StringClass

Append, AppendLine, BufferSize, CharacterAt, Find, FindRev, FromLeft, FromRight, isUTF8, Length,

LowerCase, PaddedLeft, PaddedRight, Prepend, ProperCase, Replace, Substring,

Text, toString, toURL, toUTF8, UpperCase, Value

StringClass Overview

Embedded in the TRADIUM Basic Script language is a special type of a string variable, StringClass, which operates as a class. This type of string is especially designed for high performance string handling, like concatation. Also, it allows string manipulation without the need of addional helper string variables.

A StringClass type variable stores string values in a internal text buffer. All operations affect this buffer. The buffer is automatically initialized when the variable is declared and when a value is assigned to the variable, either by the .Append, .AppendLine or .Value methods and property.

Sub Main Dim Str1 As String Dim Str2 As New StringClass Str1 = "Hello, world!" Str2 = "Hello, world!" MsgBox Str1 MsgBox Str2 End Sub	Because StringClass was designed as a Class, the declaration of a StringClass variable differs from the declaration of a native string. See the example, shown on the left:

Sub Main Dim Str1 As String Dim Str2 As StringClass Set Str2 = New StringClass Str1 = "Hello, world!" Str2 = "Hello, world!" MsgBox Str1 MsgBox Str2 End Sub	The New keyword is required, because a new instance of the StringClass object needs to be created. It is also possible to use the following alternative declaration for the Str2 variable from the example above. See this example: