C# String Functions and Properties

In this chapter you will learn

• What is string?
• How many types of string function in C#?
• How to use C# string function in programming?
• What is the difference between string and String?

In C# programming, string is another kind of data type that represents Unicode Characters. It is the alias of System.String, however, you can also write System.String instead of a string. It is the sequence of character in which each character is a Unicode character.

There is no difference between string and String because a string is the alias of System.String. Most of the developers get confused what to use between sting and String. Technically there is no difference between them and they can use any of them. However, you will have to use “using System” to use the String in C#. Another difference is String is a class name whereas a string is a reserved keyword. You should always use string instead of String.

C# string function

using System.Text;
namespace string_function
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string firstname;
            string lastname;
           
           
            firstname = "Steven Clark";
            lastname = "Clark";
 
 
  Console.WriteLine(firstname.Clone());
// Make String Clone
            Console.WriteLine(firstname.CompareTo(lastname));
//Compare two string value and returns 0 for true and
1 for false

 Console.WriteLine(firstname.Contains("ven")); //Check whether specified value exists or not in string

  Console.WriteLine(firstname.EndsWith("n")); //Check whether specified value is the last character of string
            Console.WriteLine(firstname.Equals(lastname));
//Compare two string and returns true and false


  Console.WriteLine(firstname.GetHashCode());
//Returns HashCode of String

  Console.WriteLine(firstname.GetType());
//Returns type of string

  Console.WriteLine(firstname.GetTypeCode());
//Returns type of string

  Console.WriteLine(firstname.IndexOf("e")); //Returns the first index position of specified value
the first index position of specified value

  Console.WriteLine(firstname.ToLower());
//Covert string into lower case

  Console.WriteLine(firstname.ToUpper());
//Convert string into Upper case

  Console.WriteLine(firstname.Insert(0, "Hello")); //Insert substring into string

  Console.WriteLine(firstname.IsNormalized());
//Check Whether string is in Unicode normalization
from C


   Console.WriteLine(firstname.LastIndexOf("e")); //Returns the last index position of specified value

 Console.WriteLine(firstname.Length);
//Returns the Length of String

 Console.WriteLine(firstname.Remove(5));
//Deletes all the characters from begining to specified index.

 Console.WriteLine(firstname.Replace('e','i')); // Replace the character
 
  string[] split = firstname.Split(new char[] { 'e' }); //Split the string based on specified value


            Console.WriteLine(split[0]);
            Console.WriteLine(split[1]);
            Console.WriteLine(split[2]);
 
  Console.WriteLine(firstname.StartsWith("S")); //Check wheter first character of string is same as specified value

  Console.WriteLine(firstname.Substring(2,5));
//Returns substring

  Console.WriteLine(firstname.ToCharArray());
//Converts an string into char array.

  Console.WriteLine(firstname.Trim());
//It removes starting and ending white spaces from
string.
           
        }
    }
}

Output

Steven Clark
1
True
False
False
1470518261
System.String
String
2
steven clark
STEVEN CLARK
HelloSteven Clark
True
4
12
Steve
Stivin Clark
St
v
n Clark
True
even
Steven Clark
Steven Clark