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String Constructor (Char*, Int32, Int32)

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[SECURITY CRITICAL]

Initializes a new instance of the String class to the value indicated by a specified pointer to an array of Unicode characters, a starting character position within that array, and a length.

This API is not CLS-compliant. 

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Visual Basic does not support APIs that consume or return unsafe types.

[CLSCompliantAttribute(false)]
[SecurityCriticalAttribute]
public String(
    char* value,
    int startIndex,
    int length
)

Parameters

  • value
    Type: System.Char*
    A pointer to an array of Unicode characters.
  • startIndex
    Type: System.Int32
    The starting position within value.
  • length
    Type: System.Int32
    The number of characters within value to use.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.