String Arrays

beowulfagate

How do I return an array of strings from a function? Just like the way String.Split does?

MohammadAmiry

Try returning the array as Variant (in VB6) or Object (in VB.NET)

beowulfagate

I can't do that. My development environment is such that Option Strict is On. I have to explicitly convert my array to a array of strings. Any other way?

Dennis C Dietrich

Hi Beowulf! How do I return an array of strings from a function? Just like the way String.Split does? Take a close look at the VB.NET declaration of Split[^]. It's got brackets after its type. All you have to do in the function is to create an array of the appropriate type and size and finally use a reference to it as the function's return value. For example:

Option Explicit On
Option Strict On

Public Class Form1
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
For Each str As String In TestFunction()
MessageBox.Show(str)
Next
End Sub

Private Function TestFunction() As String()
    Dim ReturnArray(1) As String
    ReturnArray(0) = "TestString"
    ReturnArray(1) = "Another String"
    TestFunction = ReturnArray
End Function

End Class

Best regards Dennis