Right Function in C#?

Question

In VB there is a function called Right, which returns a string containing a specified number of characters from the right side of a string.

Is there a similar function in C# that does the same thing?

Thank you.

Answer 1

Update: As mentioned in the comments below my previous answer fails in case the string is shorter than the requested length (the Right() in VB.net does not). So I've updated it a bit.

There is no similar method in C#, but you can add it with the following extension method which uses Substring() instead:

static class Extensions
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Get substring of specified number of characters on the right.
    /// </summary>
    public static string Right(this string value, int length)
    {
        if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(value)) return string.Empty;

        return value.Length <= length ? value : value.Substring(value.Length - length);
    }
}

The method provided is copied from DotNetPearls and you can get additional infos there.

Answer 2

There is no built in function. You will have to do just a little work. Like this:

public static string Right(string original, int numberCharacters)
{
    return original.Substring(original.Length - numberCharacters);
}

That will return just like Right does in VB.

Hope this helps you! Code taken from: http://forums.asp.net/t/341166.aspx/1

Answer 3

you can use all the visual basic specific functions in C#

like this :-

Microsoft.VisualBasic.Strings.Right(s, 10);

you will have to reference the Microsoft.VisualBasic Assembly as well.