| A | B |
| Length property | stores an integer that represents the number of characters contained in the string |
| Trim | used to remove one or more characters from a stringd then return a string with the appropriate characters removed |
| index | the unique number assigned to each character in a string |
| Replace method | returns a string with all occurences of a sequence of characters replaced with another sequence of characters |
| Mid statement | replaces a portion of a string with another string |
| Insert methods | return a string with the appropriate characters inserted |
| StartsWith | returns the Boolean value True when a specific sequence of characters occurs at the beginning and end, respectiely, of a string; otherwise, returns the Boolean value False |
| Contains method | returns the Boolean value True when a specific sequence of characters appears in a string; otherwise, returns the Boolean False |
| IndexOf method | searches a string for a subString, and returns the number -1 when the subString is not found in the string; otherwise, returns the index of the starting position of subString within string |
| Substring method | returns characters from a string |
| word sort rules | used by String.Compare method when comparing strings; e.g. a number is considered less than a lowercase letter, which considered less than an uppercase letter, etc. |
| Like operator | allows you to use pattern-matching characters to determine whether one string is equal to another string |
| radio button | allows you to limit the user to only one choice in a group of two or more related and mutually exclusive choices |
| default radio button | the radio button that is automatically selected when the interface first appears |
| Check boxes | allow the user to select any number of choices from a group of one or more independent and nonexclusive choices |