INFO: New String and Format Functions in Visual Basic 6.0 (189847)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q189847 SUMMARY
This article is a summary of the new string and format functions available
in Visual Basic version 6.0.
MORE INFORMATIONNew Array Functions
Join Function - concatenates a one-dimensional array into a delimited
string.
Split Function - separates a delimited string into a zero-based, one-
dimensional array.
Replace Function - replaces a specified substring within a specified string
with a new substring a specified number of times.
Filter Function - returns a zero-based array containing a subset of a
string array based on a specified filter criteria.
New String Functions
InStrRev Function - returns the position of a specified string within a
string, from the end of the string.
StrReverse - returns a string that has the character order of a specified
string reversed.
New Formatting Functions
FormatCurrency - returns an expression formatted as a currency value using
the currency symbol defined in the system control panel.
FormateDateTime - returns an expression formatted as a date or time.
FormatNumber - returns an expression in a specified number format. You can
use this function to display negative numbers in parenthesis, the number of
digits after a decimal point, or to display leading zeros for fractional
numbers.
FormatPercent - returns an expression formatted as a percentage (multiplied
by 100) with a trailing % character.
Other New Functions
WeekDayName Function - returns a string indicating the specified day of the
week.
MonthName Function - returns a string indicating the specified month of the
year.
CallByName Function - executes a specified method, sets a property, or
returns a property of a specified object.
Round Function - rounds a number to a specified number of digits after the
decimal place. This function uses business rather than arithmetic rounding
rules.
REFERENCES
For more information about using these functions and the required
parameters, see the appropriate topics in the Visual Basic documentation.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/13/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbinfo KB189847 |
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