<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <codesnippets xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/CodeSnippet"> <codesnippet format="1.0.0"> <header> <title>Determining the Number of Indices of a Substring within a String</title> <shortcut>substringindices</shortcut> <description>Determining the Number of Indices of a Substring within a String</description> <author>C# .Net Fun - http://www.dotnetfun.com - Michael G.</author> </header> <snippet> <declarations> <literal> <id>strSourceString</id> <type>System.String</type> <tooltip>The source string to search for the number of indices of a substring.</tooltip> <default>"as as as as as"</default> </literal> <literal> <id>strSearchString</id> <type>System.String</type> <tooltip>The search string to search for in the source string.</tooltip> <default>"as"</default> </literal> </declarations> <code language="CSharp"> <![CDATA[ // NOTE: This code snippet is designed for VS.NET 2005 or later. String strSourceString = $strSourceString$; String strSearchString = $strSearchString$; int intStartIndex = 0; int intNumIndices = 0; while (strSourceString.IndexOf(strSearchString, intStartIndex) > -1) { intNumIndices++; intStartIndex = strSourceString.IndexOf(strSearchString, intStartIndex) + strSearchString.Length; } // intNumIndices = 5 ]> </code> </snippet> </codesnippet> </codesnippets>