FixedLengthString Class
Emulates the behavior of a Visual Basic 6.0 fixed-length string.
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Compatibility (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.Compatibility.dll)
In Visual Basic 6.0, a String could be declared with a fixed length. In Visual Basic 2008, fixed-length strings are no longer supported and a new String is allocated every time the length of the String is changed.
The FixedLengthString class can be used to emulate the behavior of a Visual Basic 6.0 string, which enables you to declare a string with a fixed length. A FixedLengthString cannot be converted to a String; you must either reference the Value property or call the ToString method to convert the type.
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The following example demonstrates how to declare and use a FixedLengthString.
Private Sub DemoFixedLengthString()
' Declare a string that has a length of 7 characters and assign the
' initial string. The additional 5 positions will be padded with
' spaces.
Dim fixedString As New FixedLengthString(7, "He")
' Display the string in a message box.
MsgBox(fixedString.ToString)
' Assign a new value to the string.
fixedString.Value = "Hello World"
' Display again. Note that only the first 7 characters are shown.
MsgBox(fixedString.ToString)
End Sub
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