C# String Remove()

using System;  
namespace CsharpString {  
  class Test {
    public static void Main(string [] args) {
     
      string str = "Ice cream";
     
      // removes characters from index 2
      string result = str.Remove(2);
      Console.WriteLine(result);   
 
      Console.ReadLine();    
    }
  } 
}

// Output: Ic

Remove() Syntax

The syntax of the string Remove() method is:

Remove(int startIndex, int count)

Here, Remove() is a method of class String.

Remove() Parameters

The Remove() method takes the following parameters:

• startIndex - index to begin deleting characters
• count (optional) - number of characters to delete

Remove() Return Value

The Remove() method returns:

• string after removing characters

Example 1: C# String Remove()

using System;  
namespace CsharpString {  
  class Test {
    public static void Main(string [] args) {
     
      string str = "Chocolate";
     
      // removes characters from index 5
      string result = str.Remove(5);
      Console.WriteLine(result);   
 
      Console.ReadLine();    
    }
  } 
}

Output

Choco

Here,

• str.Remove(5) - removes all characters from index 5

Example 2: C# String Remove() With Count

using System;  
namespace CsharpString {  
  class Test {
    public static void Main(string [] args) {
     
      string str = "Chocolate";
     
      // removes 2 chars from index 5
      string result = str.Remove(5, 2);
      Console.WriteLine(result);   
 
      Console.ReadLine();    
    }
  } 
}

Output

Chocote

Here,

• str.Remove(5, 2) - removes 2 characters ('l' and 'a') from index 5