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By Mike Prestwood

ASP Classic versus VB.Net: A side by side comparison between ASP Classic and VB.Net.

Commands

Common commands (procedures and functions). A function returns a value. Optionally, it may also perform an action prior to returning a value. A procedure does not return a value or it returns void or null.

Left of String

[Other Languages]

ASP Classic: Left

Syntax Example:

Dim LeftString

LeftString = Left("Prestwood", 3)

Response.Write LeftString

Ref: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/sk3xcs8k(VS.85).aspx

VB.Net: "Left of Substring" Left or Substring

The above usage of Left and Substring are equivalent.

Left is a traditional VB approach popular with developers moving from VB Classic to VB.Net. Substring is considered the .Net way of doing string manipulation.

Syntax Example:

Dim FullName

FullName = "Prestwood"
Console.WriteLine("Hello " + Left(FullName, 4))
Console.WriteLine("Hello " + FullName.Substring(0, 4))