Public Function Substring ( _
    startIndex As Integer, _
    length As Integer _
) As String

Dim instance As String
Dim startIndex As Integer
Dim length As Integer
Dim returnValue As String

returnValue = instance.Substring(startIndex, length)

public string Substring (
    int startIndex,
    int length
)

public:
String^ Substring (
    int startIndex, 
    int length
)

public String Substring (
    int startIndex, 
    int length
)

public function Substring (
    startIndex : int, 
    length : int
) : String

Dim myString As String = "abc"
Dim test1 As Boolean = String.Compare(myString.Substring(2, 1), "c") = 0 ' This is true.
myString.Substring(3, 1) ' This throws ArgumentOutOfRangeException.
Dim test2 As Boolean = String.Compare(myString.Substring(3, 0), String.Empty) = 0 ' This is true.

String myString = "abc";
bool test1 = String.Compare(myString.Substring(2, 1), "c") == 0; // This is true.
myString.Substring(3, 1); // This throws ArgumentOutOfRangeException.
bool test2 = String.Compare(myString.Substring(3, 0), String.Empty) == 0; // This is true.

String^ myString = "abc";
bool test1 = String::Compare( myString->Substring( 2, 1 ), "c" ) == 0; // This is true.

myString->Substring( 3, 1 ); // This throws ArgumentOutOfRangeException.
bool test2 = String::Compare( myString->Substring( 3, 0 ), String::Empty ) == 0; // This is true.

String myString = "abc";
// This is true.
boolean test1 = String.Compare(myString.Substring(2, 1), "c") == 0;        
myString.Substring(3, 1); // This throws ArgumentOutOfRangeException.
// This is true.
boolean test2 = String.Compare(myString.Substring(3, 0), " ") == 0;        

var myString : String = "abc";
var test1 : boolean = String.Compare(myString.Substring(2, 1), "c") == 0; // This is true.
myString.Substring(3, 1);  // This throws ArgumentOutOfRangeException.
var test2 : boolean = String.Compare(myString.Substring(3, 0), String.Empty) == 0; // This is true.