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C# / .NET - get first 3 characters from string
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In this article, we would like to show you how to get the first 3 characters from a string in C# / .NET.
Quick solution:
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string text = "1234";2
string firstCharacters = text.Substring(0, 3);3
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Console.WriteLine(firstCharacters); // 123
The below example shows how to use Substring() method to get the first 3 characters from the text string.
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using System;2
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public class StringUtils4
{5
public static string getFirstCharacters(string text, int charactersCount)6
{7
int offset = Math.Min(charactersCount, text.Length);8
return text.Substring(0, offset);9
}10
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public static void Main(string[] args)13
{14
Console.WriteLine( getFirstCharacters( "1234", 3) ); // 12315
Console.WriteLine( getFirstCharacters( "123", 3) ); // 12316
Console.WriteLine( getFirstCharacters( "12", 3) ); // 1217
Console.WriteLine( getFirstCharacters( "1", 3) ); // 118
Console.WriteLine( getFirstCharacters( "", 3) ); //19
}20
}Output:
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1232
1233
124
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