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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Новая страница&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Combine Insert and IndexOf==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System.Collections&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s1 As String = &amp;quot;abcd&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s2 As String = &amp;quot;ABCD&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s3 As String = &amp;quot;Liberty Associates, Inc. provides &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             s3 = s3 &amp;amp; &amp;quot;custom .NET development&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s5 As String = String.Copy(s2)&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s5 copied from s2: {0}&amp;quot;, s5)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim location As Integer = s3.IndexOf(&amp;quot;provides&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
             &amp;quot; you can combine the two as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s11 As String = _&lt;br /&gt;
                 s3.Insert(s3.IndexOf(&amp;quot;provides&amp;quot;), &amp;quot;usually &amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s11: {0}&amp;quot;, s11)&lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Compare String: case sensitive and not sensitive==&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System.Collections&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s1 As String = &amp;quot;abcd&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s2 As String = &amp;quot;ABCD&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim result As Integer &lt;br /&gt;
             result = String.rupare(s1, s2)&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine( _&lt;br /&gt;
               &amp;quot;compare s1: {0}, s2: {1}, result: {2}&amp;quot; _&lt;br /&gt;
               &amp;amp; Environment.NewLine, s1, s2, result)&lt;br /&gt;
             result = String.rupare(s1, s2, True)&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;Compare insensitive. result: {0}&amp;quot; _&lt;br /&gt;
                &amp;amp; Environment.NewLine, result)&lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Compare two Strings==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System.Collections&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())&lt;br /&gt;
             &amp;quot; create some Strings to work with&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s1 As [String] = &amp;quot;abcd&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s2 As [String] = &amp;quot;ABCD&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim result As Integer &amp;quot; hold the results of comparisons&lt;br /&gt;
             &amp;quot; compare two Strings, case sensitive&lt;br /&gt;
             result = [String].rupare(s1, s2)&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine( _&lt;br /&gt;
               &amp;quot;compare s1: {0}, s2: {1}, result: {2}&amp;quot; _&lt;br /&gt;
               &amp;amp; Environment.NewLine, s1, s2, result)&lt;br /&gt;
             &amp;quot; overloaded compare, takes boolean &amp;quot;ignore case&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             &amp;quot;(true = ignore case)&lt;br /&gt;
             result = [String].rupare(s1, s2, True)&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;Compare insensitive. result: {0}&amp;quot; _&lt;br /&gt;
                &amp;amp; Environment.NewLine, result)&lt;br /&gt;
    End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Comparing strings==&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
   Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim string1 As String = &amp;quot;hello&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim string2 As String = &amp;quot;good bye&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim string3 As String = &amp;quot;Happy Birthday&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim string4 As String = &amp;quot;happy birthday&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim output As String&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim quotes As Char = ChrW(34)&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine( &amp;quot;output values of four Strings&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine( &amp;quot;string1 = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; quotes &amp;amp; string1 &amp;amp; quotes &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         vbCrLf &amp;amp; &amp;quot;string2 = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; quotes &amp;amp; string2 &amp;amp; quotes &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         vbCrLf &amp;amp; &amp;quot;string3 = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; quotes &amp;amp; string3 &amp;amp; quotes &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         vbCrLf &amp;amp; &amp;quot;string4 = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; quotes &amp;amp; string4 &amp;amp; quotes)&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot; test for equality using Equals method &amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
      If (string1.Equals(&amp;quot;hello&amp;quot;)) Then&lt;br /&gt;
         Console.WriteLine( &amp;quot;string1 equals &amp;quot; &amp;amp; quotes &amp;amp; &amp;quot;hello&amp;quot; &amp;amp; quotes )&lt;br /&gt;
      Else&lt;br /&gt;
         Console.WriteLine( &amp;quot;string1 does not equal &amp;quot; &amp;amp; quotes &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
            &amp;quot;hello&amp;quot; &amp;amp; quotes )&lt;br /&gt;
      End If&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine( &amp;quot;test for equality with = &amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
      If string1 = &amp;quot;hello&amp;quot; Then&lt;br /&gt;
         Console.WriteLine( &amp;quot;string1 equals &amp;quot; &amp;amp; quotes &amp;amp; &amp;quot;hello&amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
            quotes )&lt;br /&gt;
      Else&lt;br /&gt;
         Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;string1 does not equal &amp;quot; &amp;amp; quotes &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
            &amp;quot;hello&amp;quot; &amp;amp; quotes)&lt;br /&gt;
      End If&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot; test for equality comparing case &amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
      If (String.Equals(string3, string4)) Then&lt;br /&gt;
         Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;string3 equals string4&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
      Else&lt;br /&gt;
         Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;string3 does not equal string4&amp;quot; )&lt;br /&gt;
