DotNet equivlant of vb 6 instr

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Brian

what is the equivlant of the vb 6 instr

I have a string there has "*D*N"
I want to find the position that the D is in with a dotnet (VB) function
 
Hi Brian,

You might not believe it, but you can use InStr ;-)

Strings.InStr

If you want to go the .NET way, then you might want to use Strings.IndexOf.

Please note that like in VB6, InStr is 1-based while IndexOf is 0-based.

Best regards,

Martin
 
<< > If you want to go the .NET way

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.visualbasic.strings.instr.aspx

As you see this method is part of the VB.Net syntax , so i guess you would
bether refrace that comment as
if you want to abandon the VB namespace .

if you want to do this
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/vb/novbruntimeref.aspx ( see my comments on
Rafael for further detail )

Then it might be bether to use only the comonly shared framework classes
although , there is nothing that keeps a C# , J# , etc etc etc ( other
framework languages ) from setting a reference to the microsoft visual basic
dll and use the handy VB methods , note that this dll is NOT for backwords
compatibility !! but contains specific VB methods ( shortcuts , behaviors ,
Contstants ) that are part of the VB namespace and in it`s turn is part
of the Framework


Michel
 
I once heard that those VB methods would be removed in future versions of
vb.net. I am using VB.2005 and have not seen vb2008. Do you know if what I
heard is true, or just a rumour?
Brian
 
I once heard that those VB methods would be removed in future versions of
vb.net.
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Well in VB.Net 2008 they are still there , and i personally can`t
inmagine that they would be removed unless MS would fase out VB wich is not
likely to happen


HTH

Michel
 
I once heard that those VB methods would be removed in future versions of
vb.net.  I am using VB.2005 and have not seen vb2008.  Do you know if what I
heard is true, or just a rumour?
    Brian
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It's confusion. Microsoft.VisualBasic will always be there. It's
what makes VB.NET, well, VB.NET. What is likely to be removed at some
point (and probably not in the immediate future) is
Microsoft.VisualBasic.Compatability - which is the library used to
contains some of the deprecated VB methods to VB.NET
 
Brian said:
I once heard that those VB methods would be removed in future versions of
vb.net. I am using VB.2005 and have not seen vb2008. Do you know if what
I heard is true, or just a rumour?
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Nonsense. They are part of Visual Basic and they have even survived the
transition from VB6 to VB.NET, so there is no reason for removing them. In
addition, they are well-tested code.
 
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