String: first letter upper case

[sde]

what is the best way to make the first letter of a string upper case?

[hog]

Messy, but hey if it works:)

 

Dim strMyName As String = "paul"

Dim strFirstLetter As String = Microsoft.VisualBasic.UCase(Microsoft.VisualBasic.Left(strMyName, 1))

strMyName = strFirstLetter & Microsoft.VisualBasic.Mid(strMyName, 2, Microsoft.VisualBasic.Len(strMyName) - 1)

MessageBox.Show(strMyName)

[mutant]

Here would a simple code that would do it using .NET only (using compatibility functions is not very good):

'create a new string builder
Dim sb As New System.Text.StringBuilder("some text")
'replace the first letter with its uppercase counterpart
sb = sb.Replace(sb.Chars(0), Char.ToUpper(sb.Chars(0)), 0, 1)
MessageBox.Show(sb.ToString)

Edited November 19, 2003 by mutant

[sde]

thanks hog, .. do you know if i have to import something to use it in c#? i can't get it to work.

[Volte]

Paste your C# code and any errors it is giving.

[sde]

i missed mutant's post before .. this code works:

private string UCFirst(string strName)
{
 System.Text.StringBuilder sb = new System.Text.StringBuilder(strName);
 sb = sb.Replace(sb[0], Char.ToUpper(sb[0]), 0, 1);
 return sb.ToString();
}

 

thanks!

[hog]

As my post stated, it was messy and yes I agree with mutant re using .net features is preferred! But it was late, I knew how to do it the old way but now I now the new way so everyones a winner :)