StringType.StrLike(String, String, CompareMethod) Method

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualBasic.Core.dll

Source:

StringType.vb

Compares the parameters Source and Pattern and returns the same results as the Like operator.

This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

public:
 static bool StrLike(System::String ^ Source, System::String ^ Pattern, Microsoft::VisualBasic::CompareMethod CompareOption);

public static bool StrLike (string? Source, string? Pattern, Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompareMethod CompareOption);

static member StrLike : string * string * Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompareMethod -> bool

Public Shared Function StrLike (Source As String, Pattern As String, CompareOption As CompareMethod) As Boolean

Parameters

Source

String

Required. Any String expression.

Pattern

String

Any String expression conforming to the pattern-matching conventions described in Like Operator.

CompareOption

CompareMethod

Specifies how to compare strings to patterns, according to the CompareMethod. Can be vbBinaryCompare for binary comparison or vbTextCompare for comparison based on a case-insensitive text sort order determined by your system's LocaleID value.

Returns

Boolean

A Boolean value indicating whether or not the string satisfies the pattern. If the value in string satisfies the pattern contained in pattern, result is True. If the string does not satisfy the pattern, result is False. If both string and pattern are empty strings, the result is True.

Remarks

This method compares the parameters Source and Pattern and returns the same results as the Like Operator. The result is a Boolean value indicating whether or not the string satisfies the pattern.