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TitleFormat a number of bytes in KB, MB, and GB by using StrFormatByteSize in VB .NET
DescriptionThis example shows how to format a number of bytes in KB, MB, and GB by using StrFormatByteSize in VB .NET.
Keywordsformat, bytes, KB, MB, GB, StrFormatByteSize, VB.NET
CategoriesAPI, Files and Directories
 
The FormatBytes function uses the StrFormatByteSize API function.
 
' Return a formatted string representing
' the number of bytes.
Private Function FormatBytes(ByVal num_bytes As Int32) As _
    String
    Dim txt As String

    txt = Space$(256)
    StrFormatByteSize(num_bytes, txt, Len(txt))
    FormatBytes = txt.Substring(0, txt.IndexOf(vbNullChar))
End Function
 
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