INFO: New String and Format Functions in Visual Basic 6.0

ID: Q189847

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 6.0

SUMMARY

This article is a summary of the new string and format functions available in Visual Basic version 6.0.

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New Array Functions

Join Function - concatenates a one-dimensional array into a delimited string.

Split Function - separates a delimited string into a zero-based, one- dimensional array.

Replace Function - replaces a specified substring within a specified string with a new substring a specified number of times.

Filter Function - returns a zero-based array containing a subset of a string array based on a specified filter criteria.

New String Functions

InStrRev Function - returns the position of a specified string within a string, from the end of the string.

StrReverse - returns a string that has the character order of a specified string reversed.

New Formatting Functions

FormatCurrency - returns an expression formatted as a currency value using the currency symbol defined in the system control panel.

FormateDateTime - returns an expression formatted as a date or time.

FormatNumber - returns an expression in a specified number format. You can use this function to display negative numbers in parenthesis, the number of digits after a decimal point, or to display leading zeros for fractional numbers.

FormatPercent - returns an expression formatted as a percentage (multiplied by 100) with a trailing % character.

Other New Functions

WeekDayName Function - returns a string indicating the specified day of the week.

MonthName Function - returns a string indicating the specified month of the year.

CallByName Function - executes a specified method, sets a property, or returns a property of a specified object.

Round Function - rounds a number to a specified number of digits after the decimal place. This function uses business rather than arithmetic rounding rules.

REFERENCES

For more information about using these functions and the required parameters, see the appropriate topics in the Visual Basic documentation.

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