char[] to string in C# [duplicate]

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.NET / C# - Convert char[] to string

When I try to call .ToString() on my char[] I expect a string to be created of the values in the char[]. Instead I get "char[]" as a string, the type, which is not what I want. What am I missing here?

In Java .toString() on a char[] prints the values from a char[] as a string.

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What is the complexity of string(arr) ? What is it doing behind the scenes? — The Internet
– The Internet, Commented Aug 20, 2012 at 23:21
Why would you downvote me? How am I supposed to know there was a duplicate? It didn't show up when I was posting. Excuse me for breathing. — The Internet
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@Dave: "How am I supposed to know there was a duplicate?" - You search before posting an answer... or, you know, consult the documentation. You have to assume that such a trivial question has been asked before, this is just lazy. — Ed Swangren
– Ed Swangren, Commented Aug 20, 2012 at 23:30
Also, checking the documentation for String would have been a good first stab. — Ed Swangren
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dana · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-20 23:19:07Z

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Good old String constructor.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ttyxaek9.aspx

new String(chars)

answered Aug 20, 2012 at 23:19

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Alexei Levenkov Over a year ago

+1. to all calls to constructor. Sort of sad to see question "how to create string from XXX" that is directly listed on MSDN...

Martin · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-20 23:19:11Z

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char[] charArray = new char[10]; .... string myString = new string(charArray);

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zerkms · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-20 23:19:11Z

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As simple as:

string s = new string(arr);

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Yaroze · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-20 23:20:18Z

That's quite simple actually:

char[] myCharArray = new char[5]; myCharArray[0] = 'H'; myCharArray[1] = 'e'; myCharArray[2] = 'l'; myCharArray[3] = 'l'; myCharArray[4] = 'o'; string myString = new String(myCharArray); Console.WriteLine("This is my String: " + myString;

Right? :-)

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