Hello... this is my first post in any coding forums. This is a great idea. Newbie here.

In a console application, it's common to write a string as follows:
string str = "The name of the author is {0}", vName;

Using the {0} syntax does not seem to work in a windows form when assigning a string to a label.txt , for instance.

Is there any way to use this syntax in a windows form?

mark

Mark,

In a console app, it's common to writeout a string with the following syntax:
Console.WriteLine("The name of the author is {0}", vName);

string str = "The name of the author is {0}", vName will not work.

Here is the code that you would need to do that in a windows form.
string str = "The author name is {0}";

StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

sb.AppendFormat(str,vName);
label1.Text = sb.ToString();

Hope that works for you.

Shogunofharlem

shogunofharlem...

thanks a bunch

mark

Hi,

you can also get a formated string this way:

string myFormatedString = string.Format("The Name: {0}", vName);


4log

bonus! Thanks 4log!

Mark,

You are welcome. 4log is correct as well. I was coming back to post the same thing, then saw his post. It just proves that there are more then one way to do things.:D

I have a question: why is C#'s way of writing a variable to a console for example more complicated than what it could be? You use the {0} {1} and so on and then you have to define those variables like var1, var2 ....but that just makes no sense. Why does one have to write more code? I come from a Javascript background so I'm more used to seeing directly the var1 and var2. Wouldnt that make everything easier? Please correct me if I'm wrong.