String characters count

[mistaken_myst]

(ok sory, I just posted a Topic & removed since I found some extra notes.)
Reintroducing myself.
Hello, I'm new here & new to Visual Basic.Net.
(I hav been been learning Java & so I tend to think in Java code).

Well, I know how to use visual basic Forms, components & connecting databases etc...
What I don't know is: many basic codes needed for many functions I need to do like:

I want to know how can I calculate how many characters is contained by a String. Can someone help me please?

 

[Canopy High]

Here's an example.

Dim sample As String = "1234"
' To get the number of characters use the 'Length' property of the string
Messagebox("samples string has " & sample.[B]Length[/B].ToString & " characters.")

 

[mistaken_myst]

ok, Thanks a lot -