Strings.GetChar(String, Int32) Method

Definition

Returns a Char value representing the character from the specified index in the supplied string.

public static char GetChar (string str, int Index);

Parameters

str
String

Required. Any valid String expression.

Index
Int32

Required. Integer expression. The (1-based) index of the character in str to be returned.

Returns

Char value representing the character from the specified index in the supplied string.

Exceptions

str is Nothing, Index < 1, or Index is greater than index of last character of str.

Examples

This example shows how to use the GetChar function to return a character from a specified index in a String.

Dim testString As String = "ABCDE"
Dim testChar As Char
' Returns "D"
testChar = GetChar(testString, 4)

Remarks

If Index is less than 1 or greater than the index of the last character in str, an ArgumentException is thrown.

Applies to

Product Versies
.NET Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1

See also