[VB.NET] Removing the first 8 characters from a text string.

Question

_{Tuesday, February 1, 2011 10:34 PM}

How can I do it?

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_{Tuesday, February 1, 2011 10:36 PM ✅Answered | 1 vote}

You can use Remove function like this:

Dim str As String = "abcdefghijklm"
str = str.Remove(0, 8)
' See new string
MsgBox(str)

... where 0 (zero) is the start index of string and 8 is the count of chars to remove.**
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"ijklm" is displayed as first 8 chars (abcdefgh) were removed.

HTH.

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_{Tuesday, February 1, 2011 11:14 PM ✅Answered | 1 vote}

Hi Andrew,

Your use of MID

returns the 1st 8 characters.

It does not remove the 1st 8 characters.

I guess you were thinking of? >>

    Dim exampleString As String = "this is a string more than 8 characters long"
    Dim finalString = Microsoft.VisualBasic.Mid(exampleString, 9) '<< Starts at position 9 the 1st character being counted as position 1
    MessageBox.Show(finalString)

 

 

Here are both examples together using one Button on a Form.>>

Public Class Form1

  Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click

    Dim str As String = "abcdefghijklm"
    str = str.Remove(0, 8)
    ' See new string
    MsgBox(str)

    Dim exampleString As String = "this is a string more than 8 characters long"
    Dim finalString = Microsoft.VisualBasic.Mid(exampleString, 9) '<< Starts at position 9 the 1st character being counted as position 1
    MessageBox.Show(finalString)

  End Sub
End Class

 

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_{Wednesday, February 2, 2011 12:30 AM ✅Answered | 1 vote}

and I'll add a third way, using Substring:

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
    Dim strText As String = "abcdefghijklm"

    strText = strText.Substring(8)

    MessageBox.Show(strText)
  End Sub

take your pick :)

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_{Tuesday, February 1, 2011 10:44 PM}

MsgBox(Mid("this is a string more than 8 characters long", 1, 8))It never hurts to try. In a worst case scenario, you'll learn from it.

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_{Tuesday, February 1, 2011 11:43 PM}

Hi Andrew,

Your use of MID

returns the 1st 8 characters.

It does not remove the 1st 8 characters.

I guess you were thinking of? >>

I was actually just saying, "The bait goes here, then that goes in the water."
It never hurts to try. In a worst case scenario, you'll learn from it.

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_{Wednesday, February 9, 2011 9:49 AM}

Hi Xakepa,

 

Any update?

 

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