Left, Right and Mid String Functions for C#

Unlike Visual Basic, C# doesn't have built-in string methods to extract parts of string from the Left, Right or a location specified through Mid. Unfortunately you have to create the logic yourself.

Here are examples of Left, Right and Mid in C# with the use of the Substring method present in C# (and VB):

class LeftRightMid
   {
      [STAThread]
      static void Main(string[] args)
      {   
         string myString = "This is a string";
         //Get 4 characters starting from the left
         Console.WriteLine(Left(myString,4));
         //Get 6 characters starting from the right
         Console.WriteLine(Right(myString,6));   
         //Get 4 characters starting at index 5 of the string
         Console.WriteLine(Mid(myString,5,4));
         Console.ReadLine();
      }
      public static string Left(string param, int length)
      {
         string result = param.Substring(0, length);
         return result;
      } 
      public static string Right(string param, int length)
      {
         string result = param.Substring(param.Length - length, length);
         return result;
      }
      public static string Mid(string param,int startIndex, int length)
      {
         string result = param.Substring(startIndex, length);
         return result;
      }
   }
}