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What is the difference between If and #If?

kai
Hi, All
What is the the difference between If and #If? I read some VB.NET books,
sometimes I see #If, but cannot tell why. Please help.

Thanks
Kai
Nov 20 '05 #1
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Kai,

* "kai" <ka******@earth link.net> scripsit:
What is the the difference between If and #If? I read some VB.NET books,
sometimes I see #If, but cannot tell why. Please help.


If you are using VS.NET or VB.NET Standard, just set the cursor onto the
'If' or '#If' in your code window and press the F1 key.

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>
Nov 20 '05 #2
From the MSDN help:

On the surface, the behavior of the #If...Then...#E lse directives appears
the same as that of the If...Then...Els e statements. However, the
#If.Then.#Else directives evaluate what is compiled by the compiler, whereas
the If.Then.Else statements evaluate conditions at run time.


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Kai,

* "kai" <ka******@earth link.net> scripsit:
What is the the difference between If and #If? I read some VB.NET books,
sometimes I see #If, but cannot tell why. Please help.


If you are using VS.NET or VB.NET Standard, just set the cursor onto the
'If' or '#If' in your code window and press the F1 key.

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

Nov 20 '05 #3
Hi Kai,

Thanks for posting in the community.

First of all, I would like to confirm my understanding of your issue.
From your description, I understand that you are confused about the if and
#if statement in VB.NET.
Have I fully understood you? If there is anything I misunderstood, please
feel free to let me know.

#If...Then...#E lse Directives is used when conditionally compiles selected
blocks of Visual Basic code. The statement will be evaluated in compiling
time.

while If...Then...Els e Statements is used when conditionally executes a
group of statements, depending on the value of an expression. It is
evalulated in run time.
#If...Then...#E lse Directives
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...us/vblr7/html/
vadirif.asp

If...Then...Els e Statements
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...us/vblr7/html/
vastmif.asp

Best regards,

Peter Huang
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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Nov 20 '05 #4

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