ControlChars Class

.NET Framework (current version)

The ControlChars module contains constants used as control characters. These constants can be used anywhere in your code.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualBasic (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Inheritance Hierarchy

System::Object
Microsoft.VisualBasic::ControlChars

Syntax

C++

public ref class ControlChars sealed

Constructors

	Name	Description
	ControlChars()	Initializes a new instance of the ControlChars class.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object^)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)
	ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

Fields

	Name	Description
	Back	Represents a backspace character (vbBack).
	Cr	Represents a carriage return character (vbCr).
	CrLf	Represents a carriage return/linefeed character combination (vbCrLf).
	FormFeed	Represents a form feed character for print functions (vbFormFeed).
	Lf	Represents a line feed character (vbLf).
	NewLine	Represents a new line character (vbNewLine).
	NullChar	Represents a null character (vbNullChar).
	Quote	Represents a double-quote character.
	Tab	Represents a tab character (vbTab).
	VerticalTab	Represents a vertical tab character (vbVerticalTab).

This module supports the Visual Basic language keywords and run-time library members that provide constant control characters for printing and displaying text. For more information, see Constants and Enumerations (Visual Basic).

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Silverlight
Available since 2.0

Thread Safety

Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.