String.Format using a variable

[zekeman]

Using the string.format I can type:

String.Format("{0,-10}", "Field")
   Or
String.Format("{0,-10}", MyValue)

CAN I replace the 10 above with a variable and how?

 

[JohnH]

The pattern string is a string you can build up like any other string.

Dim variable As Integer = 22
Dim fmt As String = "{0," & variable.ToString() & "}"
Dim s As String = String.Format(fmt, param)