      End If&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot; test CompareTo&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;string1.rupareTo(string2) is &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         string1.rupareTo(string2) &amp;amp; vbCrLf &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         &amp;quot;string2.rupareTo(string1) is &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         string2.rupareTo(string1) &amp;amp; vbCrLf &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         &amp;quot;string1.rupareTo(string1) is &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         string1.rupareTo(string1) &amp;amp; vbCrLf &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         &amp;quot;string3.rupareTo(string4) is &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         string3.rupareTo(string4) &amp;amp; vbCrLf &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         &amp;quot;string4.rupareTo(string3) is &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         string4.rupareTo(string3) )&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub &amp;quot; Main&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
==Concatenate Strings==&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System.Collections&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s1 As String = &amp;quot;abcd&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s2 As String = &amp;quot;ABCD&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             &amp;quot; concatenation method&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s3 As String = String.Concat(s1, s2)&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s3 concatenated from s1 and s2: {0}&amp;quot;, s3)&lt;br /&gt;
             &amp;quot; use the overloaded operator&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s4 As String = s1 &amp;amp; s2&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s4 concatenated from s1 &amp;amp; s2: {0}&amp;quot;, s4)&lt;br /&gt;
    End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Concatenate String with Integer into one String==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim n As Integer&lt;br /&gt;
        n = 27&lt;br /&gt;
        n = n + 1&lt;br /&gt;
        Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;Value of n + 1 = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; n, &amp;quot;Variables&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
    End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Concatenate the strings==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Declare variables&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim strOne As String&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim strTwo As String&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim strResults As String&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Set the string values&lt;br /&gt;
        strOne = &amp;quot;Hello&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        strTwo = &amp;quot;, world!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Concatenate the strings&lt;br /&gt;
        strResults = strOne &amp;amp; strTwo&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Display the results&lt;br /&gt;
        System.Console.WriteLine(strResults)&lt;br /&gt;
    End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Concatenate the strings and display the results==&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Declare variables and set their values&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim strOne As String = &amp;quot;Visual Basic &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim strTwo As String = &amp;quot;2005&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Concatenate the strings and display the results&lt;br /&gt;
        System.Console.WriteLine(strOne &amp;amp; strTwo)&lt;br /&gt;
    End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Convert to Upper case and Lower Case==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
   Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim river As String = &amp;quot; www.vbex.ru   &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        Console.WriteLine(river.ToUpper())&lt;br /&gt;
        Console.WriteLine(river.ToLower())&lt;br /&gt;
        &lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub &lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
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           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demonstrating StartsWith and EndsWith methods==&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
   Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim strings As String()&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim i As Integer&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim quotes As Char = ChrW(34)&lt;br /&gt;
      strings = New String() {&amp;quot;started&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;starting&amp;quot;, _&lt;br /&gt;
         &amp;quot;ended&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;ending&amp;quot;}&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot; test every string to see if it starts with &amp;quot;st&amp;quot;&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
      For i = 0 To strings.GetUpperBound(0)&lt;br /&gt;
         If strings(i).StartsWith(&amp;quot;st&amp;quot;) Then&lt;br /&gt;
            Console.WriteLine(quotes &amp;amp; strings(i) &amp;amp; quotes &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
               &amp;quot; starts with &amp;quot; &amp;amp; quotes &amp;amp; &amp;quot;st&amp;quot; &amp;amp; quotes )&lt;br /&gt;
         End If&lt;br /&gt;
      Next&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot; test every string to see if it ends with &amp;quot;ed&amp;quot;&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
      For i = 0 To strings.GetUpperBound(0)&lt;br /&gt;
         If strings(i).EndsWith(&amp;quot;ed&amp;quot;) Then&lt;br /&gt;
            Console.WriteLine( quotes &amp;amp; strings(i) &amp;amp; quotes &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
               &amp;quot; ends with &amp;quot; &amp;amp; quotes &amp;amp; &amp;quot;ed&amp;quot; &amp;amp; quotes )&lt;br /&gt;
         End If&lt;br /&gt;
      Next&lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub &amp;quot; Main&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Display the first part of a string==&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Display the first part of a string&lt;br /&gt;
        System.Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;The length of the string in the TextBox is &amp;quot;.Substring(0, 12))&lt;br /&gt;
    End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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==Display the length of the string==&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Declare variable&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim strData As String&lt;br /&gt;
