VB Script - Part I

VBScript is an interpreted script language from Microsoft that is a subset of its Visual Basic
programming language designed for interpretation by Web browsers.

String Functions

⇒Len Function

Len : Returns the number of characters in a string or the number of bytes required to store a
variable.

Syntax: Len(string | varname)

Arguments:

Any valid string expression. If string contains Null, Null is

string:
returned.
Any valid variable name. If varname contains Null, Null
varname:
is returned.

Example:
Str="Welcome to the World of QTP"

Print Len(Str)
' Output --> 27

Print Len("Good Morning")

' Output--> 12

⇒LCase Function
LCase: Returns a string that has been converted to lowercase.

Syntax: LCase(string)

Aruguments:

Any valid string expression. If string contains Null,

String:
Null is returned.

Example:
Str="Welcome to the World of QTP"

Print LCase(Str)
'Output --> welcome to the world of qtp
Print Lcase("Good Morning")
'Output --> good morning

⇒UCase Function
Ucase: Returns a string that has been converted to uppercase.

Syntax: UCase(string)

Arguments:

Any valid string expression. If string contains Null, Null

String:
is returned.

Example:
Str="Welcome to the World of QTP"

Print Ucase(Str)
'Output --> WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF QTP

Print Ucase("Good Morning")

'Output --> GOOD MORNING

⇒Left Function
Left: Returns a specified number of characters from the left side of a string.

Syntax: Left(string, length)

Arguments:

String expression from which the leftmost characters are returned. If string contains Null, Null is
String:
returned.
Numeric expression indicating how many characters to return. If 0, a zero-length string("") is
length: returned. If greater than
or equal to the number of characters in string, the entire string is returned.

Example:
Str="Welcome to the World of QTP"

print Left(Str,3)
'Output --> Wel

Print Left("Good Morning",4)

'Output --> Good

⇒Right Function

Right: Returns a specified number of characters from the right side of a string.
Syntax: Right(string, length)

Arguments:

String expression from which the rightmost characters are returned. If string contains Null, Null is
String:
returned.
Numeric expression indicating how many characters to return. If 0, a zero-length string is returned. If
length:
greater than or equal to the number of characters in string, the entire string is returned.

Example:
Str="Welcome to the World of QTP"

print Right(Str,12)
'Output --> World of QTP

Print Right("Good Morning",7)

'Output --> Morning

⇒Mid Function

Mid: Returns a specified number of characters from a string.

Syntax: Mid(string, start[, length])

Aruguments:

String: String expression from which characters are returned. If string contains Null, Null is returned.
Character position in string at which the part to be taken begins. If start is greater than the number of
Start:
characters in string, Mid returns a zero-length string ("").
Number of characters to return. If omitted or if there are fewer than length characters in the text
length: (including the character
at start), all characters from the start position to the end of the string are returned.

Example:
Str="Welcome to the World of QTP"

print Mid(Str,9,12)
'Output --> to the World

Print Mid("Good Morning",6,7)

'Output --> Morning

Print Mid("Good Morning",6)

'Output --> Morning

⇒Replace Function
Replace: Returns a string in which a specified substring has been replaced with another substring
a specified number of times.

Syntax: Replace(expression, find, replacewith[, start[, count[, compare]]])

Arguments:

expression: (Required) String expression containing substring to replace.

find: (Required) Substring being searched for.
replacewith: (Required) Replacement substring.
(Optional) Position within expression where substring search is to begin. If omitted, 1 is
start: assumed. Must be used in
conjunction with count.
(Optional) Number of substring substitutions to perform. If omitted, the default value is -1,
which means make all
count:
possible substitutions. Must be used in conjunction with start.

(Optional) Numeric value indicating the kind of comparison to use when evaluating substrings.
See Settings section for values. If omitted, the default value is 0, which means perform a binary
compare:
comparison.

Example:
Str="Welcome to the World of QTP"

print Replace(Str, "to","into")

'Output --> Welcome into the World of QTP

Print Replace("Good Morning","Morning","Night")

'Output --> Good Night

Print Replace("Quick Test ProfeSsional","s","x",5,3,0)

'Output --> k Text ProfeSxional

Print Replace("Quick Test ProfeSsional","s","x",5,3,1)

'Output --> k Text Profexxional

⇒Space Function

Space: Returns a string consisting of the specified number of spaces.

Syntax: Space(number)

Arguments:
number: number of spaces you want in the string.

Example:
Str="Welcome to the World of QTP"

'Space

Str1="Welcome"
Str2="to the World"
Str3="of QTP"

Print Str1 & Space(2) & Str2 & Space(2) &Str3

'Output-->Welcome to the World of QTP

⇒Split Function

Split: Returns a zero-based, one-dimensional array containing a specified number of substrings.

