16.3. String Constructors

Class String provides eight constructors for initializing Strings. Figure 16.1 demonstrates three of the constructors.

Figure 16.1. String constructors
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					' Fig. 16.1: StringConstructor.vb
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					' Demonstrating String class constructors.
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					Module StringConstructor
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					Sub Main()
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					Dim originalString, string1, string2, _
 7           string3, string4 As String
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					Dim characterArray() As Char = _
 9           {"b"c, "i"c, "r"c, "t"c, "h"c, " "c, "d"c, "a"c, "y"c}
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					11
					' string initialization                      
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					originalString = "Welcome to VB programming!"
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					string1 = originalString                     
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					string2 = New String(characterArray)         
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					string3 = New String(characterArray, 6, 3)   
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					string4 = New String("C"c, 5)                
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					18        Console.WriteLine("string1 = " & """" & string1 & ...

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