Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition

Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition
String Function

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Description

Returns a repeating character string of the length specified.

Syntax

String(number, character)

The String function syntax has these arguments:

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

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