The String-Related Functions
The string-related functions manipulate and analyze
string data. Len() function
returns a Long containing the number of characters
in a string or the number of bytes required to store
a variable.
Len(string | varname)
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If the string contains Null, Len()
returns a value of 0. |
Converting Strings
The following table shows string conversion functions
| Function name |
Description |
| CStr() |
Converts its
argument to the String data type |
| Str() |
Returns a Variant
(String) representation of a number. |
| Val() |
Returns the numbers
contained in a string as a numeric value of
appropriate type. |
Cstr() and Str convert their arguments to string
values. The only difference is that Str() adds a leading
blank before positive numbers converted to strings;
Cstr() does not.
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