VBScript to C# - Equivalent string functions

A Cheat Sheet containing the VBScript string functions and their equivalent methods in C#.

VBScript	Description	C# Equivalent
InStr	Returns the position of the first occurrence of one string within another. The search begins at the first character of the string	IndexOf()
InStrRev	Returns the position of the first occurrence of one string within another. The search begins at the last character of the string	-
LCase	Converts a specified string to lowercase	ToLower()
Left	Returns a specified number of characters from the left side of a string	SubString()
Len	Returns the number of characters in a string	Length()
LTrim	Removes spaces on the left side of a string	TrimStart()
RTrim	Removes spaces on the right side of a string	TrimEnd()
Trim	Removes spaces on both the left and the right side of a string	Trim()
Mid	Returns a specified number of characters from a string	SubString()
Replace	Replaces a specified part of a string with another string a specified number of times	Replace()
Right	Returns a specified number of characters from the right side of a string	SubString()
Space	Returns a string that consists of a specified number of spaces	PadLeft(), PadRight()
StrComp	Compares two strings and returns a value that represents the result of the comparison	Compare(), Equals()
String	Returns a string that contains a repeating character of a specified length	-
StrReverse	Reverses a string	-
UCase	Converts a specified string to uppercase	ToUpper()

Date Posted: 28 May 2007 21:18
Last Updated: 23 August 2010 09:22
Posted by: Mikesdotnetting
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01 June 2011 11:33 from Gary Winey

Hello,

String - Returns a string that contains a repeating character of a specified length - new string('0', 10)

One of the overloaded string constructors takes a char and repeats it x number of times.

Thanks for sharing your expertise with others!

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