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Chapter 12: The Language Reference

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Usage at a Glance

• While number can be zero (in which case, the function returns the empty string), a

runtime error occurs if

number is negative.

• One of the custom constructors for the String data type can also be used to create

a string of spaces. The following statement creates a new string with 10 spaces.

Dim blankString As New String(" "c, 10)

See Also

SPC Function, StrDup Function

SPC Function

Class

Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem

Syntax

Dim result As SPCInfo = SPC(count)

count (required; Short)

The number of spaces to insert before outputting the next data value

Description

The SPC function inserts spaces between expressions in a Print or PrintLine procedure.

Usage at a Glance

• SPC is generally only useful with the Print or PrintLine procedures.

• If the SPC function moves the current position past the end of the output width,

count is first reduced using the formula count Mod width. In some cases, this may

still bring the print position to the next line.

• Use the

TAB function to format data in columns, starting at specific positions on

each line.

Version Differences

In Visual Basic 2005, the My.Computer.FileSystem object provides more robust access

to file management features.

See Also

Print, PrintLine Procedures, TAB Function

Split Function

Class