substring, left, right function ?

[Agnes]

in .net , any left function ??
or I should use Microsoft.VisualBasic.Left(myString, 5)
Thanks

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Dim a As String = "ABCDEF"

Debug.WriteLine(a.Substring(0, 5))

'Returns ABCDE
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in .net , any left function ??
or I should use Microsoft.VisualBasic.Left(myString, 5)
Thanks

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "Agnes" <ag***@dynamictech.com.hk> scripsit:

in .net , any left function ??
or I should use Microsoft.VisualBasic.Left(myString, 5)

I suggest to use VB.NET's 'Left' function because it is more descriptive
than the string's 'Substring' method.

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[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

Agnes,
The Left function in .NET is Microsoft.VisualBasic.Strings.Left!

If you use Strings.Left you may want to use an Import alias on
Microsoft.VisualBasic.

Imports VB = Microsoft.VisualBasic

Dim myString As String
myString = VB.Left(myString, 5)

Especially in Window Forms, as Left is a property of Control.

An alternative to Microsoft.VisualBasic.Strings is the methods on String
itself (such as String.SubString). I normally use String.SubString instead
of Strings.Left, however both are equally valid.

The one caveat I recommend is do not mix the VB Strings functions with the
String methods, as VB Strings are 1 based indexes & the String methods are 0
based indexes.

Hope this helps
Jay

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in .net , any left function ??
or I should use Microsoft.VisualBasic.Left(myString, 5)
Thanks

[Agnes]

I understand now, I will use substring instead.
Thanks ALL

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Agnes,
The Left function in .NET is Microsoft.VisualBasic.Strings.Left!

If you use Strings.Left you may want to use an Import alias on
Microsoft.VisualBasic.

Imports VB = Microsoft.VisualBasic

Dim myString As String
myString = VB.Left(myString, 5)

Especially in Window Forms, as Left is a property of Control.

An alternative to Microsoft.VisualBasic.Strings is the methods on String
itself (such as String.SubString). I normally use String.SubString instead of Strings.Left, however both are equally valid.

The one caveat I recommend is do not mix the VB Strings functions with the
String methods, as VB Strings are 1 based indexes & the String methods are 0 based indexes.

Hope this helps
Jay

"Agnes" <ag***@dynamictech.com.hk> wrote in message
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in .net , any left function ??
or I should use Microsoft.VisualBasic.Left(myString, 5)
Thanks