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C# / .NET - get first 2 characters from string
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In this article, we would like to show you how to get the first 2 characters from a string in C#.
Quick solution:
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String text = "1234";2
String firstCharacters = text.Substring(0, 2);3
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Console.WriteLine(firstCharacters); // 12
The below example shows how to use Substring() method to get the first 2 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)12
{13
Console.WriteLine(getFirstCharacters("1234", 2)); // 1214
Console.WriteLine(getFirstCharacters("123", 2)); // 1215
Console.WriteLine(getFirstCharacters("12", 2)); // 1216
Console.WriteLine(getFirstCharacters("1", 2)); // 117
Console.WriteLine(getFirstCharacters("", 2)); //18
}19
}Output:
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122
123
124
15
