Hi,

Is there a way to compare two strings with search character

like A = "Apple"
B = "app"

and if user input is "A*" or "a*" or "Ap*" then it will compare equal to
Both A and B above.


Thanks in advace.

Brij

Brij,
> and if user input is "A*" or "a*" or "Ap*" then it will compare equal to
> Both A and B above.
"A*" or "a*" or "Ap*" are all examples of regular expressions, have a look
at the System.Text.RegularExpressions namespace. Specifically the RegEx
class.

There are options to make the RegEx case insensitive such that A = a.

Hope this helps
Jay

"Brij Singh" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:3f8b00f3$0$69309$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> Is there a way to compare two strings with search character
>
> like A = "Apple"
> B = "app"
>
> and if user input is "A*" or "a*" or "Ap*" then it will compare equal to
> Both A and B above.
>
>
> Thanks in advace.
>
> Brij
>
>
>

* "Brij Singh" <(E-Mail Removed)> scripsit:
> Is there a way to compare two strings with search character
>
> like A = "Apple"
> B = "app"
>
> and if user input is "A*" or "a*" or "Ap*" then it will compare equal to
> Both A and B above.

Have a look at the documentation for the 'RegEx' class and/or the 'Like'
operator.

--
Herfried K. Wagner
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
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