Append StringBuilder to StringBuilder

apiCount.include.md

@@ -1 +1 @@
-**API count: 452**
+**API count: 453**

api_list.include.md

@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@
 
 #### StringBuilder
 
+ * `StringBuilder Append(StringBuilder, StringBuilder?, int, int)` [reference](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.text.stringbuilder.append#system-text-stringbuilder-append(system-text-stringbuilder-system-int32-system-int32))
  * `StringBuilder Append(StringBuilder, ReadOnlySpan<char>)` [reference](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.text.stringbuilder.append#system-text-stringbuilder-append(system-readonlyspan((system-char))))
  * `StringBuilder Append(StringBuilder, AppendInterpolatedStringHandler)` [reference](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.text.stringbuilder.append#system-text-stringbuilder-append(system-text-stringbuilder-appendinterpolatedstringhandler@))
  * `StringBuilder Append(StringBuilder, IFormatProvider?, AppendInterpolatedStringHandler)` [reference](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.text.stringbuilder.append#system-text-stringbuilder-append(system-iformatprovider-system-text-stringbuilder-appendinterpolatedstringhandler@))

readme.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ The package targets `netstandard2.0` and is designed to support the following ru
  * `net5.0`, `net6.0`, `net7.0`, `net8.0`, `net9.0`
 
 
-**API count: 452**<!-- singleLineInclude: apiCount. path: /apiCount.include.md -->
+**API count: 453**<!-- singleLineInclude: apiCount. path: /apiCount.include.md -->
 
 
 **See [Milestones](../../milestones?state=closed) for release notes.**
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ This project uses features from the current stable SDK and C# language. As such
 ```json
 {
   "sdk": {
-    "version": "9.0.101",
+    "version": "9.0.102",
     "allowPrerelease": true,
     "rollForward": "latestFeature"
   }
@@ -810,6 +810,7 @@ The class `Polyfill` includes the following extension methods:
 
 #### StringBuilder
 
+ * `StringBuilder Append(StringBuilder, StringBuilder?, int, int)` [reference](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.text.stringbuilder.append#system-text-stringbuilder-append(system-text-stringbuilder-system-int32-system-int32))
  * `StringBuilder Append(StringBuilder, ReadOnlySpan<char>)` [reference](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.text.stringbuilder.append#system-text-stringbuilder-append(system-readonlyspan((system-char))))
  * `StringBuilder Append(StringBuilder, AppendInterpolatedStringHandler)` [reference](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.text.stringbuilder.append#system-text-stringbuilder-append(system-text-stringbuilder-appendinterpolatedstringhandler@))
  * `StringBuilder Append(StringBuilder, IFormatProvider?, AppendInterpolatedStringHandler)` [reference](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.text.stringbuilder.append#system-text-stringbuilder-append(system-iformatprovider-system-text-stringbuilder-appendinterpolatedstringhandler@))

src/Polyfill/Polyfill_StringBuilder_Append.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,38 @@ namespace Polyfills;
 
 static partial class Polyfill
 {
+#if !NETSTANDARD2_1_OR_GREATER && !NETCOREAPP2_1_OR_GREATER
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Appends a copy of a substring within a specified string builder to this instance.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="value">The string builder that contains the substring to append.</param>
+    /// <param name="startIndex">The starting position of the substring within value.</param>
+    /// <param name="count">The number of characters in value to append.</param>
+    /// <returns>A reference to this instance after the append operation is completed.</returns>
+    //Link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.text.stringbuilder.append#system-text-stringbuilder-append(system-text-stringbuilder-system-int32-system-int32)
+    public static StringBuilder Append(this StringBuilder target, StringBuilder? value, int startIndex, int count)
+    {
+        if (value == null)
+        {
+            if (startIndex == 0 && count == 0)
+            {
+                return target;
+            }
+
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(value));
+        }
+
+        if (count == 0)
+        {
+            return target;
+        }
+
+        return target.Append(value.ToString(), startIndex, count);
+    }
+
+#endif
+
 #if FeatureMemory && (!NETSTANDARD2_1_OR_GREATER && !NETCOREAPP2_1_OR_GREATER)
 
     /// <summary>