Getting the length of a string?

How to I get the length of a string? For example:

VB.NET would be 5 characters long..

I knew how to do this once upon a time.

Just use the length method of the variable.

VB Code:

Dim a As String
        a = "hello"
        'To make the integer returned a string
        MessageBox.Show(a.Length.ToString())
 
        Dim b As Integer
        b = a.Length()

Fyi, "VB.NET" is 6 characters long. If you're variable is named say, MyString, then you can get the length with MyString.Length.

Thanks to both of you for the help!

6... Yep :D My mistake.