I have a training program that is used by MANY different people. I have encountered many formatting issues already (like not allowing initials) but now I have a new one that I'm not sure about. When the code tests the name in the TextBox.Leave function, I can find if there is more than one space character in the box, and I can see if it is between the names, but if there is more than one, how do I remove ONLY one space?
bklynman01 2 Junior Poster in Training
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Jump to PostTo remove ALL spaces:
myString = myString.Replace(" ", "")To remove leading and trailing spaces:
myString = myString.Trim()Note: this removes any white space, so newlines, tabs, etc. would be removed.
Jump to PostDim StringWithMultipleSpaces As String = " John Doe" Dim StringWithOneSpace As String = String.Join(" ", StringWithMultipleSpaces.Trim.Split(New Char() {" "c}, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries))
Jump to PostTextBox1.Text = String.Join(" ", TextBox1.Text.Split(New Char() {" "c}, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries))If you had this "<4 spaces> John <10 spaces> Doe <1000 spaces>"
The TextBox1.Text.Split(New Char() {" "}c, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries part will return a string array containing 2 items John,Doe. The String.Join part puts them back together with 1 …
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vishalrane 0 Junior Poster in Training
To remove ALL spaces:
myString = myString.Replace(" ", "")To remove leading and trailing spaces:
myString = myString.Trim()Note: this removes any white space, so newlines, tabs, etc. would be removed.
bklynman01 2 Junior Poster in Training
I am able to remove leading, trailing, and all spaces, but that's not what I want to do. Example: (where the "_" is a space) the user enters "John__Doe". I want the program to save "John_Doe". How can I do this?
vishalrane 0 Junior Poster in Training
John<space>Doe gives John<space>Doe
?????????????????????
vishalrane 0 Junior Poster in Training
Ok
Unhnd_Exception
Dim StringWithMultipleSpaces As String = " John Doe"
Dim StringWithOneSpace As String = String.Join(" ", StringWithMultipleSpaces.Trim.Split(New Char() {" "c}, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)) vishalrane 0 Junior Poster in Training
This should work....
Dim target As String
target = " "
Dim replacement As String
replacement = " "
Dim sentence As String
sentence = "John<space><space>Doe."
TextBox2.Text = sentence
Dim update As String
update = sentence.Trim().Replace(target, replacement)
TextBox1.Text = update bklynman01 2 Junior Poster in Training
@Unhnd Exception: I'm sorry, but I do not understand your code. I have placed it in the textbox.leave function, but it does nothing, regardless of text format.
@visharlrane: you had the right idea. But that code only works if there are two spaces next to each other. I must be able to account for all types of situations, i.e.: "<space>John<space><space><space>Doe<space>" should be "John<space>Doe".
I am yet to get this task completed. If anyone has any ideas, I'm willing to try them!
Unhnd_Exception
TextBox1.Text = String.Join(" ", TextBox1.Text.Split(New Char() {" "c}, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries))If you had this "<4 spaces> John <10 spaces> Doe <1000 spaces>"
The TextBox1.Text.Split(New Char() {" "}c, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries part will return a string array containing 2 items John,Doe. The String.Join part puts them back together with 1 space inbetween. Resulting in "John Doe".
bklynman01 2 Junior Poster in Training
Unhnd Exception: EXCELLENT!!
I understand now how that works. And I did realize after my last post that I did not have the textbox.text set to refresh with the command.
This works perfectly. Thank you very much!!
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