How to declare a fixed-length string in VB.NET?

Question

How do i Declare a string like this:

Dim strBuff As String * 256

in VB.NET?

Answer 1

This object can be defined as a structure with one constructor and two properties.

Public Structure FixedLengthString
     Dim mValue As String
     Dim mSize As Short

     Public Sub New(Size As Integer)
         mSize = Size
         mValue = New String(" ", mSize)
     End Sub

     Public Property Value As String
         Get
             Value = mValue
         End Get

         Set(value As String)
             If value.Length < mSize Then
                 mValue = value & New String(" ", mSize - value.Length)
             Else
                 mValue = value.Substring(0, mSize)
             End If
         End Set
     End Property
 End Structure

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