Imports System
Imports System.Reflection

Module Example

    Sub Main()

        Dim test As String = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"

        ' To retrieve the value of the indexed Chars property  using 
        ' reflection, create an instance of PropertyInfo for Chars.
        '
        Dim pinfo As PropertyInfo = GetType(String).GetProperty("Chars")

        ' To retrieve an instance property, the GetValue method
        ' requires the object whose property is being accessed, and 
        ' an array of objects representing the index values. 

        ' Get the seventh character in the test string. 
        ' Note the index is zero-based.
        Dim indexArgs() As Object = {6}
        Dim value As Object = pinfo.GetValue(test, indexArgs)
        Console.WriteLine(value)

        ' Show the complete string.
        For x As Integer = 0 To test.Length - 1
            Console.Write(pinfo.GetValue(test, New Object() {x}))
        Next
        Console.WriteLine()

    End Sub

End Module

using System;
using System.Reflection;

class Example
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        string test = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";

        // To retrieve the value of the indexed Chars property using
        // reflection, first get a PropertyInfo for Chars.
        PropertyInfo pinfo = typeof(string).GetProperty("Chars");

        // To retrieve an instance property, the GetValue method
        // requires the object whose property is being accessed and an
        // array of objects representing the index values.

        // Show the seventh letter (g)
        object[] indexArgs = { 6 };
        object value = pinfo.GetValue(test, indexArgs);

        Console.WriteLine(value);

        // Show the complete string.
        for (int x = 0; x < test.Length; x++)
        {
            Console.Write(pinfo.GetValue(test, new Object[] {x}));
        }
    }
}