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VB.NET PadLeft()

Description: Illustrates using VB.NET PadLeft() Code Example.

Example Class:

Public Class clsPadLeft
 
    Public Sub Main()
 
 
 
        '****************************************************************************************
        ' Example #1: PadLeft(totalWidth [, paddingCharacter])
        ' Returns a string that is right-aligned and padded on left with character specified.
        ' If no padddingCharacter is specified, space is used. totalWidth is total width of column
        ' This allows you to create a nice straight column even though lengths of text vary.
        '****************************************************************************************
 
        Console.WriteLine("Example #1: PadLeft(totalWidth [, paddingCharacter]) ")
 
        Dim strPadLeftExampleA As String = "This is a test string"
        Dim strPadLeftExampleB As String = "short"
        Dim strPadLeftExampleC As String = "longer"
 
 
 
        ' PadLeft "simple" before "test"
        Console.WriteLine(strPadLeftExampleA.PadLeft(35))
        Console.WriteLine(strPadLeftExampleB.PadLeft(35))
        Console.WriteLine(strPadLeftExampleC.PadLeft(35))
 
        'write blank line to make output easier to read
        Console.WriteLine()
        'Prevent console from closing before you press enter
        Console.ReadLine()
 
    End Sub
 
 
End Class

Example Module:

Module Module1
 
    Sub Main()
 
 
        Dim myclsPadLeft As New clsPadLeft
        myclsPadLeft.Main()
 
 
 
    End Sub
 
End Module