Android Question VBA String Function equivalent?

[MrKim]

In VBA you can generate a string of ASCII Characters with:

String(Num, "Char")

Does B4A have an equivalent?

 

[Erel]

What is Num? What is the expected output?

 

[MrKim]

What is Num? What is the expected output?

Sorry we use that a lot when the value is a number.

String(10, "D")

would give give you "DDDDDDDDDD"

 

[Misterbates]

Here you go.

Sub MakeString(Num As Int, Chars As String) As String
    Dim s As StringBuilder
    s.Initialize
    For i = 1 To Num
        s.Append(Chars)
    Next
    Return s.ToString
End Sub

 

[Misterbates]

Also, take a look at the repeat function in this library https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/90-string-manipulation-methods.73564/#post-467232

 

[Misterbates]

Apologies, didn't notice that the link in post #5 goes to a B4J library. Here's one for B4A (look for the Copies function) https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/new-version-of-mlstr-string-library.36530/#post-214687

 

[Star-Dust]

Sub DoString(Num as int,Character as String) as string
  ' 100 space
  Dim S As String = "                                                                                                   "
  'S= S & S & S & S & S & S & S & S    ' Make S * 8
  return s.substring2(0,Num).Replace(" ",Character)
End Sub

 

[MrKim]

Thanks all. More than I needed, just wondering if there was a built in function.