vb.net extracting the first letter of a string

[culbysl]

I'm pretty new at programming, and could sure use some help. I am trying to pull the first letter from a textbox string. I have looked through all of my reference material and old code but can't seem to find it. Please help, thanks. culbysl

[Marc 0]

I think you need txtSomeTextBox.Text.Substring(0, 1) :). Pompiedompiedom... ;)

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[Dave Doknjas]

Char firstchar = yourtextbox.Text.Chars(0) David Anton www.tangiblesoftwaresolutions.com Instant C#: VB.NET to C# Converter Instant VB: C# to VB.NET Converter Instant C++: C# to C++ Converter Instant J#: VB.NET to J# Converter Clear VB: Cleans up outdated VB.NET code

[Dave Doknjas]

Sorry - mixing up my languages there. Should be: Dim firstchar As Char = yourtextbox.Text.Chars(0) or simply (in 2005 only): Dim firstchar As Char = yourtextbox.Text(0) David Anton www.tangiblesoftwaresolutions.com Instant C#: VB.NET to C# Converter Instant VB: C# to VB.NET Converter Instant C++: C# to C++ Converter Instant J#: VB.NET to J# Converter Clear VB: Cleans up outdated VB.NET code

[culbysl]

Thanks Marc and David for your help. I'm off and running on this end now. culbysl