Question Splitting a String in an array Question

[scotbuff]

I am trying to split a string into array. I know about split, but it seems to need a separator of some type. Suppose I am going to be working with input like the following.

8561369

and I want to split each character of that string into an array.

I tried something like this, but again Split seems to need a separator, I just keep getting the entire string in one entry of my array, not split.

Dim values as String

'I am going to be populating this string variable via user input eventually, 'which is why I cannot just add spaces.
values = "8561369"

Dim numbers = values.Split()

Dim n as String

For Each n In numbers
    Console.WriteLine(n)
Next n

I am very new to VB.net and I am using Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition. Thanks in advance.

 

[JuggaloBrotha]

A String is already a Char array, just loop the chars in the string:

Dim SomeString As String = "8561369"

For Each chr As Char in SomeString
    MessageBox.Show(chr.ToString)
Next chr

 

[scotbuff]

Thank you

Thank you very much, I did not realize that.

 

[scotbuff]

Char to Integer

Is it possible to convert the individual char into integers? Basically I am trying to pull each of those numbers individually and use them to index another array. I tried doing a Convert.ToInt on the chr variable but it seems to change it to an entirely different number. Perhaps an ASCII conversion thing I am guessing.

Dim SomeString As String = "8561369"

For Each chr As Char in SomeString
    ' I want to convert chr to a integer.  Example being, if chr is 8, I want it to be the integer 8.
    MessageBox.Show(chr.ToString)
Next chr

 

[JuggaloBrotha]

You want the index of each char? or the integer value of the char if it's a number?

Dim SomeString As String = "8561369"

For Counter As Integer = 0 to SomeString.Length - 1
    'Counter is the index
    MessageBox.Show(SomeString(Counter).ToString)
Next Counter

Dim IntValue As Integer
For Each chr As Char in SomeString
    If Char.IsNumber(chr) Then IntValue = Integer.Parse(chr.ToString) Else IntValue = -1I
    'IntValue is the char as a number
    MessageBox.Show(IntValue.ToString)
Next chr