        strData = &amp;quot;string value&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Display the length of the string&lt;br /&gt;
        System.Console.WriteLine(strData.Length &amp;amp; &amp;quot; character(s)&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
    End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Get sub string==&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Declare variable&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim strData As String&lt;br /&gt;
        strData = &amp;quot;string value&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Display the first three characters&lt;br /&gt;
        System.Console.WriteLine(strData.Substring(0, 3))&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Display the middle three characters&lt;br /&gt;
        System.Console.WriteLine(strData.Substring(3, 3))&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Display the last three characters&lt;br /&gt;
        System.Console.WriteLine(strData.Substring(strData.Length - 3))&lt;br /&gt;
    End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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==IndexOfAny to find first occurrence of character in array==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
   Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim letters As String = &amp;quot;abcdefghijklmabcdefghijklm&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim searchLetters As Char() = New Char() {&amp;quot;c&amp;quot;c, &amp;quot;a&amp;quot;c, &amp;quot;$&amp;quot;c}&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;IndexOfAny to find first occurrence of character in array&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;First occurrence of &amp;quot;&amp;quot;c&amp;quot;&amp;quot;,&amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot; &amp;quot;&amp;quot;a&amp;quot;&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;&amp;quot;$&amp;quot;&amp;quot; is located at &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
        letters.IndexOfAny(searchLetters))&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;First occurrence of &amp;quot;&amp;quot;c&amp;quot;&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;&amp;quot;a&amp;quot;&amp;quot; or &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         &amp;quot;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;$&amp;quot;&amp;quot; is located at &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         letters.IndexOfAny(searchLetters, 7))&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;First occurrence of &amp;quot;&amp;quot;c&amp;quot;&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;&amp;quot;a&amp;quot;&amp;quot; or &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         &amp;quot;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;$&amp;quot;&amp;quot; is located at &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         letters.IndexOfAny(searchLetters, 20, 5))&lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub &amp;quot; Main&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
==IndexOf to locate a substring in a string==&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
   Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim letters As String = &amp;quot;abcdefghijklmabcdefghijklm&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim searchLetters As Char() = New Char() {&amp;quot;c&amp;quot;c, &amp;quot;a&amp;quot;c, &amp;quot;$&amp;quot;c}&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;IndexOf to locate a substring in a string&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;def&amp;quot;&amp;quot; is located at&amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         &amp;quot; index &amp;quot; &amp;amp; letters.IndexOf(&amp;quot;def&amp;quot;))&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;def&amp;quot;&amp;quot; is located at index &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         letters.IndexOf(&amp;quot;def&amp;quot;, 7))&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;hello&amp;quot;&amp;quot; is located at index &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         letters.IndexOf(&amp;quot;hello&amp;quot;, 5, 15))&lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub &amp;quot; Main&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==LastIndexOfAny to find first occurrence of character in array==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
   Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim letters As String = &amp;quot;abcdefghijklmabcdefghijklm&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim searchLetters As Char() = New Char() {&amp;quot;c&amp;quot;c, &amp;quot;a&amp;quot;c, &amp;quot;$&amp;quot;c}&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;LastIndexOfAny to find first occurrence of character in array&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;Last occurrence of &amp;quot;&amp;quot;c&amp;quot;&amp;quot;,&amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         &amp;quot; &amp;quot;&amp;quot;a&amp;quot;&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;&amp;quot;$&amp;quot;&amp;quot; is located at &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         letters.LastIndexOfAny(searchLetters))&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;Last occurrence of &amp;quot;&amp;quot;c&amp;quot;&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;&amp;quot;a&amp;quot;&amp;quot; or &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         &amp;quot;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;$&amp;quot;&amp;quot; is located at &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         letters.LastIndexOfAny(searchLetters, 1))&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;Last occurrence of &amp;quot;&amp;quot;c&amp;quot;&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;&amp;quot;a&amp;quot;&amp;quot; or &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         &amp;quot;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;$&amp;quot;&amp;quot; is located at &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         letters.LastIndexOfAny(searchLetters, 25, 5))&lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub &amp;quot; Main&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
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           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
==LastIndexOf to find a character in a string==&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
   Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim letters As String = &amp;quot;abcdefghijklmabcdefghijklm&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim searchLetters As Char() = New Char() {&amp;quot;c&amp;quot;c, &amp;quot;a&amp;quot;c, &amp;quot;$&amp;quot;c}&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;LastIndexOf to find a character in a string&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;Last &amp;quot;&amp;quot;c&amp;quot;&amp;quot; is located at &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         &amp;quot;index &amp;quot; &amp;amp; letters.LastIndexOf(&amp;quot;c&amp;quot;c))&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;Last &amp;quot;&amp;quot;a&amp;quot;&amp;quot; is located at index &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         letters.LastIndexOf(&amp;quot;a&amp;quot;c, 25))&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;Last &amp;quot;&amp;quot;$&amp;quot;&amp;quot; is located at index &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         letters.LastIndexOf(&amp;quot;$&amp;quot;c, 15, 5))&lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub &amp;quot; Main&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
==LastIndexOf to find a substring in a string==&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
   Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim letters As String = &amp;quot;abcdefghijklmabcdefghijklm&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim searchLetters As Char() = New Char() {&amp;quot;c&amp;quot;c, &amp;quot;a&amp;quot;c, &amp;quot;$&amp;quot;c}&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;LastIndexOf to find a substring in a string&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;Last &amp;quot;&amp;quot;def&amp;quot;&amp;quot; is located &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         &amp;quot;at index &amp;quot; &amp;amp; letters.LastIndexOf(&amp;quot;def&amp;quot;))&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;Last &amp;quot;&amp;quot;def&amp;quot;&amp;quot; is located at &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         letters.LastIndexOf(&amp;quot;def&amp;quot;, 25))&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;Last &amp;quot;&amp;quot;hello&amp;quot;&amp;quot; is located at &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;index &amp;quot; &amp;amp; letters.LastIndexOf(&amp;quot;hello&amp;quot;, 20, 15))&lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub &amp;quot; Main&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
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           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
==Replace the string occurance==&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Declare variables&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim strData As String&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim strNewData As String&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Get the text from the TextBox&lt;br /&gt;
        strData = &amp;quot;Hello You&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Replace the string occurance&lt;br /&gt;
        strNewData = strData.Replace(&amp;quot;Hello&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Goodbye&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Display the new string&lt;br /&gt;
        System.Console.WriteLine(strNewData)&lt;br /&gt;
    End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==String class Concat method==&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
   Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim string1 As String = &amp;quot;Happy &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim string2 As String = &amp;quot;Birthday&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;string1 = &amp;quot;&amp;quot;&amp;quot; &amp;amp; string1 &amp;amp; &amp;quot;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;&amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         vbCrLf &amp;amp; &amp;quot;string2 = &amp;quot;&amp;quot;&amp;quot; &amp;amp; string2 &amp;amp; &amp;quot;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;Result of String.Concat(string1, string2) = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         String.Concat(string1, string2))&lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub &amp;quot; Main&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
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           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==String compare==&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Declare variable&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim strName As String&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Get the name&lt;br /&gt;
        strName = &amp;quot;STEPHANIE&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Compare the name&lt;br /&gt;
        If String.rupare(strName, &amp;quot;STEPHANIE&amp;quot;, True) = 0 Then&lt;br /&gt;
            System.Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;Hello, Stephanie!&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
        End If&lt;br /&gt;
    End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==String Constructor==&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
   Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim characterArray As Char()&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim quotes As Char = ChrW(34)&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim originalString, string1, string2, string3, _&lt;br /&gt;
               string4 As String&lt;br /&gt;
      characterArray = New Char() {&amp;quot;w&amp;quot;c, &amp;quot;w&amp;quot;c, &amp;quot;w&amp;quot;c, _&lt;br /&gt;
         &amp;quot;.&amp;quot;c, &amp;quot;j&amp;quot;c, &amp;quot;a&amp;quot;c, &amp;quot;v&amp;quot;c, &amp;quot;a&amp;quot;c, &amp;quot;2&amp;quot;c,&amp;quot;s&amp;quot;c,&amp;quot;.&amp;quot;c,&amp;quot;o&amp;quot;c,&amp;quot;m&amp;quot;c}&lt;br /&gt;
      &amp;quot; string initialization&lt;br /&gt;
      originalString = &amp;quot;www.vbex.ru&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      string1 = originalString&lt;br /&gt;
      string2 = New String(characterArray)&lt;br /&gt;
      string3 = New String(characterArray, 6, 3)&lt;br /&gt;
      string4 = New String(&amp;quot;C&amp;quot;c, 5)&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine( &amp;quot;string1 = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; quotes &amp;amp; string1 &amp;amp; quotes &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         vbCrLf &amp;amp; &amp;quot;string2 = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; quotes &amp;amp; string2 &amp;amp; quotes &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         vbCrLf &amp;amp; &amp;quot;string3 = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; quotes &amp;amp; string3 &amp;amp; quotes &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         vbCrLf &amp;amp; &amp;quot;string4 = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; quotes &amp;amp; string4 &amp;amp; quotes )&lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub &amp;quot; Main&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==String Copy==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System.Collections&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())&lt;br /&gt;
