What is the VB .NET replacement for VB6 String()?

BrianWren · September 19th, 2005, 10:41 AM

What is the VB .NET replacement for the VB6 String() function?

(This function takes 2 arguments:

Code:

   Function String(Number As Long, Character) As String

The return value is a string of characters specified by the Character argument, repeated Number times.
String(4, "O") returns "OOOO".
String(4, 65) returns "AAAA".)

gcianfanelli · September 20th, 2005, 06:12 AM

The String object constructor in vb.net has 3 overloads, one of which is similar to the VB6 function

Try something like

  Dim myRepeatedCharacter As String
  myRepeatedCharacter = New String("A", 4)

or

  Dim myRepeatedCharacter As String = New String("A", 4)

BrianWren · September 20th, 2005, 11:28 AM

Iâm trying to put together:

Code:

MATERIAL/NOMEN CHECK          TIME: 07:55:44 DATE: 07/20/05
ITEM NO  STD NDX          FIELD       MATERIAL LIST     PART LIST
___________________________________________________________________

This is going into a file. So I have

Code:

With <a stream writer>

  .WriteLine("MATERIAL/NOMEN CHECK" & Space(10) & "TIME: " & Format(Now, "HH:NN:SS") & . . .
  .WriteLine("ITEM NO  STD NDX" & Space(...) & " . . . "

  ' Then here I want something like:
  .WriteLine(String(131, "_"))

End With

I suppose I could write a function of my own that wraps what you
suggestedâand I will if thereâs no other way. But is there another
wayâa replacement for VB6âs String()?

Jeff Mason · October 6th, 2005, 01:48 PM

As gcianfanelli said, the string constructor will do what you want.

Try

Code:

    .WriteLine(new String("_", 131))

Jeff Mason
Custom Apps, Inc.
www.custom-apps.com

BrianWren · November 4th, 2005, 11:46 AM

What .NET required of me was:

Code:

     .WriteLine(New String("-"c, 131))

because of the warning (with "-" underlined with a squiggle) âOption Strict On disallows implicit conversions from 'String' to 'Char'.â

Thanks.