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C# / .NET - get first character from string
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In this article, we would like to show you how to get the first character from a string in C# / .NET.
Quick solution:
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string text = "1234";2
string firstCharacters = text.Substring(0, 1);3
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Console.WriteLine(firstCharacters); // 1
The below example shows how to use Substring() method to get the first character 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)12
{13
Console.WriteLine(getFirstCharacters("1234", 1)); // 114
Console.WriteLine(getFirstCharacters( "123", 1)); // 115
Console.WriteLine(getFirstCharacters( "12", 1)); // 116
Console.WriteLine(getFirstCharacters( "1", 1)); // 117
Console.WriteLine(getFirstCharacters( "", 1)); //18
}19
}20
Output:
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12
13
14
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