          Dim s1 As String = &amp;quot;abcd&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
          Dim s2 As String = &amp;quot;ABCD&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
          &amp;quot; the String copy method&lt;br /&gt;
          Dim s5 As String = String.Copy(s2)&lt;br /&gt;
          Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s5 copied from s2: {0}&amp;quot;, s5)&lt;br /&gt;
          &amp;quot; use the overloaded operator&lt;br /&gt;
          Dim s6 As String = s5&lt;br /&gt;
          Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s6 = s5: {0}&amp;quot;, s6)&lt;br /&gt;
    End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==String ends with==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
   Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim river As String = &amp;quot; www.vbex.ru   &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        Console.WriteLine(river.EndsWith(&amp;quot;I&amp;quot;))&lt;br /&gt;
        Console.WriteLine(river.EndsWith(&amp;quot;i&amp;quot;))&lt;br /&gt;
        &lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub &lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==String.Equals Demo==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System.Collections&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s1 As String = &amp;quot;abcd&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s2 As String = &amp;quot;ABCD&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             &amp;quot; the String copy method&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s5 As String = String.Copy(s2)&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s5 copied from s2: {0}&amp;quot;, s5)&lt;br /&gt;
             &amp;quot; copy with the overloaded operator&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s6 As String = s5&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s6 = s5: {0}&amp;quot;, s6)&lt;br /&gt;
             &amp;quot; member method&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;Does s6.Equals(s5)?: {0}&amp;quot;, s6.Equals(s5))&lt;br /&gt;
             &amp;quot; shared method&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;Does Equals(s6,s5)?: {0}&amp;quot;, _&lt;br /&gt;
                String.Equals(s6, s5))&lt;br /&gt;
    End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==String IndexOf and Insert==&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System.Collections&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s1 As String = &amp;quot;abcd&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s2 As String = &amp;quot;ABCD&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s3 As String = &amp;quot;S3&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             s3 = s3 &amp;amp; &amp;quot;Tail&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s5 As String = String.Copy(s2) &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s5 copied from s2: {0}&amp;quot;, s5)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;String s3 is {0} characters long. &amp;quot;, _&lt;br /&gt;
                s5.Length)&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine( )&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s3: {0}&amp;quot;, s3)&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s3: ends with 3?: {0}&amp;quot;, s3.EndsWith(&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;))&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine( )&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.Write(&amp;quot;The first occurrence of 3 &amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;in s3 is {0}&amp;quot;, s3.IndexOf(&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;))&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim location As Integer = s3.IndexOf(&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s10 As String = s3.Insert(location, &amp;quot;3&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s10: {0}&amp;quot;, s10)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine( )&lt;br /&gt;
    End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==String IndexOf and Insert at a position==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
   Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim river As String = &amp;quot; www.vbex.ru   &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        Console.WriteLine(river.IndexOf(&amp;quot;s&amp;quot;)) &lt;br /&gt;
        Console.WriteLine(river.Insert(9, &amp;quot; domain&amp;quot;)) &lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub &lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==String Insert==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System.Collections&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s1 As String = &amp;quot;abcd&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s2 As String = &amp;quot;ABCD&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s3 As String = &amp;quot;Liberty Associates, Inc. provides &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             s3 = s3 &amp;amp; &amp;quot;custom .NET development&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s5 As String = String.Copy(s2)&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s5 copied from s2: {0}&amp;quot;, s5)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim location As Integer = s3.IndexOf(&amp;quot;provides&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s10 As String = s3.Insert(location, &amp;quot;usually &amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s10: {0}&amp;quot;, s10)&lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==String InStr==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System.Data&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System.Collections&lt;br /&gt;
public class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
   Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim A As String = &amp;quot;ABCD&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        Console.WriteLine(InStr(A, &amp;quot;C&amp;quot;))&lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==String Object: =, Is and Mid==&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System.Data&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System.Collections&lt;br /&gt;
public class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
   Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
  Dim A As String&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim B As String&lt;br /&gt;
