Atlanta Custom Software Development 

 
   Search        Code/Page
 

User Login
Email

Password

 

Forgot the Password?
Services
» Web Development
» Maintenance
» Data Integration/BI
» Information Management
Programming
  Database
Automation
OS/Networking
Graphics
Links
Tools
» Regular Expr Tester
» Free Tools

PermuteString - Generating all possible combinations out of a string
[ All Languages » VB »  String]

Total Hit ( 1827)

Rate this article:     Poor     Excellent 

 Submit Your Question/Comment about this article

Rating


 


Click here to copy the following block
' Generates all combination possibilities out of a string
Public Function PermuteString(ByVal Ztring As String, Optional Base As String = _
  "") As String
  Dim TmpStrArray() As String, I As Long
  
  ' If there's only 1 element then
  If InStr(1, Ztring, " ", vbTextCompare) = 0 Then
    PermuteString = Base & " " & Ztring & vbCrLf
    Exit Function
  End If
  
  ' If more than 1 element: split elements in one array of elements
  TmpStrArray = Split(Ztring, " ", , vbTextCompare)
  
  If Base = "" Then
    ' Loop trough each element and do callbacks to permute again
    For I = LBound(TmpStrArray) To UBound(TmpStrArray)
      PermuteString = PermuteString & PermuteString(ReturnAllBut _
        (TmpStrArray, I), TmpStrArray(I))
    Next
  Else
    ' Loop trough each element and do callbacks to permute again
    For I = LBound(TmpStrArray) To UBound(TmpStrArray)
      PermuteString = PermuteString & " " & PermuteString(ReturnAllBut _
        (TmpStrArray, I), Base & " " & TmpStrArray(I))
    Next
  End If
End Function

' Return all items in a array but 1
Public Function ReturnAllBut(ByRef Arrai() As String, But As Long) As String
  Dim I As Long
  For I = LBound(Arrai) To UBound(Arrai)
    If I <> But Then
      ReturnAllBut = ReturnAllBut & Arrai(I) & " "
    End If
  Next
  ReturnAllBut = RTrim(ReturnAllBut)
End Function


Submitted By : Nayan Patel  (Member Since : 5/26/2004 12:23:06 PM)

Job Description : He is the moderator of this site and currently working as an independent consultant. He works with VB.net/ASP.net, SQL Server and other MS technologies. He is MCSD.net, MCDBA and MCSE. In his free time he likes to watch funny movies and doing oil painting.
View all (893) submissions by this author  (Birth Date : 7/14/1981 )


Home   |  Comment   |  Contact Us   |  Privacy Policy   |  Terms & Conditions   |  BlogsZappySys

© 2008 BinaryWorld LLC. All rights reserved.