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> -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 11:23 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: C# Equivs of VB Functions > > > 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 > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >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. > > 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.
