Public Class Form1 Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _ ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click Dim str1 As String Dim str2 As String str1 = "vb.net" str2 = "VB.NET" Dim result As Integer result = String.Compare(str1, str2) MsgBox(result) result = String.Compare(str1, str2, True) MsgBox(result) End Sub End Class