Some changes to VB (Whidbey) that may interest you

[Chris Dunaway]

Just got my hands on Whidbey. Here are a few interesting changes that you
may not be aware of:

1. Continue statement on Do, For and While commands

2. Default Instances of certain classes are back (such as forms).

3. Properties can now have mixed access levels. For example you can
declare a property like this:

Public Property SomeVal() As Integer
Get
Return m_val
End Get

Private Set(ByVal Value As Integer)
m_val = Value
End Set
End Property

4. IsNot keyword. Now instead of If Not someObj Is Nothing, you can
write If someObj IsNot Nothing

Not to mention Operator Overloading, Unsigned types, Generics, Partial
types.
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[Armin Zingler]

"Chris Dunaway" <dunawayc@_lunc hmeat_sbcglobal .net> schrieb

Just got my hands on Whidbey. Here are a few interesting changes
that you may not be aware of:

Only a question: Is it legal to make this informatin public?
--
Armin

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[Tom Shelton]

In article <to************ *************** **@40tude.net>, Chris Dunaway wrote:

Just got my hands on Whidbey. Here are a few interesting changes that you
may not be aware of:

1. Continue statement on Do, For and While commands

Wooo! Hooo! Now if they would extend the Continue and Exit XXX
statements to use labels - then they could do away with Goto completely
:) Like Java's labeled breaks and continues...
2. Default Instances of certain classes are back (such as forms).

I personaly can live with out that... Never used 'em in VB.CLASSIC, so
I don't expect to now :) But, it will make a lot of other peoples lives
easier.
3. Properties can now have mixed access levels. For example you can
declare a property like this:

Public Property SomeVal() As Integer
Get
Return m_val
End Get

Private Set(ByVal Value As Integer)
m_val = Value
End Set
End Property

Nice... Not essential, but it makes mixed access conceptualy cleaner
then having a public property Get, private method setter...
4. IsNot keyword. Now instead of If Not someObj Is Nothing, you can
write If someObj IsNot Nothing

Lame...
Not to mention Operator Overloading, Unsigned types, Generics, Partial
types.

Wooo! Hoooo! Especially the unsigned types and generics.

--
Tom Shelton
MVP [Visual Basic]

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "Armin Zingler" <az*******@free net.de> scripsit:

Just got my hands on Whidbey. Here are a few interesting changes
that you may not be aware of:

Only a question: Is it legal to make this informatin public?

AFAIK yes. Most of this information has been presented at the PDC.

--
Herfried K. Wagner
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

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[Chris Dunaway]

On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 18:10:39 +0100, Armin Zingler wrote:

"Chris Dunaway" <dunawayc@_lunc hmeat_sbcglobal .net> schrieb

Just got my hands on Whidbey. Here are a few interesting changes
that you may not be aware of:

Only a question: Is it legal to make this informatin public?

Well, I never signed any NDA and a quick read of the eula doesn't seem to
indicate that I cannot post this information. This DVD was the same one
given out at the PDC so I imagine that it's ok.

I have heard from some beta testers that they received a e-mail from MS
releasing them from their NDA's, so I guess the cat is offically out of the
bag.
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Chris

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[Chris Dunaway]

On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 09:22:58 -0800, Tom Shelton wrote:

2. Default Instances of certain classes are back (such as forms).

I personaly can live with out that... Never used 'em in VB.CLASSIC, so
I don't expect to now :) But, it will make a lot of other peoples lives
easier.

This doesn't work exactly like VB classic. You have to use the new "My"
object: My.Forms.Form1. Show

Not to mention Operator Overloading, Unsigned types, Generics, Partial
types.

Wooo! Hoooo! Especially the unsigned types and generics.

Oh, and I forgot to mention Edit and Continue and XML documentation.
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[Cor]

Hi Chris,

4. IsNot keyword. Now instead of If Not someObj Is Nothing, you can
write If someObj IsNot Nothing

This looks greath to me

If Not someObj IsNot Nothing

:-)) I hope they skip it before it comes actual

It has in my opinion to be (came out some arguing between Jay B and me)

If someObj Is Something

Cor

[Tom Shelton]

In article <16************ *************** ***@40tude.net> , Chris Dunaway wrote:

On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 09:22:58 -0800, Tom Shelton wrote:

2. Default Instances of certain classes are back (such as forms).

I personaly can live with out that... Never used 'em in VB.CLASSIC, so
I don't expect to now :) But, it will make a lot of other peoples lives
easier.

This doesn't work exactly like VB classic. You have to use the new "My"
object: My.Forms.Form1. Show

Not to mention Operator Overloading, Unsigned types, Generics, Partial
types.

Wooo! Hoooo! Especially the unsigned types and generics.

Oh, and I forgot to mention Edit and Continue and XML documentation.

<spit>E&C</spit> I don't need no stinking E&C... I really don't mind
if they include it... I just will probably never use it. I never used
it when we did have it :)

XML docs are good, but I think over rated.

--
Tom Shelton
MVP [Visual Basic]

[Mick Doherty]

>

If Not someObj IsNot Nothing

Is this Obfuscation before compile?

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

Armin,
You can download the info from:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/whidbey/

So far it is a copy of what is on the PDC DVDs.

The rule of thumb I go by is if you can find it on MSDN, then you can talk
about it in public.

Hope this helps
Jay

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"Chris Dunaway" <dunawayc@_lunc hmeat_sbcglobal .net> schrieb

Just got my hands on Whidbey. Here are a few interesting changes
that you may not be aware of:

Only a question: Is it legal to make this informatin public?
--
Armin

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