Replace string characters (LF) in a string using VB.NET

Question

Obvious does not capture LF characters

foo.Replace(Environment.NewLine, String.Empty)

Doesn't ...

foo.Replace("\r\n", "").Replace("\n", "").Replace("\r", "")

The file itself is a multi-line XML file. Line feed characters before an XML declaration are invalid for a string.

Answer 1

VB.NET does not use styles for C styles for CR or LF . In VB, your second example translates to:

foo.Replace(vbNewLine, replaceWith).Replace(vbLF, replaceWith).Replace(vbCR, replaceWith)