Module Module1 Function Encrypt(ch As Char, code As Integer) As Char If Not Char.IsLetter(ch) Then Return ch End If Dim offset = AscW(If(Char.IsUpper(ch), "A"c, "a"c)) Dim test = (AscW(ch) + code - offset) Mod 26 + offset Return ChrW(test) End Function Function Encrypt(input As String, code As Integer) As String Return New String(input.Select(Function(ch) Encrypt(ch, code)).ToArray()) End Function Function Decrypt(input As String, code As Integer) As String Return Encrypt(input, 26 - code) End Function Sub Main() Dim str = "Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs." Console.WriteLine(str) str = Encrypt(str, 5) Console.WriteLine("Encrypted: {0}", str) str = Decrypt(str, 5) Console.WriteLine("Decrypted: {0}", str) End Sub End Module