How to create a [Reusable] Function in [VB.NET]

Making a reusable function allows you to use the function anywhere within your code project.
I first created an identical function for ASP Classic and needed something similar in ASP.net.

' Encode (Change Characters) Function Encoding(strEncoding As String) As String strEncoding = Replace(strEncoding, ")", "}") strEncoding = Replace(strEncoding, "(", "{") strEncoding = Replace(strEncoding, ".", "•") 'strEncoding = Replace(strEncoding,"'","`") strEncoding = Replace(strEncoding, ",", "^") strEncoding = Replace(strEncoding, " ", "_") Encoding = strEncoding End Function ' Decode (Change Characters back to their original Characters.) Function Decoding(strEncoding As String) As String strEncoding = Replace(strEncoding, "}", ")") strEncoding = Replace(strEncoding, "{", "(") strEncoding = Replace(strEncoding, "•", ".") 'strEncoding = Replace(strEncoding,"`","'") strEncoding = Replace(strEncoding, "^", ",") strEncoding = Replace(strEncoding, "_", " ") Decoding = strEncoding End Function
To use in your asp.net VB project, simply copy the above code and paste it into your project, replacing only the string characters you need to replace in your project.
To reuse this function, do the following
Sub Page_Load(ByVal Sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load Response.Write(Encoding("Test (This is a test)")) Response.Write(Decoding("Test {This is a test}")) End Sub
The above example will
#1: replace the Parentheses with {curly brackets} and add underscores where spaces are at.
Output: Test_{This_is_a_test}
#2: replace the {curly brackets} with Parentheses and remove the underscores.
Output: Test (This is a test);