Question

I had a question earlier involving php and mysql on this same project,

This is .net, Im trying to read the source of my php response, and stop after a certain character or phrase, in which mine is <br />

I Tried google, and got no luck, Im hoping somebody here can save me!

here is my current code.

 Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles     Button1.Click
        Dim request As System.Net.HttpWebRequest =    System.Net.HttpWebRequest.Create("http://mywebsite/db.php?hwid=" + TextBox1.Text)
        Dim response As System.Net.HttpWebResponse = request.GetResponse()
        Dim sr As System.IO.StreamReader = New System.IO.StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream())
    Dim name As String = sr.ReadToEnd
        If name = "" Then
            MessageBox.Show("HWID Not Activated!", "Error: Invalid HWID")
        Else
            MessageBox.Show("Welcome, " + name)
            Me.Hide()
            Form1.Show()
        End If
    End Sub

I Want to stop reading everything after the source at <br />

Answer 1

You can find where the “<br />” is and get the string before that:

Dim s = "Andrew<br />Morton"
Dim brIndex = s.IndexOf("<br />")
Dim myName As String = ""
If brIndex >= 0 Then
    myName = s.Substring(0, brIndex)
End If
Console.WriteLine(myName)
' outputs: Andrew

Also, you need to call .Close() on the HttpWebResponse.

And, the string concatenation operator in VB.NET is “&”, not “+”.