        A = &amp;quot;Hello&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        B = &amp;quot;Hel&amp;quot; + &amp;quot;lo&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        console.WriteLine(A = B)&lt;br /&gt;
        console.WriteLine(A Is B)&lt;br /&gt;
        Mid(A, 1, 1) = &amp;quot;X&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        Mid(B, 1, 1) = &amp;quot;X&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        console.WriteLine(A = B)&lt;br /&gt;
        console.WriteLine(A Is B)&lt;br /&gt;
        console.WriteLine(A)&lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==String PadLeft==&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
   Public Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;quot;Strings&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim strConstant As String = &amp;quot;ABC&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim strRepeat As New String(&amp;quot;A&amp;quot;c, 20)&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim strMyString As String = &amp;quot;Hello World&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
        Console.WriteLine(strMyString.PadLeft(30))&lt;br /&gt;
        Console.WriteLine(strMyString.PadLeft(20, &amp;quot;.&amp;quot;c))&lt;br /&gt;
        &lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==String properties Length and Chars and method CopyTo of class String==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
   Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim string1 As String&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim characterArray As Char()&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim i As Integer&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim quotes As Char = ChrW(34)&lt;br /&gt;
      string1 = &amp;quot;hello there&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      characterArray = New Char(5) {}&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine( &amp;quot;string1: &amp;quot; &amp;amp; quotes &amp;amp; string1 )&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine( &amp;quot; test Length property &amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine( &amp;quot;Length of string1: &amp;quot; &amp;amp; string1.Length )&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine( &amp;quot; loop through characters in string1 and display reversed &amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine( &amp;quot;The string reversed is: &amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
      For i = string1.Length - 1 To 0 Step -1&lt;br /&gt;
         Console.WriteLine( string1.Chars(i) )&lt;br /&gt;
      Next&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine( &amp;quot; copy characters from string1 into characterArray &amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
      string1.CopyTo(0, characterArray, 0, 5)&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine( &amp;quot;The character array is: &amp;quot; )&lt;br /&gt;
      For i = 0 To characterArray.GetUpperBound(0)&lt;br /&gt;
         Console.WriteLine( characterArray(i) )&lt;br /&gt;
      Next&lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub &amp;quot; Main&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
==String Replace Demo==&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim myString As String&lt;br /&gt;
        myString = &amp;quot;AAA&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot; replace the string...&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim newString As String&lt;br /&gt;
        newString = myString.Replace(&amp;quot;A&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;NNN&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot; display the new string...&lt;br /&gt;
        Console.WriteLine(newString)&lt;br /&gt;
    End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==String: set value and display==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Declare variable&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim strData As String&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Set the string value&lt;br /&gt;
        strData = &amp;quot;Hello, world!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Display the results&lt;br /&gt;
        System.Console.WriteLine(strData)&lt;br /&gt;
    End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==String Split==&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System.Collections&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s1 As String = &amp;quot;One,Two,Three &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             Const Space As Char = &amp;quot; &amp;quot;c&lt;br /&gt;
             Const Comma As Char = &amp;quot;,&amp;quot;c&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim delimiters( ) As Char = {Space, Comma}&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim output As String = &amp;quot;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim ctr As Integer = 0&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim resultArray As String( ) = s1.Split(delimiters)&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim subString As String&lt;br /&gt;
             For Each subString In resultArray&lt;br /&gt;
                 ctr = ctr + 1&lt;br /&gt;
                 output &amp;amp;= ctr.ToString( )&lt;br /&gt;
                 output &amp;amp;= &amp;quot;: &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
                 output &amp;amp;= subString&lt;br /&gt;
                 output &amp;amp;= Environment.NewLine&lt;br /&gt;
             Next subString&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(output)&lt;br /&gt;
    End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==String: Substring, LastIndexOf==&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System.Collections&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s1 As String = &amp;quot;One Two Three Four&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim index As Integer&lt;br /&gt;
             index = s1.LastIndexOf(&amp;quot; &amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s2 As String = s1.Substring((index + 1))&lt;br /&gt;
             s1 = s1.Substring(0, index)&lt;br /&gt;
             index = s1.LastIndexOf(&amp;quot; &amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s3 As String = s1.Substring((index + 1))&lt;br /&gt;
             s1 = s1.Substring(0, index)&lt;br /&gt;
             index = s1.LastIndexOf(&amp;quot; &amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s4 As String = s1.Substring((index + 1))&lt;br /&gt;
             s1 = s1.Substring(0, index)&lt;br /&gt;
             index = s1.LastIndexOf(&amp;quot; &amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s5 As String = s1.Substring((index + 1))&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s1: {0}&amp;quot;, s1)&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s2: {0}&amp;quot;, s2)&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s3: {0}&amp;quot;, s3)&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s4: {0}&amp;quot;, s4)&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s5: {0}&amp;quot;, s5)&lt;br /&gt;
