VB036
Fixed-length string
Visual Basic 6
Warning
VB6
As String * N pads with spaces and truncates silently, so equality checks fail in ways that depend on the data
As String * N pads with spaces and truncates silently, so equality checks fail in ways that depend on the data.
Why this severity
As String * N pads with spaces and truncates silently, so equality checks fail in ways that depend on the data.
Known false positives
Type layouts for file or API I/O where the width is the contract.
Remediation example
Dim name As String