Good point. Though, I still needed the padd functionality.
Patrick Burrows Well I woke up this morning With the cold water -------------------- Now Playing: phish - billy breathes - 03 - waste (unnamed server) -------------------- > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 10:51 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: C# Equivs of VB Functions > > > Patrick, > > Its just as well that you did hit send, because PadRight, > PadLeft are not > the 'correct' answer (even if they might work). The correct > answer is to > use one of the overloads of the string constructor. That is, type > string MyVar = New string( > and pick the appropriate constructor (i.e, the one that takes > a char and an > int as parameters). > > Since you're learning C# (as I am), I'll take the liberty of > saying "Use > the appropriate constructor, dummy!" Us former VB types have > to get used > to the concept of using constructors whenever creating a new > object (both > from a client perspective, and from an object design perspective). > > Bill > > On Thu, 30 May 2002 10:41:31 -0400, Patrick Burrows > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Nevermind. Looks like PadRight or PadLeft will do what I want. > > > >(you always find the answer as soon as you hit send... it is an > >unwritten rule of listservers). > > > > > >Patrick Burrows > >Found an old dog And he seems to like me > >-------------------- > >Now Playing: phish - billy breathes - 03 - waste (unnamed server) > >-------------------- > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Patrick Burrows > >> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 10:40 AM > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: C# Equivs of VB Functions > >> > >> > >> Is there an equivalent in C# of the VB String() function? I want to > >> create a line of 65 "-" characters (am formatting some text). > >> > >> In VB, I just do: > >> MyVar = String(65,"-") > >> > >> Am looking through the members of the String class and don't see > >> anything. > >> > >> I mean, obviously, I can accomplish the same thing in > >> probably a couple > >> dozen different ways. Just am trying to learn the object > model as much > >> as I am trying to get the project finished. > >> > >> Patrick Burrows > >> With a horrid little pistol and a lariat > >> -------------------- > >> Now Playing: 01 dolly dagger (unnamed server) > >> -------------------- > >> > >> You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe > >> from DOTNET, or > >> subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at > http://discuss.develop.com. > >> > > > >You can read messages from > the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or > >subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. > > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe > from DOTNET, or > subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