    End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==String Substring method==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
   Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim letters As String = &amp;quot;abcdefghijklmabcdefghijklm&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim quotes As Char = ChrW(34)&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;invoke SubString method and pass it one parameter&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;Substring from index 20 to end is &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         quotes &amp;amp; letters.Substring(20) &amp;amp; quotes )&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;invoke SubString method and pass it two parameters&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;Substring from index 0 to 6 is &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         quotes &amp;amp; letters.Substring(0, 6) &amp;amp; quotes)&lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub &amp;quot; Main&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==String ToCharArray method ==&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
   Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim string1 As String = &amp;quot;hello&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim string2 As String = &amp;quot;GOOD BYE &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim string3 As String = &amp;quot;   spaces   &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim charArray() As Char = string1.ToCharArray()&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;string1 = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; string1 &amp;amp; vbCrLf &amp;amp; &amp;quot;string2 = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         string2 &amp;amp; vbCrLf &amp;amp; &amp;quot;string3 = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; string3)&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;string1 as a character &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         &amp;quot;array = &amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub &amp;quot; Main&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==String ToLower and ToUpper==&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
   Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim string1 As String = &amp;quot;hello&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim string2 As String = &amp;quot;GOOD BYE &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim string3 As String = &amp;quot;   spaces   &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim charArray() As Char = string1.ToCharArray()&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;string1 = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; string1 &amp;amp; vbCrLf &amp;amp; &amp;quot;string2 = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         string2 &amp;amp; vbCrLf &amp;amp; &amp;quot;string3 = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; string3)&lt;br /&gt;
      &lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;string1.ToUpper() = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         string1.ToUpper() &amp;amp; vbCrLf &amp;amp; &amp;quot;string2.ToLOwer() = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         string2.ToLower())&lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub &amp;quot; Main&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==String ToString method==&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
   Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim string1 As String = &amp;quot;hello&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim string2 As String = &amp;quot;GOOD BYE &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim string3 As String = &amp;quot;   spaces   &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim charArray() As Char = string1.ToCharArray()&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;string1 = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; string1 &amp;amp; vbCrLf &amp;amp; &amp;quot;string2 = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         string2 &amp;amp; vbCrLf &amp;amp; &amp;quot;string3 = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; string3)&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;string1 = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; string1.ToString())&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub &amp;quot; Main&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==String Trim method==&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
   Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim string1 As String = &amp;quot;hello&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim string2 As String = &amp;quot;GOOD BYE &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim string3 As String = &amp;quot;   spaces   &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim charArray() As Char = string1.ToCharArray()&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;string1 = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; string1 &amp;amp; vbCrLf &amp;amp; &amp;quot;string2 = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         string2 &amp;amp; vbCrLf &amp;amp; &amp;quot;string3 = &amp;quot; &amp;amp; string3)&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;string3 after trim = &amp;quot;&amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         string3.Trim() &amp;amp; &amp;quot;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub &amp;quot; Main&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Sub string with only one parameter==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
   Public Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;quot;Strings&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim strConstant As String = &amp;quot;ABC&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim strRepeat As New String(&amp;quot;A&amp;quot;c, 20)&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim strMyString As String = &amp;quot;Hello World&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        Console.WriteLine(strMyString.Substring(0, 5))&lt;br /&gt;
        Console.WriteLine(strMyString.Substring(6))&lt;br /&gt;
        &lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==The length of the string==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
       System.Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;The length of the string&amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
            &amp;quot;The length of the string&amp;quot;.Length)        &lt;br /&gt;
