Strings.Join Method (array<Object[], String)
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Returns a string created by joining a number of substrings contained in an array.
Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualBasic (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared Function Join ( _
SourceArray As Object(), _
Delimiter As String _
) As String
public static string Join(
Object[] SourceArray,
string Delimiter
)
Parameters
- SourceArray
Type: array<System.Object[]
Required. One-dimensional array containing substrings to be joined.
- Delimiter
Type: System.String
Optional. Any string, used to separate the substrings in the returned string. If omitted, the space character (" ") is used. If Delimiter is a zero-length string ("") or Nothing, all items in the list are concatenated with no delimiters.
Return Value
Type: System.String
Returns a string created by joining a number of substrings contained in an array.
Remarks
There is a parity between the Join and Split functions. The Join function takes an array of strings and joins them using a delimiter string, to return a single string. The Split function takes a string and separates it at the delimiter, to return an array of strings. However, a key difference is that Join can concatenate strings with any delimiter string, Split can only separate strings using a single character delimiter.
Examples
The following example demonstrates how to use the Join function to create a list from several strings.
Dim TestItem() As String = {"Pickle", "Pineapple", "Papaya"}
' Returns "Pickle, Pineapple, Papaya"
Dim TestShoppingList As String = Join(TestItem, ", ")
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
See Also