StringBuilder.Insert Method (Int32, String)

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Updated: August 2009

Inserts a string into this instance at the specified character position.

Namespace:  System.Text
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute> _
Public Function Insert ( _
    index As Integer, _
    value As String _
) As StringBuilder
[SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute]
public StringBuilder Insert(
    int index,
    string value
)

Parameters

  • index
    Type: System.Int32
    The position in this instance where insertion begins.

Return Value

Type: System.Text.StringBuilder
A reference to this instance after the insert operation has completed.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException

index is less than zero or greater than the current length of this instance.

-or-

The current length of this StringBuilder object plus the length of value exceeds the maximum capacity of this instance.

Remarks

Existing characters are shifted to make room for the new text. The capacity is adjusted as needed.

This instance of StringBuilder is not changed if value is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), or value is not nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) but its length is zero.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates the Insert method.

Imports System.Text

Class Example
   '                                 index: 012345
   Private Shared initialValue As String = "--[]--"
   Private Shared sb As StringBuilder

   Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
      Dim xyz As String = "xyz"
      Dim abc As Char() = {"a"c, "b"c, "c"c}
      Dim star As Char = "*"c
      Dim obj As [Object] = 0

      Dim xBool As Boolean = True
      Dim xByte As Byte = 1
      Dim xInt16 As Short = 2
      Dim xInt32 As Integer = 3
      Dim xInt64 As Long = 4
      Dim xDecimal As [Decimal] = 5
      Dim xSingle As Single = 6.6F
      Dim xDouble As Double = 7.7

      ' The following types are not CLS-compliant.
      ' Dim xUInt16 As System.UInt16 = 8 
      ' Dim xUInt32 As System.UInt32 = 9
      ' Dim xUInt64 As System.UInt64 = 10 
      ' Dim xSByte As System.SByte = - 11
      '
      outputBlock.Text &= "StringBuilder.Insert method" & vbCrLf
      sb = New StringBuilder(initialValue)

      sb.Insert(3, xyz, 2)
      Show(outputBlock, 1, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, xyz)
      Show(outputBlock, 2, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, star)
      Show(outputBlock, 3, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, abc)
      Show(outputBlock, 4, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, abc, 1, 2)
      Show(outputBlock, 5, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, xBool)     ' True
      Show(outputBlock, 6, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, obj)       ' 0
      Show(outputBlock, 7, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, xByte)     ' 1
      Show(outputBlock, 8, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, xInt16)    ' 2
      Show(outputBlock, 9, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, xInt32)    ' 3
      Show(outputBlock, 10, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, xInt64)    ' 4
      Show(outputBlock, 11, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, xDecimal)  ' 5
      Show(outputBlock, 12, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, xSingle)   ' 6.6
      Show(outputBlock, 13, sb)

      sb.Insert(3, xDouble)   ' 7.7
      Show(outputBlock, 14, sb)

      ' The following Insert methods are not CLS-compliant.
      ' sb.Insert(3, xUInt16) ' 8
      ' sb.Insert(3, xUInt32) ' 9
      ' sb.Insert(3, xUInt64) ' 10
      ' sb.Insert(3, xSByte)  ' -11

   End Sub 'Main

   Public Shared Sub Show(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock, ByVal overloadNumber As Integer, ByVal sbs As StringBuilder)
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0,2:G} = {1}", overloadNumber, sbs.ToString()) & vbCrLf
      sb = New StringBuilder(initialValue)
   End Sub 'Show
End Class 'Sample
'
'This example produces the following results:
'
'StringBuilder.Insert method
' 1 = --[xyzxyz]--
' 2 = --[xyz]--
' 3 = --[*]--
' 4 = --[abc]--
' 5 = --[bc]--
' 6 = --[True]--
' 7 = --[0]--
' 8 = --[1]--
' 9 = --[2]--
'10 = --[3]--
'11 = --[4]--
'12 = --[5]--
'13 = --[6.6]--
'14 = --[7.7]--
'
using System;
using System.Text;

class Example
{
   //                         index: 012345
   static string initialValue = "--[]--";
   static StringBuilder sb;

   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      string xyz = "xyz";
      char[] abc = { 'a', 'b', 'c' };
      char star = '*';
      Object obj = 0;

      bool xBool = true;
      byte xByte = 1;
      short xInt16 = 2;
      int xInt32 = 3;
      long xInt64 = 4;
      Decimal xDecimal = 5;
      float xSingle = 6.6F;
      double xDouble = 7.7;

      // The following types are not CLS-compliant.
      ushort xUInt16 = 8;
      uint xUInt32 = 9;
      ulong xUInt64 = 10;
      sbyte xSByte = -11;
      //
      outputBlock.Text += "StringBuilder.Insert method" + "\n";
      sb = new StringBuilder(initialValue);

      sb.Insert(3, xyz, 2);
      Show(outputBlock, 1, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, xyz);
      Show(outputBlock, 2, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, star.ToString());
      Show(outputBlock, 3, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, abc);
      Show(outputBlock, 4, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, abc, 1, 2);
      Show(outputBlock, 5, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, xBool.ToString());     // True
      Show(outputBlock, 6, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, obj.ToString());       // 0
      Show(outputBlock, 7, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, xByte.ToString());     // 1
      Show(outputBlock, 8, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, xInt16.ToString());    // 2
      Show(outputBlock, 9, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, xInt32.ToString());    // 3
      Show(outputBlock, 10, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, xInt64.ToString());    // 4
      Show(outputBlock, 11, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, xDecimal.ToString());  // 5
      Show(outputBlock, 12, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, xSingle.ToString());   // 6.6
      Show(outputBlock, 13, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, xDouble.ToString());   // 7.7
      Show(outputBlock, 14, sb);

      // The following Insert methods are not CLS-compliant.
      sb.Insert(3, xUInt16.ToString());   // 8
      Show(outputBlock, 15, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, xUInt32.ToString());   // 9
      Show(outputBlock, 16, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, xUInt64.ToString());   // 10
      Show(outputBlock, 17, sb);

      sb.Insert(3, xSByte.ToString());    // -11
      Show(outputBlock, 18, sb);
      //
   }

   public static void Show(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock, int overloadNumber, StringBuilder sbs)
   {
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0,2:G} = {1}", overloadNumber, sbs.ToString()) + "\n";
      sb = new StringBuilder(initialValue);
   }
}
/*
This example produces the following results:

StringBuilder.Insert method
 1 = --[xyzxyz]--
 2 = --[xyz]--
 3 = --[*]--
 4 = --[abc]--
 5 = --[bc]--
 6 = --[True]--
 7 = --[0]--
 8 = --[1]--
 9 = --[2]--
10 = --[3]--
11 = --[4]--
12 = --[5]--
13 = --[6.6]--
14 = --[7.7]--
15 = --[8]--
16 = --[9]--
17 = --[10]--
18 = --[-11]--

*/

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Change History

Date

History

Reason

August 2009

Updated exception information.

Content bug fix.