Re: How do I make a string longer??

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Hi,


"roger_27" <roger27@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| hey, I have a bunch of strings that are 20 characters long. The user
inputs
| data 10 characters long and I am inserting data at character spot number
11.
|
| well what if the user inputs data that is 5 characters long? how do I
insert
| spaces untill it is 10 characters long, so I can still use the
string.insert
| at space number 11?

Remember that String is an inmutable class, this means that if you try to
modify it in any way you are creating a new instance.

With that remark in place you can use Pad or simply adding a new string like

corrected = user_input + new String( ' ', 10 - user_input);


Take also a look at StringBuilder class



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