Strings Class

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The Strings module contains procedures used to perform string operations.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.VisualBasic.Strings

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<StandardModuleAttribute> _
Public NotInheritable Class Strings
[StandardModuleAttribute]
public sealed class Strings

The Strings type exposes the following members.

Methods

  Name Description
Public methodStatic member AscW(Char) Returns an Integer value representing the character code corresponding to a character.
Public methodStatic member AscW(String) Returns an Integer value representing the character code corresponding to a character.
Public methodStatic member ChrW Returns the character associated with the specified character code.
Public method Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodStatic member Filter(array<Object[], String, Boolean, CompareMethod) Returns a zero-based array containing a subset of a String array based on specified filter criteria.
Public methodStatic member Filter(array<String[], String, Boolean, CompareMethod) Returns a zero-based array containing a subset of a String array based on specified filter criteria.
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodStatic member Format Returns a string formatted according to instructions contained in a format String expression.
Public methodStatic member FormatCurrency Returns an expression formatted as a currency value using the currency symbol defined in the system control panel.
Public methodStatic member FormatDateTime Returns a string expression representing a date/time value.
Public methodStatic member FormatNumber Returns an expression formatted as a number.
Public methodStatic member FormatPercent Returns an expression formatted as a percentage (that is, multiplied by 100) with a trailing % character.
Public methodStatic member GetChar Returns a Char value representing the character from the specified index in the supplied string.
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodStatic member InStr(String, String, CompareMethod) Returns an integer specifying the start position of the first occurrence of one string within another.
Public methodStatic member InStr(Int32, String, String, CompareMethod) Returns an integer specifying the start position of the first occurrence of one string within another.
Public methodStatic member InStrRev Returns the position of the first occurrence of one string within another, starting from the right side of the string.
Public methodStatic member Join(array<Object[], String) Returns a string created by joining a number of substrings contained in an array.
Public methodStatic member Join(array<String[], String) Returns a string created by joining a number of substrings contained in an array.
Public methodStatic member LCase(Char) Returns a string or character converted to lowercase.
Public methodStatic member LCase(String) Returns a string or character converted to lowercase.
Public methodStatic member Left Returns a string containing a specified number of characters from the left side of a string.
Public methodStatic member Len Returns an integer containing either the number of characters in a string or the nominal number of bytes required to store a variable.
Public methodStatic member LSet Returns a left-aligned string containing the specified string adjusted to the specified length.
Public methodStatic member LTrim Returns a string containing a copy of a specified string with no leading spaces (LTrim), no trailing spaces (RTrim), or no leading or trailing spaces (Trim).
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodStatic member Mid(String, Int32) Returns a string containing a specified number of characters from a string.
Public methodStatic member Mid(String, Int32, Int32) Returns a string containing a specified number of characters from a string.
Public methodStatic member Replace Returns a string in which a specified substring has been replaced with another substring a specified number of times.
Public methodStatic member Right Returns a string containing a specified number of characters from the right side of a string.
Public methodStatic member RSet Returns a right-aligned string containing the specified string adjusted to the specified length.
Public methodStatic member RTrim Returns a string containing a copy of a specified string with no leading spaces (LTrim), no trailing spaces (RTrim), or no leading or trailing spaces (Trim).
Public methodStatic member Space Returns a string consisting of the specified number of spaces.
Public methodStatic member Split Returns a zero-based, one-dimensional array containing a specified number of substrings.
Public methodStatic member StrComp Returns -1, 0, or 1, based on the result of a string comparison.
Public methodStatic member StrDup(Int32, Char) Returns a string or object consisting of the specified character repeated the specified number of times.
Public methodStatic member StrDup(Int32, Object) Returns a string or object consisting of the specified character repeated the specified number of times.
Public methodStatic member StrDup(Int32, String) Returns a string or object consisting of the specified character repeated the specified number of times.
Public methodStatic member StrReverse Returns a string in which the character order of a specified string is reversed.
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodStatic member Trim Returns a string containing a copy of a specified string with no leading spaces (LTrim), no trailing spaces (RTrim), or no leading or trailing spaces (Trim).
Public methodStatic member UCase(Char) Returns a string or character containing the specified string converted to uppercase.
Public methodStatic member UCase(String) Returns a string or character containing the specified string converted to uppercase.

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Remarks

This module supports the Visual Basic language keywords and run-time library members that manipulate strings.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to split a string at its spaces.

Dim TestString As String = "Look at these!"
' Returns an array containing "Look", "at", and "these!".
Dim TestArray() As String = Split(TestString)

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

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.

See Also

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