    End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Trim String space==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
   Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
        Dim river As String = &amp;quot; www.vbex.ru   &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        Console.WriteLine(river.Trim())&lt;br /&gt;
        &lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub &lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Two ways to concatenate strings==&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System.Collections&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s1 As String = &amp;quot;abcd&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s2 As String = &amp;quot;ABCD&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             &amp;quot; concatenation method&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s3 As String = String.Concat(s1, s2)&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s3 concatenated from s1 and s2: {0}&amp;quot;, s3)&lt;br /&gt;
             &amp;quot; use the overloaded operator&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s4 As String = s1 &amp;amp; s2&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s4 concatenated from s1 &amp;amp; s2: {0}&amp;quot;, s4)&lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
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==Two ways to copy strings==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;vbnet&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System.Collections&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
          Dim s1 As String = &amp;quot;abcd&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
          Dim s2 As String = &amp;quot;ABCD&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
          &amp;quot; the String copy method&lt;br /&gt;
          Dim s5 As String = String.Copy(s2)&lt;br /&gt;
          Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s5 copied from s2: {0}&amp;quot;, s5)&lt;br /&gt;
          &amp;quot; use the overloaded operator&lt;br /&gt;
          Dim s6 As String = s5&lt;br /&gt;
          Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s6 = s5: {0}&amp;quot;, s6)&lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
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==Use String.Equals methods==&lt;br /&gt;
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Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System.Collections&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s1 As String = &amp;quot;abcd&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s2 As String = &amp;quot;ABCD&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             &amp;quot; the String copy method&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s5 As String = String.Copy(s2)&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s5 copied from s2: {0}&amp;quot;, s5)&lt;br /&gt;
             &amp;quot; copy with the overloaded operator&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s6 As String = s5&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s6 = s5: {0}&amp;quot;, s6)&lt;br /&gt;
             &amp;quot; member method&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;Does s6.Equals(s5)?: {0}&amp;quot;, s6.Equals(s5))&lt;br /&gt;
             &amp;quot; shared method&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;Does Equals(s6,s5)?: {0}&amp;quot;, _&lt;br /&gt;
                String.Equals(s6, s5))&lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
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==Use the Mid function to replace within the string==&lt;br /&gt;
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Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Imports System.Collections&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
    Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s1 As String = &amp;quot;abcd&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s2 As String = &amp;quot;ABCD&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s3 As String = &amp;quot;Liberty Associates, Inc. provides &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             s3 = s3 &amp;amp; &amp;quot;custom .NET development&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s5 As String = String.Copy(s2)&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s5 copied from s2: {0}&amp;quot;, s5)&lt;br /&gt;
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             Dim location As Integer = s3.IndexOf(&amp;quot;provides&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
             &amp;quot; you can combine the two as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
             Dim s11 As String = _&lt;br /&gt;
                 s3.Insert(s3.IndexOf(&amp;quot;provides&amp;quot;), &amp;quot;usually &amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
             &amp;quot;use the Mid function to replace within the string&lt;br /&gt;
             Mid(s11, s11.IndexOf(&amp;quot;usually&amp;quot;) + 1, 9) = &amp;quot;always!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
             Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;s11 now: {0}&amp;quot;, s11)&lt;br /&gt;
   End Sub&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
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==Using String searching methods: IndexOf==&lt;br /&gt;
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Imports System&lt;br /&gt;
Public Class MainClass&lt;br /&gt;
   Shared Sub Main()&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim letters As String = &amp;quot;abcdefghijklmabcdefghijklm&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
      Dim searchLetters As Char() = New Char() {&amp;quot;c&amp;quot;c, &amp;quot;a&amp;quot;c, &amp;quot;$&amp;quot;c}&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot; test IndexOf to locate a character in a string&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;c&amp;quot;&amp;quot; is located at index &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         letters.IndexOf(&amp;quot;c&amp;quot;c) )&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;a&amp;quot;&amp;quot; is located at index &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         letters.IndexOf(&amp;quot;a&amp;quot;c, 1) )&lt;br /&gt;
      Console.WriteLine(&amp;quot;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;$&amp;quot;&amp;quot; is located at index &amp;quot; &amp;amp; _&lt;br /&gt;
         letters.IndexOf(&amp;quot;$&amp;quot;c, 3, 5) )&lt;br /&gt;
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   End Sub &amp;quot; Main&lt;br /&gt;
End Class&lt;br /&gt;
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       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Admin</name></author>	</entry>

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