C# Char IsSurrogate(Char)

Description

Char IsSurrogate(Char) indicates whether the specified character has a surrogate code unit.

Syntax

Char.IsSurrogate(Char) has the following syntax.

public static bool IsSurrogate(
  char c
)

Parameters

Char.IsSurrogate(Char) has the following parameters.

• c - The Unicode character to evaluate.

Returns

Char.IsSurrogate(Char) method returns true if c is either a high surrogate or a low surrogate; otherwise, false.

Example

The following example demonstrates the IsSurrogate method.

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using System;

public class IsSurrogateSample {
  public static void Main() {
    string str = "\U00010F00"; // Unicode values between 0x10000 and 0x10FFF are represented by two 16-bit "surrogate" characters

    Console.WriteLine(Char.IsSurrogate('a'));    // Output: "False"
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.