Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Public Class StringContainIdenticalDigits_VB
Public Shared Function isStringContainIdenticalDigits(ByVal str As String) As Boolean
Dim arr As Char() = str.ToCharArray()
Dim hset = New HashSet(Of Char)(arr)
Return hset.Count = 1
End Function
Public Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())
Dim str As String = "88888888"
If isStringContainIdenticalDigits(str) Then
Console.WriteLine("yes")
Else
Console.WriteLine("no")
End If
End Sub
End Class
' run:
'
' yes
'