Last but one Char in vb.net String

Question

How do I find last but one character in a vbstring

for e.g. In the string V1245-12V0 I want to return V

Answer 1

string.Substring(string.Length - 2, 1);

Answer 2

Sorry it's been a while since I did VB so this may not be perfect (and is probably a mixture of C# and VB) but you get the idea:

Dim s = "V1245-12V0"
Dim lastButOneLetter = String.Empty

If s.Length > 1 Then
    'Can only get the last-but-one letter from a string that is minimum 2 characters
    lastButOneLetter = s.Substring(s.Length - 2, 1)
Else
    'do something if string is less than 2 characters
End If

EDIT: fixed to be compilable VB.NET code.

Answer 3

Use the Substring on the string s which contains 'V1245-12V0'

s.Substring(s.Length - 2, 1);

Hope this helps, Best regards, Tom.

Answer 4

You can have your own functions like

Function Left(ByVal str as string, byval index as integer) As String

    Left=str.Substring(0,index);
End Function

Function Right(ByVal str as string, byval index as integer) As String

    Right=str.Substring(str.Length-index)
End Function

And use them to get what you need.

Answer 5

Dim secondToLastChar As Char 
secondToLastChar = Microsoft.VisualBasic.Strings.GetChar(mystring, mystring.Length - 2)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/4dhfexk4(VS.80).aspx

Or just remember that any string is an array of chars;

secondToLastChar = mystring(mystring.Length - 2)

Answer 6

If you want to get the last alpha-character in a string you could use a LINQ query such as (C#):

var d = from c in myString.ToCharArray().Reverse()
                where Char.IsLetter(c)
                select c;
return d.First();

Answer 7

Was it difficult?

dim mychar as string
dim yourstring as string
yourstring="V1245-12V0"
mychar=yourstring.Substring(yourstring.Length - 2, 1)

Answer 8

Don't use substring to get just one character

Dim MyString As String = "V1245-12V0"
Dim MyChar As Char = MyString(MyString.Length - 2)