declare DIM within TRY statement

[wk6pack]

Hi,

I was wondering why when I declare the dim variable outside the try
statement, I could use the .dispose() function but when I declare it inside
the try statement, I get Name 'varname' is not declared.

thanks,
Will

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

Will,
It has to do with variable scope.

If you use:

Dim x As IDisposable
Try
Finally
x.Dispose
End Try

The x variable is at the same scope as the Try itself.

However if you do:

Try
Dim y As IDisposable
Finally
y.Dispose
End Try

The y variable is in the Try's block scope.

Remember that most block statements in VB.NET introduces a new block scope,
allowing each scope to define the same variable.

For details on Scope in VB.NET see:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...vbconScope.asp

Hope this helps
Jay
"wk6pack" <wk***@sd61.bc.ca> wrote in message
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Hi,

I was wondering why when I declare the dim variable outside the try
statement, I could use the .dispose() function but when I declare it
inside
the try statement, I get Name 'varname' is not declared.

thanks,
Will

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

wk6pack <wk***@sd61.bc.ca> wrote:

I was wondering why when I declare the dim variable outside the try
statement, I could use the .dispose() function but when I declare it inside
the try statement, I get Name 'varname' is not declared.

Where are you trying to use it? In the finally block? If so, that's the
problem - the scope of the try block is just the try block, and with
good reason: the code execution might not have even reached the place
where your variable is declared before an exception is thrown.

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
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[wk6pack]

thanks for the explanation and reference.

Will
"Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <Ja************@msn.com> wrote in message
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Will,
It has to do with variable scope.

If you use:

Dim x As IDisposable
Try
Finally
x.Dispose
End Try

The x variable is at the same scope as the Try itself.

However if you do:

Try
Dim y As IDisposable
Finally
y.Dispose
End Try

The y variable is in the Try's block scope.

Remember that most block statements in VB.NET introduces a new block scope, allowing each scope to define the same variable.

For details on Scope in VB.NET see:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...vbconScope.asp
Hope this helps
Jay
"wk6pack" <wk***@sd61.bc.ca> wrote in message
news:uX**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

Hi,

I was wondering why when I declare the dim variable outside the try
statement, I could use the .dispose() function but when I declare it
inside
the try statement, I get Name 'varname' is not declared.

thanks,
Will

[wk6pack]

yes, I was trying to use it in the finally block.

Will
"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <sk***@pobox.com> wrote in message
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wk6pack <wk***@sd61.bc.ca> wrote:

I was wondering why when I declare the dim variable outside the try
statement, I could use the .dispose() function but when I declare it inside the try statement, I get Name 'varname' is not declared.

Where are you trying to use it? In the finally block? If so, that's the
problem - the scope of the try block is just the try block, and with
good reason: the code execution might not have even reached the place
where your variable is declared before an exception is thrown.

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too