Replacing VB.NET Functionality in C#

Space() Function

by Les Smith

How can I replace the Space() function, found in VB and VB.NET in C#?  The answer is hardly worth writing an article for, but here is the answer.

Let's see you have the following VB.NET code:

Dim s2 As String       s2 = Space(5) & "A"

To create the same code in C#, use the following code:
  
   string s2;
   s2 = string.Empty.PadLeft(5) & "A";

Both lines of code produce the same value in s2.  It would be the same as writing:

s2 = "     A"

So, if you are an old VB'r, write a C# function like this

public string Space(int n)    {       return String.Empty.PadLeft(n);    }

You could create a class of static utility functions and place your new Space() function in it.  It might look something like this.

public class VB   {      public static string Space(int n)      {         return String.Empty.PadLeft(n);      }      }

Now, you can reference it, without instantiating an instance of the VB class, as shown below.

string s2 = VB.Space(5) + "A";

Another article that is not rocket science, but if you are moving from VB or VB.NET and can't figure out a simple way to replace the Space() function, maybe it's a help.

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