Perhaps, but not for your original question...
string MyVar = new string('-', 65);
will do what you asked.
Bill
On Thu, 30 May 2002 11:12:23 -0400, Patrick Burrows
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>Good point. Though, I still needed the padd functionality.
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>> -----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
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>>
>> 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
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>> >> -----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
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