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\<bookmark_value\>String function\</bookmark_value\>

# String Function

Creates a string according to the specified character, or the first character of a string expression that is passed to the function.

### Syntax:

    String (n As Long, {expression As Integer | character As String})

### Return value:

String

### Parameters:

n: Numeric expression that indicates the number of characters to return in the string. The maximum allowed value of n is 2,147,483,648.

\<emph\>Expression:\</emph\> Numeric expression that defines the ASCII code for the character.

\<emph\>Character:\</emph\> Any single character used to build the return string, or any string of which only the first character will be used.

### Error codes:

5 Invalid procedure call

### Example:

    Sub ExampleString
    Dim sText As String
        sText = String(10,"A")
        MsgBox sText
        sText = String(10,65)
        MsgBox sText
    End Sub