Imports System
Public Class Test
Shared start As Integer = 0
Shared end_i As Integer = 0
Public Shared Function char_substr(str As String, ch As Char)
Dim len As Integer = str.Length
For i As Integer = 0 To len - 1
If (str(i) = ch) Then
start = i
End If
For j As Integer = i + 1 To len - 1
if (str(j) = ch) Then
end_i = j + 1
Exit For
End If
Next
If (start <> 0) Then
Exit For
End If
Next
End Function
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim str As String = "hgdabcvauyec"
char_substr(str, "a")
Console.Write(str.Substring(start, end_i - start))
End Sub
End Class
' run
' abcva