Holds sequences of unsigned 16-bit (2-byte) code points that range in value from 0 through 65535. Each *code point*, or character code, represents a single Unicode character. A string can contain from ...

The most common type of data to manipulate in most applications is textual data, which developers usually store in strings. String handling has always been a strong point for the Basic family of ...

I love the String object's Format method. It's an unusual application where I'm not using it to build messages. (Long ago and far away, I used to use it to assemble SQL statements.) Typical code looks ...

If you want to find out if an expression of the [String Data Type](../../../../visual-basic/language-reference/data-types/string-data-type.md) satisfies a pattern ...

I'm just learning Visual Basic in college right now, and I've searched the web everywhere, but I can't seem to find an answer for this. Just using code (no .exe compressors), how can I keep string ...

Reading and writing text files is an essential task in any programming language. Follow this step-by-step approach to working with text files in VB .NET using the System.IO namespace. Years ago, when ...