Re: Checking for A Blank String

Herfried K. Wagner [MVP] wrote:
Trying to avoid the use of VB's intrinsic functions is like trying to use a screwdriver to screw in a nail although there is a hammer in the toolbox for the reason that "a screwdriver is a more professional tool than a hammer."

That would be true if the .NET alternative was significantly less suited for what you are trying to do.

In this case it's actually the opposite. The .NET alternative does exactly what you want to do, while the VB6-like alternative returns a value that has to be analysed to come to the same result.

Re-read my post. I gave a technical reason why I am preferring 'Len' in this particular case.

I have reread your post, and I can find no reason for such a misleading analogy.

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