VBFixedStringAttribute Class
Indicates that a string should be treated as if it were fixed length.
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualBasic (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)
| Name | Description | |
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![]() | VBFixedStringAttribute(Int32) | Initializes the value of the SizeConst field. |
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![]() | Equals(Object^) | This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object.(Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() | GetHashCode() | Returns the hash code for this instance.(Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() | GetType() | |
![]() | IsDefaultAttribute() | When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class.(Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() | Match(Object^) | When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object.(Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() | ToString() | Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.) |
| Name | Description | |
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![]() ![]() | _Attribute::GetIDsOfNames(Guid%, IntPtr, UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr) | Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers.(Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() ![]() | _Attribute::GetTypeInfo(UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr) | Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface.(Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() ![]() | _Attribute::GetTypeInfoCount(UInt32%) | Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1).(Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() ![]() | _Attribute::Invoke(UInt32, Guid%, UInt32, Int16, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr) | Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object.(Inherited from Attribute.) |
Visual Basic strings are of variable length by default. This attribute is useful when using Visual Basic file input and output functions such as FileGet and FilePut that require fixed length strings.
Structure Person Public ID As Integer Public MonthlySalary As Decimal Public LastReviewDate As Long <VBFixedString(15)> Public FirstName As String <VBFixedString(15)> Public LastName As String <VBFixedString(15)> Public Title As String <VBFixedString(150)> Public ReviewComments As String End Structure
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The VBFixedStringAttribute is informational and cannot be used to convert a variable length string to a fixed string. The purpose of this attribute is to modify how strings in structures and non-local variables are used by methods or API calls that recognize the VBFixedStringAttribute. Keep in mind that this attribute does not change the actual length of the string itself. |
Available since 1.1
Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.




