Comparing Strings

[Brij Singh]

Hi,

Is there a way to compare two strings with search character

like A = "Apple"
B = "app"

and if user input is "A*" or "a*" or "Ap*" then it will compare equal to
Both A and B above.
Thanks in advace.

Brij

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

Brij,

and if user input is "A*" or "a*" or "Ap*" then it will compare equal to
Both A and B above. "A*" or "a*" or "Ap*" are all examples of regular expressions, have a look
at the System.Text.RegularExpressions namespace. Specifically the RegEx
class.

There are options to make the RegEx case insensitive such that A = a.

Hope this helps
Jay

"Brij Singh" <br***@telcorinc.com> wrote in message
news:3f***********************@news.newshosting.co m... Hi,

Is there a way to compare two strings with search character

like A = "Apple"
B = "app"

and if user input is "A*" or "a*" or "Ap*" then it will compare equal to
Both A and B above.
Thanks in advace.

Brij

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "Brij Singh" <br***@telcorinc.com> scripsit:

Is there a way to compare two strings with search character

like A = "Apple"
B = "app"

and if user input is "A*" or "a*" or "Ap*" then it will compare equal to
Both A and B above.

Have a look at the documentation for the 'RegEx' class and/or the 'Like'
operator.

--
Herfried K. Wagner
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>