Deck 23: The String Section String Manipulation

Question 1

The syntax for the trim method is ____.

A) Trim.string
C) string.TrimMethod
B) string.Trim
D) trim(string)

Answer 1

B

Question 2

You can use the ____ method to remove any spaces from both the beginning and end of a string.

A) Clean
C) Cut
B) CleanWhiteSpace
D) Trim

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The syntax of the Replace method is ____.

A) Replace.string(oldValue, newValue)
B) string.Replace(newValue, oldValue)
C) string.Replace(oldValue, newValue)
D) string.Replace(newValue)(oldValue)

Answer 3

C

Question 4

When processing the Insert method, the computer makes a temporary copy of the string in memory, and then inserts the characters in the copy only.

Question 5

When processing the Trim method, the computer first makes a permanent backup copy of the string in memory.

Question 6

When entering data in a text box or input box, it's not unusual for a user to inadvertently press the spacebar either before or after typing the data.

Question 7

You can use the ____ method to search a string to determine whether it contains a specific sequence of characters.

A) IndexOf
C) Location
B) Index
D) Locate

Question 8

Visual Basic provides the Replace method for replacing a sequence of characters in a string with another sequence of characters.

Question 9

The syntax of the length property is ____.

A) string.Length
C) Length.string
B) Length(string)
D) string.Len

Question 10

The startIndex argument is not optional in the IndexOf method's syntax.

Question 11

Using the Insert method to insert a value beginning with the fifth character in a string, you use a starting index of 5.

Question 12

The Trim method removes characters from the original string.

Question 13

You insert characters using the ____ method.

A) Insert
C) Input
B) InStr
D) InsertInto

Question 14

The syntax of the insert method is ____.

A) string.Insert(value,startIndex)
B) Insert(startIndex,value).string
C) string.Insert(value).startIndex
D) string.Insert(startIndex, value)

Question 15

The Trim method returns a string that excludes any leading or trailing spaces.

Question 16

The first character in a string has an index of 1.

Question 17

The Like operator evaluates to True when the string matches the pattern.

Question 18

The number of characters contained in a string is stored in the string's ____ property.

A) Size
C) Length
B) Len
D) StringLength

Question 19

If an application expects the user to enter a seven-digit phone number or a five-digit ZIP code, the application's code should verify that the user entered the required number of characters.

Question 20

Applications rarely need to manipulate (process) string data.

Question 21

Visual Basic provides the ____ method for accessing any number of characters contained in a string.

A) Portion
C) Substring
B) PartialString
D) PieceString

Question 22

The syntax for the substring method is ____.

A) Substring.string(startIndex)
B) string.Substring(startIndex[, numCharsToAccess])
C) string.Substring(numCharsToAccess,startIndex)
D) string.Substring([numCharsToAccess],startIndex)

Question 23

The syntax of the IndexOf method is ____.

A) string.IndexOf(subString[, startIndex])
B) string.IndexOf.subString
C) subString.IndexOf(string)
D) string.IndexOf(startIndex, subString)

Question 24

The ____ operator allows you to use pattern-matching characters to determine whether one string is equal to another string.

A) Similar
C) HasSimilarity
B) Comparable
D) Like

Question 25

You also can include a range of values in a character list by using a(n) ____ to separate the lowest value in the range from the highest value in the range.

A) hyphen
C) equal sign
B) apostrophe
D) plus sign