Public Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      ' Create upper-case characters from their Unicode code units.
      Dim stringUpper As String = ChrW(&H41) + ChrW(&H42) + ChrW(&H43)

      ' Create lower-case characters from their Unicode code units.
      Dim stringLower As String = ChrW(&H61) + ChrW(&H62) + ChrW(&H63)

      ' Display the strings.
      Console.WriteLine("Comparing '{0}' and '{1}':", 
                        stringUpper, stringLower)

      ' Compare the uppercased strings; the result is true.
      Console.WriteLine("The Strings are equal when capitalized? {0}",
                        If(String.Compare(stringUpper.ToUpper(), stringLower.ToUpper()) = 0, 
                                          "true", "false"))

      ' The previous method call is equivalent to this Compare method, which ignores case.
      Console.WriteLine("The Strings are equal when case is ignored? {0}",
                        If(String.Compare(stringUpper, stringLower, true) = 0,
                                          "true", "false"))
   End Sub
End Module

' 导入命名空间
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Collections



Public Class SamplesArrayList
    
    
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim myAL As New ArrayList()
        ' Creates and initializes a new ArrayList.
        myAL.Add("Eric")
        myAL.Add("Mark")
        myAL.Add("Lance")
        myAL.Add("Rob")
        myAL.Add("Kris")
        myAL.Add("Brad")
        myAL.Add("Kit")
        myAL.Add("Bradley")
        myAL.Add("Keith")
        myAL.Add("Susan")
        
        ' Displays the properties and values of	the	ArrayList.
        Console.WriteLine("Count: {0}", myAL.Count)
        PrintValues("Unsorted", myAL)
        myAL.Sort()
        PrintValues("Sorted", myAL)
        Dim comp as New ReverseStringComparer
        myAL.Sort(comp)
        PrintValues("Reverse", myAL)

        Dim names As String() = CType(myAL.ToArray(GetType(String)), String())
    End Sub
   
   
    
    Public Shared Sub PrintValues(title As String, myList As IEnumerable)
        Console.Write("{0,10}: ", title)
        Dim sb As New StringBuilder()
        Dim s As String
        For Each s In  myList
            sb.AppendFormat("{0}, ", s)
        Next s
        sb.Remove(sb.Length - 2, 2)
        Console.WriteLine(sb)
    End Sub
End Class

Public Class ReverseStringComparer 
  Implements IComparer
    
     Function Compare(x As Object, y As Object) As Integer implements IComparer.Compare
        Dim s1 As String = CStr (x)
        Dim s2 As String = CStr (y)
        
        'negate the return value to get the reverse order
        Return - [String].Compare(s1, s2)
    
    End Function 'Compare
End Class

Shared Function IsFileURI(ByVal path As String) As Boolean
    If String.Compare(path, 0, "file:", 0, 5, True) = 0 Then
        Return True
    Else
        Return False
    End If
End Function

Shared Function IsFileURI(ByVal path As String) As Boolean
    If String.Compare(path, 0, "file:", 0, 5, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) = 0 Then
        Return True
    Else
        Return False
    End If
End Function

Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim s1 As String = "ani" + ChrW(&h00AD) + "mal"
      Dim s2 As String = "animal"
      
      Console.WriteLine("Comparison of '{0}' and '{1}': {2}", 
                        s1, s2, String.Compare(s1, s2))
  End Sub
End Module

Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim s1 As String = "Ani" + ChrW(&h00AD) + "mal"
      Dim s2 As String = "animal"
      
      Console.WriteLine("Comparison of '{0}' and '{1}': {2}", 
                        s1, s2, String.Compare(s1, s2, True))
  End Sub
End Module

' This example demonstrates the 
' System.String.Compare(String, String, StringComparison) method.

Imports System.Threading

Class Sample
    Public Shared Sub Main() 
        Dim intro As String = "Compare three versions of the letter I using different " & _
                              "values of StringComparison."
        
        ' Define an array of strings where each element contains a version of the 
        ' letter I. (An array of strings is used so you can easily modify this 
        ' code example to test additional or different combinations of strings.)  
        Dim threeIs(2) As String
        ' LATIN SMALL LETTER I (U+0069)
        threeIs(0) = "i"
        ' LATIN SMALL LETTER DOTLESS I (U+0131)
        threeIs(1) = "ı"
        ' LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I (U+0049)
        threeIs(2) = "I"
        
        Dim unicodeNames As String() =  { _
                            "LATIN SMALL LETTER I (U+0069)", _
                            "LATIN SMALL LETTER DOTLESS I (U+0131)", _
                            "LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I (U+0049)" }
        
        Dim scValues As StringComparison() =  { _
                            StringComparison.CurrentCulture, _
                            StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase, _
                            StringComparison.InvariantCulture, _
                            StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase, _
                            StringComparison.Ordinal, _
                            StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase }
        '
        Console.Clear()
        Console.WriteLine(intro)
        
