Strings.Right(String, Int32) Method

Definition

Returns a string containing a specified number of characters from the right side of a string.

public static string Right (string? str, int Length);
public static string Right (string str, int Length);

Parameters

str
String

Required. String expression from which the rightmost characters are returned.

Length
Int32

Required. Integer. Numeric expression indicating how many characters to return. If 0, a zero-length string ("") is returned. If greater than or equal to the number of characters in str, the entire string is returned.

Returns

A string containing a specified number of characters from the right side of a string.

Exceptions

Length < 0.

Examples

This example demonstrates the use of the Right function to return a substring of a given String. In a class that has a Right property, it may be necessary to fully qualify the Right function.

Dim testString As String = "Hello World!"
' Returns "World!".
Dim subString As String = Right(testString, 6)

Remarks

To determine the number of characters in str, use the Len function. If used in a Windows Form, or any other class that has a Right property, you must fully qualify the function with Microsoft.VisualBasic.Strings.Right.

Note

The RightB function in earlier versions of Visual Basic returns a string in bytes, rather than characters. It is used primarily for converting strings in double-byte character set (DBCS) applications. All current Visual Basic strings are in Unicode, and RightB is no longer supported.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1

See also