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How to convert UTF-8 byte[] to string
I have a byte[] array that is loaded from a file that I happen to known contains UTF-8.
In some debugging code, I need to convert it to a string. Is there a one-liner that will do this?
Under the ...
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How to access random item in list?
I have an ArrayList, and I need to be able to click a button and then randomly pick out a string from that list and display it in a messagebox.
How would I go about doing this?
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.NET / C# - Convert char[] to string
What is the proper way to turn a char[] into a string?
The ToString() method from an array of characters doesn't do the trick.
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Using C# to check if string contains a string in string array
I want to use C# to check if a string value contains a word in a string array.
For example:
string stringToCheck = "text1text2text3";
string[] stringArray = { "text1", "...
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Check if a value is in an array (C#)
How do I check if a value is in an array in C#?
Like, I want to create an array with a list of printer names.
These will be fed to a method, which will look at each string in turn, and if the string ...
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Is string in array?
What would be the best way to look in a string[] to see if it contains a element. This was my first shot at it. But perhaps there is something that I am overlooking. The array size will be no larger ...
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Checking if a string array contains a value, and if so, getting its position
I have this string array:
string[] stringArray = { "text1", "text2", "text3", "text4" };
string value = "text3";
I would like to determine if stringArray contains value. If so, I want to locate its ...
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Convert array of integers to comma-separated string
It's a simple question; I am a newbie in C#, how can I perform the following
I want to convert an array of integers to a comma-separated string.
I have
int[] arr = new int[5] {1,2,3,4,5};
I want to ...
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Pick Random String From Array
How do I go about picking a random string from my array but not picking the same one twice.
string[] names = { "image1.png", "image2.png", "image3.png", "image4.png", "image5.png" };
Is this possible?...
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Operator ‘==’ cannot be applied to operands of type ‘char’ and ‘string’
I’m working on a self directed simple program to practice concepts I’ve learned thus far. My project is related to chess, in this case specifically the board (columns a-h and rows 1-8). The user is ...
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convert string array to string
I would like to convert a string array to a single string.
string[] test = new string[2];
test[0] = "Hello ";
test[1] = "World!";
I would like to have something like "Hello World!"
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How can I safely convert a byte array into a string and back? [duplicate]
I don't really care about encoding and stuff, as long as I get back the exact same byte array.
So to sum up: How do I convert a byte array into a string, and then that string back into the same byte ...
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C#: Limit the length of a string? [duplicate]
I was just simply wondering how I could limit the length of a string in C#.
string foo = "1234567890";
Say we have that. How can I limit foo to say, 5 characters?
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Is string actually an array of chars or does it just have an indexer?
As the following code is possible in C#, I am intersted whether string is actually an array of chars:
string a="TEST";
char C=a[0]; // will be T
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Split and join C# string [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
First split then join a subset of a string
I'm trying to split a string into an array, take first element out (use it) and then join the rest of the array into a seperate ...
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