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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
<EmbeddedAttribute> _
Public Class Strings
[EmbeddedAttribute]
public class Strings
[EmbeddedAttribute]
public ref class Strings
[<EmbeddedAttribute>]
type Strings =  class end
public class Strings

The Strings type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public method Strings Initializes a new instance of the Strings class.

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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.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
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.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

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

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

Reference

Microsoft.VisualBasic Namespace