String Function

Returns a FixStr (String) containing a repeating character string of the length specified.

Syntax

String(number, character)

The String function syntax has these named arguments:

Part Description
number Required; Long. Length of the returned string. If number contains Null, Null is returned.
character

Required; Variant. Character code specifying the character or string expression whose first character is used to build the return string. If character contains Null, Null is returned.

Remarks

If you specify a number for character greater than 255, String converts the number to a valid character code using the formula:

character Mod 256

The String$ form returns String values. The String form returns FixStr values.

Example

This example uses the String function to return repeating character strings of the length specified.

Dim MyString
MyString = String(5, "*")       ' Returns "*****"
MyString = String(5, 42)        ' Returns "*****"
MyString = String(10, "ABC")    ' Returns "AAAAAAAAAA"

 

See Also

Mod Operator, Space Function