        ' Display the current culture because the culture-specific comparisons
        ' can produce different results with different cultures.
        Console.WriteLine("The current culture is {0}." & vbCrLf, _
                           Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture.Name)
        
        ' Determine the relative sort order of three versions of the letter I. 
        Dim sc As StringComparison
        For Each sc In  scValues
            Console.WriteLine("StringComparison.{0}:", sc)
            
            ' LATIN SMALL LETTER I (U+0069) : LATIN SMALL LETTER DOTLESS I (U+0131)
            Test(0, 1, sc, threeIs, unicodeNames)
            
            ' LATIN SMALL LETTER I (U+0069) : LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I (U+0049)
            Test(0, 2, sc, threeIs, unicodeNames)
            
            ' LATIN SMALL LETTER DOTLESS I (U+0131) : LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I (U+0049)
            Test(1, 2, sc, threeIs, unicodeNames)
            
            Console.WriteLine()
        Next sc
    
    End Sub
    
    Protected Shared Sub Test(ByVal x As Integer, ByVal y As Integer, _
                              ByVal comparison As StringComparison, _
                              ByVal testI() As String, ByVal testNames() As String) 
        Dim resultFmt As String = "{0} is {1} {2}"
        Dim result As String = "equal to"
        Dim cmpValue As Integer = 0
        '
        cmpValue = String.Compare(testI(x), testI(y), comparison)
        If cmpValue < 0 Then
            result = "less than"
        ElseIf cmpValue > 0 Then
            result = "greater than"
        End If
        Console.WriteLine(resultFmt, testNames(x), result, testNames(y))
    
    End Sub
End Class

' 导入命名空间
Imports System.Globalization
 _

Class Sample
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Dim str1 As [String] = "change"
      Dim str2 As [String] = "dollar"
      Dim relation As [String] = Nothing
      
      relation = symbol([String].Compare(str1, str2, False, New CultureInfo("en-US")))
      Console.WriteLine("For en-US: {0} {1} {2}", str1, relation, str2)
      
      relation = symbol([String].Compare(str1, str2, False, New CultureInfo("cs-CZ")))
      Console.WriteLine("For cs-CZ: {0} {1} {2}", str1, relation, str2)
   End Sub
   
   Private Shared Function symbol(r As Integer) As [String]
      Dim s As [String] = "="
      If r < 0 Then
         s = "<"
      Else
         If r > 0 Then
            s = ">"
         End If
      End If
      Return s
   End Function 'symbol
End Class

' 导入命名空间
Imports System.Globalization

Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim s1 As String = "Ani" + ChrW(&h00AD) + "mal"
      Dim s2 As String = "animal"
      
      Console.WriteLine("Comparison of '{0}' and '{1}': {2}", 
                        s1, s2, String.Compare(s1, s2, True,
                        CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))
  End Sub
End Module

' 导入命名空间
Imports System.Globalization

Public Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim string1 As String = "brother"
      Dim string2 As String = "Brother"
      Dim relation As String
      Dim result As Integer

      ' Cultural (linguistic) comparison.
      result = String.Compare(string1, string2, _
                              New CultureInfo("en-US"), CompareOptions.None)
      If result > 0 Then
         relation = "comes after"
      ElseIf result = 0 Then
         relation = "is the same as"
      Else
         relation = "comes before"
      End If
      Console.WriteLine("'{0}' {1} '{2}'.", string1, relation, string2)

      ' Cultural (linguistic) case-insensitive comparison.
      result = String.Compare(string1, string2, _
                              New CultureInfo("en-US"), CompareOptions.IgnoreCase)
      If result > 0 Then
         relation = "comes after"
      ElseIf result = 0 Then
         relation = "is the same as"
      Else
         relation = "comes before"
      End If
      Console.WriteLine("'{0}' {1} '{2}'.", string1, relation, string2)

      ' Culture-insensitive ordinal comparison.
      result = String.CompareOrdinal(string1, string2)
      If result > 0 Then
         relation = "comes after"
      ElseIf result = 0 Then
         relation = "is the same as"
      Else
         relation = "comes before"
      End If
      Console.WriteLine("'{0}' {1} '{2}'.", string1, relation, string2)
   End Sub
End Module

' Sample for String.Compare(String, Int32, String, Int32, Int32)
Class Sample
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      '                       0123456
      Dim str1 As [String] = "machine"
      Dim str2 As [String] = "device"
      Dim str As [String]
      Dim result As Integer
      
