StripNonNumerics(String,String) Method

Utility function that removes all non-numeric characters from a string and returns just the numbers. This is used when storing SSN's, ZIP Codes, etc.

Syntax

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function StripNonNumerics( _
   ByVal strIN As String, _
   ByVal strExcept As String _
) As String

'Usage
 
Dim strIN As String
Dim strExcept As String
Dim value As String
 
value = Utils.StripNonNumerics(strIN, strExcept)

public static string StripNonNumerics( 
   string strIN,
   string strExcept
)

public function StripNonNumerics( 
    strIN: String;
    strExcept: String
): String; static;

public static function StripNonNumerics( 
   strIN : String,
   strExcept : String
) : String;

public: static string* StripNonNumerics( 
   string* strIN,
   string* strExcept
)

public:
static String^ StripNonNumerics( 
   String^ strIN,
   String^ strExcept
)

strIN: String that may contain non-numeric characters
strExcept: Allow these characters to be included even if they're non-numeric

String containing only the numeric characters from the input string