Hmm, What happened to Left ?

[Jm]

Hi all

I feel stupid for asking this, but i just went to use the left() function
from vb6 only to find it doesnt do what it used to under .NET. Im assuming
theres something else now im meant to do when i want to say for example

Dim Str as string
Str = "1234"
msgbox left(str,2)

Thanks

[Sahil Malik]

String.SubStrin g <--- That's what u got now !!

- Sahil Malik
http://dotnetjunkies.com/weblog/sahilmalik
"Jm" <ja*****@ihug.c om.au> wrote in message
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Hi all

I feel stupid for asking this, but i just went to use the left() function
from vb6 only to find it doesnt do what it used to under .NET. Im assuming
theres something else now im meant to do when i want to say for example

Dim Str as string
Str = "1234"
msgbox left(str,2)

Thanks

[Jm]

Ah thanks Sahil, a little different but easy to use nonetheless.

Thanks

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String.SubStrin g <--- That's what u got now !!

- Sahil Malik
http://dotnetjunkies.com/weblog/sahilmalik
"Jm" <ja*****@ihug.c om.au> wrote in message
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Hi all

I feel stupid for asking this, but i just went to use the left() function from vb6 only to find it doesnt do what it used to under .NET. Im assuming theres something else now im meant to do when i want to say for example

Dim Str as string
Str = "1234"
msgbox left(str,2)

Thanks

[Cor Ligthert]

Jm,

It is still there as a full continious part of the Net Framework, as well as
all these methods.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...rykeywords.asp

I hope this helps?

Cor

"Jm" <ja*****@ihug.c om.au>

I feel stupid for asking this, but i just went to use the left() function
from vb6 only to find it doesnt do what it used to under .NET. Im assuming
theres something else now im meant to do when i want to say for example

Dim Str as string
Str = "1234"
msgbox left(str,2)

Thanks

[M.Posseth]

Microsoft.Visua lBasic.Left()


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Met vriendelijke groet
Kind regards,

Michel Posseth
Software Developer
Microsoft Certified Professional

Company : Nohau Systems B.V.
Division : Systems Development

"Jm" <ja*****@ihug.c om.au> wrote in message
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Hi all

I feel stupid for asking this, but i just went to use the left() function
from vb6 only to find it doesnt do what it used to under .NET. Im assuming
theres something else now im meant to do when i want to say for example

Dim Str as string
Str = "1234"
msgbox left(str,2)

Thanks

[Jim]

"Jm" <ja*****@ihug.c om.au> wrote in message
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Hi all

I feel stupid for asking this, but i just went to use the left() function
from vb6 only to find it doesnt do what it used to under .NET. Im assuming
theres something else now im meant to do when i want to say for example

Dim Str as string
Str = "1234"
msgbox left(str,2)

Thanks

In fact you can still use Left by invoking explicitly

Microsoft.Visua lBasic.Left(str ing, length)

but this does seem a bit unneccesary now we have Substring.

Regards

--Jim.

[Jm]

Hi Cor

Thanks for the reply, i feel stupid saying it but i wasnt aware that
namespace existed. Sahil pointed out the new method which i used anyhow.
Thanks for the reply

Thanks

"Cor Ligthert" <no************ @planet.nl> wrote in message
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Jm,

It is still there as a full continious part of the Net Framework, as well as all these methods.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...rykeywords.asp
I hope this helps?

Cor

"Jm" <ja*****@ihug.c om.au>

I feel stupid for asking this, but i just went to use the left() function from vb6 only to find it doesnt do what it used to under .NET. Im assuming theres something else now im meant to do when i want to say for example

Dim Str as string
Str = "1234"
msgbox left(str,2)

Thanks

[Jm]

Hi Jim

Thanks for the reply, i feel stupid saying it but i wasnt aware that
namespace existed. Sahil pointed out the new method which i used anyhow.
Thanks for the reply

Thanks
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"Jm" <ja*****@ihug.c om.au> wrote in message
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Hi all

I feel stupid for asking this, but i just went to use the left() function from vb6 only to find it doesnt do what it used to under .NET. Im assuming theres something else now im meant to do when i want to say for example

Dim Str as string
Str = "1234"
msgbox left(str,2)

Thanks

In fact you can still use Left by invoking explicitly

Microsoft.Visua lBasic.Left(str ing, length)

but this does seem a bit unneccesary now we have Substring.

Regards

--Jim.

[Cor Ligthert]

JM,

That is not a new method, that is a very old method. It comes from the C
type languages.

The C type methods use a zero indexer and the VB type methods the First as
indexer.
I think it is good to stay to one kind because otherwise you will soon be
confused.

I never use methods which have a First as starting indexer although I think
it is better, the only reason for that is that I am used to that zero
indexer. (Therefore I use substring).

Cor

"Jm" <ja*****@ihug.c om.au>

Hi Cor

Thanks for the reply, i feel stupid saying it but i wasnt aware that
namespace existed. Sahil pointed out the new method which i used anyhow.
Thanks for the reply

Thanks

"Cor Ligthert" <no************ @planet.nl> wrote in message
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Jm,

It is still there as a full continious part of the Net Framework, as well

as

all these methods.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...rykeywords.asp

I hope this helps?

Cor

"Jm" <ja*****@ihug.c om.au>

> I feel stupid for asking this, but i just went to use the left() function > from vb6 only to find it doesnt do what it used to under .NET. Im assuming > theres something else now im meant to do when i want to say for example
>
> Dim Str as string
> Str = "1234"
> msgbox left(str,2)
>
> Thanks
>
>

[Supra]

http://mikecaldwell.com/VBNET.asp

Jm wrote:

Hi all

I feel stupid for asking this, but i just went to use the left() function
from vb6 only to find it doesnt do what it used to under .NET. Im assuming
theres something else now im meant to do when i want to say for example

Dim Str as string
Str = "1234"
msgbox left(str,2)

Thanks