StringSegmentExtensionsRead Method

Advances the specified rest parameter consuming up to maxLength characters and returns the consumed part. If rest started with a new line before the call, then an empty segment is returned. If the whole StringSegment has been processed, then rest will be StringSegment.Null after returning.

Definition

Namespace: KGySoft.CoreLibraries
Assembly: KGySoft.CoreLibraries (in KGySoft.CoreLibraries.dll) Version: 8.1.0
C#
public static StringSegment Read(
	this ref StringSegment rest,
	int maxLength
)

Parameters

rest  StringSegment
Represents the rest of the string to process. When this method returns, the value of this parameter will be the remaining unprocessed part, or StringSegment.Null if the whole segment has been processed.
maxLength  Int32
The maximum number of characters to read.

Return Value

StringSegment
A StringSegment that contains the first line of the original value of the rest parameter, or the complete original value of rest if it contained no more than maxLength characters.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type StringSegment. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

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