questions about arrays and collections

[Gilbert]

H,

i'm starting with asp.net/vb.net and have some questions about arrays and
collections:

1) what's the difference between:
dim x() as string
and
dim x as array

2) can variable 'x' in the second case contain anything (string, integer
.... together)?

3) what is the correct syntax?
dim x as arraylist
or
dim x as arraylist()

4) what to choose between:
dim x as array (or if no difference dim x() )
and
dim x as arraylist

5) what to choose between:
dim x as arraylist
and
dim x as list(of string)
Thanks for helping me.
Gilbert

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Goran,

"The" new in the sentence as it is used, gives the idea that it replaces;
"a" new means that it is an addition, very simple in my opinion. Both are
completely valid, there is not any idea of replacing and there is not any
preference for one of those, so there is not a "the" new.

Cor

"Göran Andersson" <gu***@guffa.co mschreef in bericht
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Cor Ligthert [MVP] wrote:

>Very little correction on your for the rest very fine explanation.

>>The first one is the new syntax,

The first is a new syntax,

Cor

I don't understand how that is a correction?

You removed "one" which makes it implied, but it's still there.

Then you changed "the new" to "a new", which doesn't change the meaning of
the sentence either.

So, what's the difference?

--
Göran Andersson
_____
http://www.guffa.com

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Cor Ligthert [MVP] wrote:

Goran,

"The" new in the sentence as it is used, gives the idea that it replaces;
"a" new means that it is an addition, very simple in my opinion. Both are
completely valid, there is not any idea of replacing

What makes you think that just because something is new, it implies that
it replaces everything that was before?

and there is not any
preference for one of those, so there is not a "the" new.

Oh, yes, there is a preference. I prefer the new syntax, but that is of
course only my own preference. :)

>
Cor

"Göran Andersson" <gu***@guffa.co mschreef in bericht
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>Cor Ligthert [MVP] wrote:

>>Very little correction on your for the rest very fine explanation.

The first one is the new syntax,
The first is a new syntax,

Cor

I don't understand how that is a correction?

You removed "one" which makes it implied, but it's still there.

Then you changed "the new" to "a new", which doesn't change the meaning of
the sentence either.

So, what's the difference?

--
Göran Andersson
_____
http://www.guffa.com

--
Göran Andersson
_____
http://www.guffa.com

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

>

Oh, yes, there is a preference. I prefer the new syntax, but that is of
course only my own preference. :)

As I have read it, but I assume you knew that.

:-)

(By the way I have no preference at all, but there were some long
discussions in this newsgroup lately)

:-)

Cor