myInitialString = "Whatever....."

myStrings = myInitialString.split("anyCharacter") 

That's working very well, but I need to split my text at a specific index. Anyway help please?

Regards,
Wassim

[khalid Ahmed]

string myIntialString;
string mystring=myIntialString.Substring(0,30);

I hope this help you....

[Tea Maker]

string myIntialString;
string mystring=myIntialString.Substring(0,30);

I hope this help you....

Wow! thanks alot khaled. I tested it and it's working :D

Just one question, what happens if the initial text is less than 30 characters? Doesn't it return an error on my page? or it just display its length normally?

Regards,
Wassim

[Plater]

It will error. Try something like this if you must:

string mystring="Less then 30 characters"
int n=Math.Min(30,mystring.Length);
string firstpart=mystring.SubString(0,n);
 

[Tea Maker]

It will error. Try something like this if you must:

string mystring="Less then 30 characters"
int n=Math.Min(30,mystring.Length);
string firstpart=mystring.SubString(0,n);
 

Wow!!! fantastic. It's working amazingly now. The error disappeared, and I like the algorithm. Thanks Plater.
Thanks alot guys, I appreciate your help :)

Regards,
Wassim