String.Insert(Int32, String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System

Assembly:: System.Runtime.dll

Assembly:: mscorlib.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Source:: String.Manipulation.cs

Source:: String.Manipulation.cs

Source:: String.Manipulation.cs

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Returns a new string in which a specified string is inserted at a specified index position in this instance.

public:
 System::String ^ Insert(int startIndex, System::String ^ value);

public string Insert (int startIndex, string value);

member this.Insert : int * string -> string

Public Function Insert (startIndex As Integer, value As String) As String

Parameters

startIndex: Int32

The zero-based index position of the insertion.

value: String

The string to insert.

Returns

String

A new string that is equivalent to this instance, but with value inserted at position startIndex.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

value is null.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

startIndex is negative or greater than the length of this instance.

Examples

The following example inserts a space character in the fourth character position (the character at index 3) of a string.

using System;

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      String original = "aaabbb";
      Console.WriteLine("The original string: '{0}'", original);
      String modified = original.Insert(3, " ");
      Console.WriteLine("The modified string: '{0}'", modified);
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//     The original string: 'aaabbb'
//     The modified string: 'aaa bbb'

let original = "aaabbb"
printfn $"The original string: '{original}'"
let modified = original.Insert(3, " ")
printfn $"The modified string: '{modified}'"
// The example displays the following output:
//     The original string: 'aaabbb'
//     The modified string: 'aaa bbb'

Public Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim original As String = "aaabbb"
      Console.WriteLine("The original string: '{0}'", original)
      Dim modified As String = original.Insert(3, " ")
      Console.WriteLine("The modified string: '{0}'", modified)
   End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
'     The original string: 'aaabbb'
'     The modified string: 'aaa bbb'

The following console application prompts the users to enter one or more adjectives to describe two animals. It then calls the Insert method to insert the text entered by the user into a string.

using namespace System;

int main()
{
   String^ animal1 = "fox";
   String^ animal2 = "dog";
   String^ strTarget = String::Format( "The {0} jumps over the {1}.", animal1, animal2 );
   Console::WriteLine( "The original string is:{0}{1}{0}", Environment::NewLine, strTarget );
   Console::Write( "Enter an adjective (or group of adjectives) to describe the {0}: ==> ", animal1 );
   String^ adj1 = Console::ReadLine();
   Console::Write( "Enter an adjective (or group of adjectives) to describe the {0}: ==> ", animal2 );
   String^ adj2 = Console::ReadLine();
   adj1 = String::Concat( adj1->Trim(), " " );
   adj2 = String::Concat( adj2->Trim(), " " );
   strTarget = strTarget->Insert( strTarget->IndexOf( animal1 ), adj1 );
   strTarget = strTarget->Insert( strTarget->IndexOf( animal2 ), adj2 );
   Console::WriteLine( " {0}The final string is: {0} {1}", Environment::NewLine, strTarget );
}
// Output from the example might appear as follows:
//       The original string is:
//       The fox jumps over the dog.
//       
//       Enter an adjective (or group of adjectives) to describe the fox: ==> bold
//       Enter an adjective (or group of adjectives) to describe the dog: ==> lazy
//       
//       The final string is:
//       The bold fox jumps over the lazy dog.

using System;

public class Example {
    public static void Main()
    {
        string animal1 = "fox";
        string animal2 = "dog";

        string strTarget = String.Format("The {0} jumps over the {1}.",
                                         animal1, animal2);

        Console.WriteLine("The original string is:{0}{1}{0}",
                          Environment.NewLine, strTarget);

        Console.Write("Enter an adjective (or group of adjectives) " +
                      "to describe the {0}: ==> ", animal1);
        string adj1 = Console.ReadLine();

        Console.Write("Enter an adjective (or group of adjectives) " +
                      "to describe the {0}: ==> ", animal2);
        string adj2 = Console.ReadLine();

        adj1 = adj1.Trim() + " ";
        adj2 = adj2.Trim() + " ";

        strTarget = strTarget.Insert(strTarget.IndexOf(animal1), adj1);
        strTarget = strTarget.Insert(strTarget.IndexOf(animal2), adj2);

        Console.WriteLine("{0}The final string is:{0}{1}",
                          Environment.NewLine, strTarget);
    }
}
// Output from the example might appear as follows:
//       The original string is:
//       The fox jumps over the dog.
//
//       Enter an adjective (or group of adjectives) to describe the fox: ==> bold
//       Enter an adjective (or group of adjectives) to describe the dog: ==> lazy
//
//       The final string is:
//       The bold fox jumps over the lazy dog.

open System

let animal1 = "fox"
let animal2 = "dog"

let strTarget = String.Format("The {0} jumps over the {1}.", animal1, animal2)

do
    printfn $"The original string is:{Environment.NewLine}{strTarget}{Environment.NewLine}"

    printf $"Enter an adjective (or group of adjectives) to describe the {animal1}: => "
    let adj1 = stdin.ReadLine()

    printf $"Enter an adjective (or group of adjectives) to describe the {animal2}: => "
    let adj2 = stdin.ReadLine()

    let adj1 = adj1.Trim() + " "
    let adj2 = adj2.Trim() + " "

    let strTarget = strTarget.Insert(strTarget.IndexOf animal1, adj1)
    let strTarget = strTarget.Insert(strTarget.IndexOf animal2, adj2)

    printfn $"{Environment.NewLine}The final string is:{strTarget}{Environment.NewLine}"
// Output from the example might appear as follows:
//       The original string is:
//       The fox jumps over the dog.
//
//       Enter an adjective (or group of adjectives) to describe the fox: => bold
//       Enter an adjective (or group of adjectives) to describe the dog: => lazy
//
//       The final string is:
//       The bold fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Public Class Example
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim animal1 As String = "fox"
        Dim animal2 As String = "dog"
        Dim strTarget As String = String.Format("The {0} jumps over the {1}.", 
                                                animal1, animal2)
        
        Console.WriteLine("The original string is: {0}{1}{0}", 
                          Environment.NewLine, strTarget)
        
        Console.Write("Enter an adjective (or group of adjectives) " +
                      "to describe the {0}: ==> ", animal1)
        Dim adj1 As String = Console.ReadLine()
        
        Console.Write("Enter an adjective (or group of adjectives) " + 
                      "to describe the {0}: ==> ", animal2)
        Dim adj2 As String = Console.ReadLine()
        
        adj1 = adj1.Trim() + " "
        adj2 = adj2.Trim() + " "
        
        strTarget = strTarget.Insert(strTarget.IndexOf(animal1), adj1)
        strTarget = strTarget.Insert(strTarget.IndexOf(animal2), adj2)
        
        Console.WriteLine("{0}The final string is:{0}{1}", 
                          Environment.NewLine, strTarget)
    End Sub 
End Class 
' Output from the example might appear as follows:
'       The original string is:
'       The fox jumps over the dog.
'       
'       Enter an adjective (or group of adjectives) to describe the fox: ==> bold
'       Enter an adjective (or group of adjectives) to describe the dog: ==> lazy
'       
'       The final string is:
'       The bold fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Remarks

If startIndex is equal to the length of this instance, value is appended to the end of this instance.

Note

This method does not modify the value of the current instance. Instead, it returns a new string in which value is inserted into the current instance.

For example, the return value of "abc".Insert(2, "XYZ") is "abXYZc".

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