.NET fixed length strings

[stricknyn]

Hi all,

I have the following code sample:

Module Module1
    <VBFixedString(8)> Dim strTest As String = ""

    Sub Main()
         Console.Write(strTest)


    End Sub
End Module

I thought this would fix the string to 8 characters regardless of what I set strTest to but its not. So I'm expecting an empty string (like above) to be 8 characters; or if I set strTest to "test" I'm expecting the output to be test with four trailing spaces. Or if I set it greater than 8 characters it should throw an exception.

Am I using the above in the proper context or should I be using something else to achieve fixed length strings?

Thanks,

Strick