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C# / .NET - get last 2 characters from string
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In this article, we would like to show you how to get the last 2 characters from a string in C# / .NET.
Quick solution:
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string text = "1234";
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string lastCharacters = text.Substring(text.Length - 2);
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Console.WriteLine(lastCharacters); // 34
The below example shows how to use Substring()
method to get the last 2
characters from the text
string.
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using System;
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public class StringUtils
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{
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public static string getLastCharacters(string text, int charactersCount)
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{
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int length = text.Length;
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int offset = Math.Max(0, length - charactersCount);
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return text.Substring(offset);
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}
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public static void Main(string[] args)
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{
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Console.WriteLine( getLastCharacters( "1234", 2) ); // 34
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Console.WriteLine( getLastCharacters( "123", 2) ); // 23
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Console.WriteLine( getLastCharacters( "12", 2) ); // 12
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Console.WriteLine( getLastCharacters( "1", 2) ); // 1
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Console.WriteLine( getLastCharacters( "", 2) ); //
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}
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}
Output:
xxxxxxxxxx
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34
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23
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12
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1
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