急求vb原来的LeftB()函数在vb.net中应该如何写

急求vb原来的LeftB()函数在vb.net中应该怎么写?
急求vb原来的LeftB()函数升级到vb.net中应该怎么写?

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'*******************************************************************************
'* @outline Charを処理
'* @author エイジス株式会社
'* @revision 2007/01/5 エイジス大連  張立寧
'*******************************************************************************
Public Function RightB(ByVal p_Value As String, ByVal p_Length As Integer) As String
Dim Int_Leng As Integer

Try
RightB = " "

Int_Leng = LenB(p_Value)

If Int_Leng <= 0 Then
Exit Try
End If

If Int_Leng - p_Length < 0 Then
RightB = MidB(p_Value, 1, Int_Leng)
Else
RightB = MidB(p_Value, Int_Leng - p_Length + 1, p_Length)
End If
Catch ex As Exception

End Try
End Function

'********************************************************
'LeftBと同等の処理
'********************************************************
Public Function LeftB(ByVal p_Value As String, ByVal p_Length As Integer) As String
Try
LeftB = " "

LeftB = MidB(p_Value, 1, p_Length)
Catch ex As Exception

End Try
End Function

'********************************************************
'MidBと同等の処理
'********************************************************
Public Function MidB(ByVal p_Value As String, ByVal p_Start As Integer, ByVal p_Length As Integer) As String

Dim TargetEncoding As System.Text.Encoding
Dim encodedChars() As Byte
Dim buf() As Byte
Dim Int_Leng As Integer

Try
MidB = " "

TargetEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.GetEncoding( "Shift-jis ")
encodedChars = TargetEncoding.GetBytes(p_Value)

If p_Start > encodedChars.Length Then
Exit Try
End If

If p_Start + p_Length > encodedChars.Length Then
Int_Leng = encodedChars.Length - p_Start + 1
Else
Int_Leng = p_Length
End If

ReDim buf(Int_Leng - 1)

System.Array.Copy(encodedChars, p_Start - 1, buf, 0, Int_Leng)

Return TargetEncoding.GetString(buf)
Catch ex As Exception

End Try
End Function
'********************************************************
'代替LenB処理
'********************************************************
Public Function LenB(ByRef strBuf As String) As Integer
Dim TargetEncoding As System.Text.Encoding
Dim encodedChars() As Byte

Try
LenB = 0

If strBuf = " " Then
Exit Try
End If

TargetEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.GetEncoding(932)
encodedChars = TargetEncoding.GetBytes(strBuf)

LenB = encodedChars.Length
Catch ex As Exception
End Try
End Function

'********************************************************
' 機能
'  ある文字列(String1)の中から指定した文字列(String2)を検索し、最初に見つかった位置を返す。
' 引数
' String1 必ず指定します。検索する文字列型 (String) の式を指定します。