System Namespace   String Class

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Initializes a new instance of the String class to the value indicated by a specified pointer to an array of 8-bit signed integers, a starting character position within that array, a length, and an Encoding object.

This constructor is not CLS-compliant. For more information about CLS compliance, see What is the Common Language Specification.

[ C# ]
[ Serializable ]
unsafe public String (
   sbyte* value,
   int startIndex,
   int length,
   Encoding enc
);

[ C++ ]
[ Serializable ]
public: String (
   char* value,
   int startIndex,
   int length,
   Encoding* enc
);

[ VB ] This constructor cannot be used in Visual Basic.

[ JScript ] This constructor cannot be used in JScript.

value

A pointer to an array of 8-bit signed integers.

startIndex

The starting position within value.

length

The number of characters within value to use.

enc

An Encoding object that specifies how the array referenced by value is encoded.

Exception Type	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	startIndex or length is less than zero.

If value is a null pointer, an Empty instance is initialized.

String Members   String Constructor Overload List   SByte   Int32

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