      Console.WriteLine()
      Console.WriteLine("str1 = '{0}', str2 = '{1}'", str1, str2)
      result = [String].Compare(str1, 2, str2, 0, 2)
      str = IIf(result < 0, "less than", IIf(result > 0, "greater than", "equal to"))
      Console.Write("Substring '{0}' in '{1}' is ", str1.Substring(2, 2), str1)
      Console.Write("{0} ", str)
      Console.WriteLine("substring '{0}' in '{1}'.", str2.Substring(0, 2), str2)
   End Sub
End Class

' Sample for String.Compare(String, Int32, String, Int32, Int32, Boolean)
Class Sample
   
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      '                       0123456
      Dim str1 As [String] = "MACHINE"
      Dim str2 As [String] = "machine"
      Dim str As [String]
      Dim result As Integer
      
      Console.WriteLine()
      Console.WriteLine("str1 = '{0}', str2 = '{1}'", str1, str2)
      Console.WriteLine("Ignore case:")
      result = [String].Compare(str1, 2, str2, 2, 2, True)
      str = IIf(result < 0, "less than", IIf(result > 0, "greater than", "equal to"))
      Console.Write("Substring '{0}' in '{1}' is ", str1.Substring(2, 2), str1)
      Console.Write("{0} ", str)
      Console.WriteLine("substring '{0}' in '{1}'.", str2.Substring(2, 2), str2)
      
      Console.WriteLine()
      Console.WriteLine("Honor case:")
      result = [String].Compare(str1, 2, str2, 2, 2, False)
      str = IIf(result < 0, "less than", IIf(result > 0, "greater than", "equal to"))
      Console.Write("Substring '{0}' in '{1}' is ", str1.Substring(2, 2), str1)
      Console.Write("{0} ", str)
      Console.WriteLine("substring '{0}' in '{1}'.", str2.Substring(2, 2), str2)
   End Sub
End Class

' Sample for String.Compare(String, Int32, String, Int32, Int32, Boolean, CultureInfo)
Imports System.Globalization

Class Sample
   
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      '                       0123456
      Dim str1 As [String] = "MACHINE"
      Dim str2 As [String] = "machine"
      Dim str As [String]
      Dim result As Integer
      
      Console.WriteLine()
      Console.WriteLine("str1 = '{0}', str2 = '{1}'", str1, str2)
      Console.WriteLine("Ignore case, Turkish culture:")
      result = [String].Compare(str1, 4, str2, 4, 2, True, New CultureInfo("tr-TR"))
      str = IIf(result < 0, "less than", IIf(result > 0, "greater than", "equal to"))
      Console.Write("Substring '{0}' in '{1}' is ", str1.Substring(4, 2), str1)
      Console.Write("{0} ", str)
      Console.WriteLine("substring '{0}' in '{1}'.", str2.Substring(4, 2), str2)
      
      Console.WriteLine()
      Console.WriteLine("Ignore case, invariant culture:")
      result = [String].Compare(str1, 4, str2, 4, 2, True, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)
      str = IIf(result < 0, "less than", IIf(result > 0, "greater than", "equal to"))
      Console.Write("Substring '{0}' in '{1}' is ", str1.Substring(4, 2), str1)
      Console.Write("{0} ", str)
      Console.WriteLine("substring '{0}' in '{1}'.", str2.Substring(4, 2), str2)
   End Sub
End Class

' 导入命名空间
Imports System.Globalization

Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim name1 As String = "Jack Smith"
      Dim name2 = "John Doe"
      
      ' Get position of space character.
      Dim index1 As Integer = name1.IndexOf(" ")
      index1 = CInt(IIf(index1 < 0, 0, index1 - 1))
      
      Dim index2 As Integer = name2.IndexOf(" ")
      index1 = CInt(IIf(index1 < 0, 0, index1 - 1))
      
      Dim length As Integer = Math.Max(name1.Length, name2.Length)
      
      Console.WriteLIne("Sorted alphabetically by last name:")
      If String.Compare(name1, index1, name2, index2, length, _
                        New CultureInfo("en-US"), CompareOptions.IgnoreCase) < 0 Then
         Console.WriteLine("{0}{1}{2}", name1, vbCrLf, name2)
      Else
         Console.WriteLine("{0}{1}{2}", name2, vbCrLf, name1)
      End If
   End Sub
End Module

' 导入命名空间
Imports System
Imports System.Collections

Public Class MainClass
    
    Shared Sub Main()
             Dim s1 As String = "abcd"
             Dim s2 As String = "ABCD"
             Dim result As Integer 

             result = String.Compare(s1, s2)
             Console.WriteLine( _
               "compare s1: {0}, s2: {1}, result: {2}" _
               & Environment.NewLine, s1, s2, result)

             result = String.Compare(s1, s2, True)
             Console.WriteLine("Compare insensitive. result: {0}" _
                & Environment.NewLine, result)
   End Sub

End Class