ControlChars Class

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The ControlChars module contains constants used as control characters. These constants can be used anywhere in your code.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.VisualBasic.ControlChars

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualBasic
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualBasic (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class ControlChars

public sealed class ControlChars

The ControlChars type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	ControlChars	Initializes a new instance of the T:Microsoft.VisualBasic.ControlChars class.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Fields

	Name	Description
	Back	When you call print and display functions, you can use the following constants in your code in place of the actual values.
	Cr	When you call print and display functions, you can use the following constants in your code in place of the actual values.
	CrLf	When you call print and display functions, you can use the following constants in your code in place of the actual values.
	FormFeed	When you call print and display functions, you can use the following constants in your code in place of the actual values.
	Lf	When you call print and display functions, you can use the following constants in your code in place of the actual values.
	NewLine	When you call print and display functions, you can use the following constants in your code in place of the actual values.
	NullChar	When you call print and display functions, you can use the following constants in your code in place of the actual values.
	Quote	When you call print and display functions, you can use the following constants in your code in place of the actual values.
	Tab	When you call print and display functions, you can use the following constants in your code in place of the actual values.
	VerticalTab	When you call print and display functions, you can use the following constants in your code in place of the actual values.

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Remarks

This module supports the Visual Basic language keywords and run-time library members that provide constant control characters for printing and displaying text. For more information, see Print and Display Constants in the Visual Basic documentation.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.VisualBasic Namespace