Strings.Space(Int32) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualBasic

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Core.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll

Source:: Strings.vb

Source:: Strings.vb

Source:: Strings.vb

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Returns a string consisting of the specified number of spaces.

public:
 static System::String ^ Space(int Number);

public static string Space(int Number);

static member Space : int -> string

Public Function Space (Number As Integer) As String

Parameters

Number: Int32

Required. Integer expression. The number of spaces you want in the string.

Returns

String

A string consisting of the specified number of spaces.

Exceptions

ArgumentException

Number < 0.

Examples

This example uses the Space function to return a string consisting of a specified number of spaces.

Dim testString As String
' Returns a string with 10 spaces.
testString = Space(10)
' Inserts 10 spaces between two strings.
testString = "Hello" & Space(10) & "World"

Remarks

The Space function is useful for formatting output and clearing data in fixed-length strings.

Applies to

Product	Versions
.NET	Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.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

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