public static bool StrLikeText( 
   string source,
   string pattern
)

'Declaration
 
Public Shared Function StrLikeText( _
   ByVal source As String, _
   ByVal pattern As String _
) As Boolean

A Boolean value indicating whether or not the string satisfies the pattern. If the value in string satisfies the pattern contained in pattern, result is True. If the string does not satisfy the pattern, result is False. If both string and pattern are empty strings, the result is True.