LSet Function

Returns a left-aligned string containing the specified string, adjusted to the specified length.

Public Shared Function LSet( _
    ByVal Source As String, _
    ByVal Length As Integer _
) As String

Parameters

  • Source
    Required. String expression. String variable to be adjusted.

  • Length
    Required. Integer expression. Length of returned string.

Remarks

If Source is longer than Length, LSet returns only the leftmost characters, up to the length of Length. If Source is shorter than Length, LSet adds spaces to the right end of the returned string to produce the appropriate length.

Example

This example demonstrates the use of the LSet function.

Dim TestString As String = "Left" 
Dim lString As String 
' Returns "Left      "
lString = LSet(TestString, 10)
' Returns "Le"
lString = LSet(TestString, 2)
' Returns "Left"
lString = LSet(TestString, 4)

Requirements

Namespace:Microsoft.VisualBasic

**Module:**Strings

Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

See Also

Concepts

Efficient Use of Data Types

Reference

String Manipulation Summary

Data Type Summary (Visual Basic)

RSet Function