Syntax: Split(expression[, delimiter[, count[, compare]]])

Arguments:

(Required) String expression containing substrings and delimiters. If expression is a zero-length

expression:
string, Split returns an empty array, that is, an array with no elements and no data.
(Optional) String character used to identify substring limits. If omitted, the space character (" ") is
delimiter: assumed to be the delimiter. If delimiter is a zero-length string, a single-element array containing
the entire expression string is returned.
count: (Optional) Number of substrings to be returned; -1 indicates that all substrings are returned.
compare: (Optional) Numeric value indicating the kind of comparison to use when evaluating substrings.

Example:
'Space as Delimiter
Str="Welcome to the World of QTP"

'Split

SArray=Split(Str," ",-1)

For i= 0 to UBound(SArray)

Print SArray(i)

Next

'Comma As Delimitter

Str="Welcome,to,the,World,of,QTP"

'Split
SArray=Split(Str,",",-1)

For i= 0 to UBound(SArray)

Print SArray(i)

Next

⇒StrComp Function

StrComp: Returns a value indicating the result of a string comparison.

Syntax: StrComp(string1, string2[, compare])

Arguments:

string1: (Required) Any valid string expression.

string2: (Required) Any valid string expression.
(Optional) Numeric value indicating the kind of comparison to
compare: use when
evaluating strings. If omitted, a binary comparison is performed.

Example:
Str="Welcome to the World of QTP"

StrComp
Str1 = "QTP"
Str2 = "qtp"

Print StrComp(Str1, Str2, 1)

'Output--> Returns 0 , which means Str1 is equal to Str2 for textual
comparison

Print StrComp(Str1, Str2, 0)

'Output--> Returns -1 , which means Str2 is greater than Str1 for Binary
comparison

Print StrComp(Str2, Str1)

'Output-->Returns 1, which means Str2 is greater than Str1 for Binary
comparison

Print StrComp(Str1, Str2)

'Output-->Returns -1, which means Str1 is less than Str2 for Binary
comparison

⇒StrReverse Function

StrReverse: Returns a string in which the character order of a specified string is reversed.
Syntax: StrReverse(string1)

Arguments:

string whose characters are to be reversed. If string1 is a zero-length string (""),

string1:
a zero-length string is returned. If string1 is Null, an error occurs.

Example:
Str="Welcome to the World of QTP"

StrReverse

print StrReverse(Str)
'Output-->PTQ fo dlroW eht ot emocleW

Print StrReverse("Quick Test ProfeSsional")

'Output-->lanoisSeforP tseT kciuQ

⇒LTrim; RTrim; and Trim Functions

LTrim; RTrim; and Trim: Returns a copy of a string without leading spaces (LTrim), trailing
spaces (RTrim), or both leading
and trailing spaces (Trim).

Syntax: LTrim(string)
RTrim(string)
Trim(string)

Arguments:

The string argument is any valid string expression. If string contains Null,
string:
Null is returned.

Example:
'LTrim

Print Ltrim(" Welcome to QTPWorld.com ")

'Output-->"Welcome to QTPWorld.com
Example:
'RTrim

Print Rtrim(" Welcome to QTPWorld.com ")

'Output--> " Welcome to QTPWorld.com"
Example:
'Trim

Print trim(" Welcome to QTPWorld.com ")

'Output-->"Welcome to QTPWorld.com"
⇒InStr Function
InStr: Returns the position of the first occurrence of one string within another.

Syntax: InStr([start, ]string1, string2[, compare])

Arguments:

(Optional) Numeric expression that sets the starting position for each search. If omitted, search
begins at the first character position. If start contains Null, an error occurs. The start argument
start:
is required if compare is specified.

string1: (Required) String expression being searched.

string2: (Required) String expression searched for.
(Optional) Numeric value indicating the kind of comparison to use when evaluating substrings.
compare:

Example:
Str="How do you DO ?"

'InStr

Print Instr(1, Str, "DO", 1)

'Output--> 5 , which means it found the string in 5th position for textual
comparison

Print Instr(1, Str, "DO", 0)

'Output--> 12 , which means it found the string in 12th position for binary
comparison

Print Instr(6, Str, "do", 0)

'Output--> 0 , which means it didnot found the string after the 6th
position
for binary comparison

⇒InStrRev Function

InStrRev: Returns the position of an occurrence of one string within another, from the end of
string.

Syntax: InStrRev(string1, string2[, start[, compare]])

Arguments:

string1: (Required) String expression being searched.

string2: (Required) String expression being searched for.
(Optional) Numeric expression that sets the starting position for each search. If omitted, -1 is
start:
used, which means that the search begins at the last character position. If start contains Null,
 an error occurs.

(Optional) Numeric value indicating the kind of comparison to use when evaluating
compare: substrings. If omitted, a binary comparison is performed.

Example:
Str="How do you DO ?"

'InStrRev

Print InStrRev(Str,"DO",-1,1)
'Output--> 12 , which means it found the string in 12th position for
textual comparison

Print InStrRev(Str,"do",-1,0)
'Output--> 5 , which means it found the string in 5th position for binary
comparison

Print InStrRev(Str,"DO",13,0)
'Output--> 12 , which means it found the string in 12th position for binary
comparison

Print InStrRev(Str,"DO",10,1)
'Output--> 5 , which means it found the string in 5th position for textual
comparison