assigning alphanumeric value into a variable

Question

char count; count=fps1000;

sandhya Patel · Answer

Thank you very much.............

Vulpes · Answer

This expression: lastID.Substring(0 3) takes the first three characters of lastID ('fps' here). 'id' is the integer that we've already parsed from the final four characters of lastID. So this expression: (id + 1).ToString(D4) adds one to it and then expresses the result as a string using the 'D4' format. This format fills out the integer to 4 digits using leading zeros. So 1 becomes 0001. We then concatenate these two string expressions using the '+' operator and assign the result back to lastID. So if lastID originally contained fps0000 it will now contain fps0001 and so on.

sandhya Patel · Answer

sorry sir... i cant get the meaning of lastID = lastID.Substring(0 3) + (id + 1).ToString(D4); pls help

Vulpes · Answer

If it's for example a Windows Forms application you could generate an auto-incrementing alphanumeric id as follows: private string lastID; private void Form1_Load(object sender EventArgs e) { lastID = fps0000; // assume format will always be 'AAANNNN' // or get last id from database } private void button1_Click(object sender EventArgs e) { int id = int.Parse(lastID.Substring(3)); lastID = lastID.Substring(0 3) + (id + 1).ToString(D4); // add code to write to database } You may also need to consider what to do if you ever get to fps9999 so that code can be written to deal with further increments after that.

sandhya Patel · Answer

No it is not working... actually i want to generate it as an autogenerate id.....and to insert to database field during button click...

Shweta Lodha · Answer

Your duplicate post found at: http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/Forums/Thread/260953/alphanumeric-value-like-fps1000-is-assigning-to-a-variable.aspx Please close one of these post

Shweta Lodha · Answer

instead of char please use string class. String count; count=fps1000;