Format function... Confused!

[Simon Verona]

I'm a little confused

I have a string that contains a number eg 11 that I want to format into a 4
character string with leading zeros ie 0011

I guess I need to use the "format" function.... ie
newstring=forma t(oldstring,"?? ??")

What goes in as the format conversion to get the affect I want?

Thanks in advance
Simon

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Simon Verona
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[Cerebrus]

Re: Format function... Confused!

Hi,

Try Format(oldstrin g, "0000").

For more information refer to the "User-defined Numeric Formats" topic
of the Format function.

Regards,

Cerebrus.

[Branco Medeiros]

Re: Format function... Confused!


Simon Verona wrote:
<snip>[color=blue]
> I have a string that contains a number eg 11 that I want to format into a 4
> character string with leading zeros ie 0011
>
> I guess I need to use the "format" function.... ie
> newstring=forma t(oldstring,"?? ??")[/color]
<snip>

Instead of Format, you may use PadLeft method of the String type:

NewString = OldString.PadLe ft(4, "0"c)

This will return a string with 4 or less "0" to the left: "1" ->
"0001"; "12" -> "0012", etc.

Regards,

Branco.

[Jim Hughes]

Re: Format function... Confused!

PadLeft

Dim i As Integer = 11
Trace.WriteLine (i.ToString.Pad Left(4, "0"c))

"Simon Verona" <nomail@nomail. zzz> wrote in message
news:%239C0Z5WV GHA.5248@TK2MSF TNGP10.phx.gbl. ..[color=blue]
> I'm a little confused
>
> I have a string that contains a number eg 11 that I want to format into a
> 4 character string with leading zeros ie 0011
>
> I guess I need to use the "format" function.... ie
> newstring=forma t(oldstring,"?? ??")
>
> What goes in as the format conversion to get the affect I want?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Simon
>
> --
> =============== =============== ==
> Simon Verona
> Dealer Management Service Ltd
> Stewart House
> Centurion Business Park
> Julian Way
> Sheffield
> S9 1GD
>
> Tel: 0870 080 2300
> Fax: 0870 735 0011
>
>[/color]

[Kell Ethridge]

Re: Format function... Confused!

Oh, let me try, too :)

Dim i As Integer = 11
Dim s As String = i.ToString("d4" )


Kelly



"Simon Verona" <nomail@nomail. zzz> wrote in message
news:%239C0Z5WV GHA.5248@TK2MSF TNGP10.phx.gbl. ..[color=blue]
> I'm a little confused
>
> I have a string that contains a number eg 11 that I want to format into a
> 4 character string with leading zeros ie 0011
>
> I guess I need to use the "format" function.... ie
> newstring=forma t(oldstring,"?? ??")
>
> What goes in as the format conversion to get the affect I want?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Simon
>
> --
> =============== =============== ==
> Simon Verona
> Dealer Management Service Ltd
> Stewart House
> Centurion Business Park
> Julian Way
> Sheffield
> S9 1GD
>
> Tel: 0870 080 2300
> Fax: 0870 735 0011
>
>[/color]