What does the "<" statement do?

[Mike Hamilton]

Hi newsgroup,

I have a C# code that I tried to convert to VB.NET using a snippet
converter.
The converter produced something I don't understand, namely:

<Config("Camera ", "cameraType ")_
Shared cameraType As CameraType

What does the "<" statement do, please?

Thanks
Mike

C#:

public class ActionGameWindo w : GameWindow
{
enum CameraType
{
FPS,
TPS,
Free,

Count,
}
[Config( "Camera", "cameraType " )]
static CameraType cameraType;

[Config( "Camera", "tpsCameraDista nce" )]
static float tpsCameraDistan ce = 4;
[Config( "Camera", "tpsCameraCente rOffset" )]
static float tpsCameraCenter Offset = 1.6f;

is being translated to:

VB.NET:

Public Class ActionGameWindo w
Inherits GameWindow
Private Enum CameraType
FPS
TPS
Free

Count
End Enum
<Config("Camera ", "cameraType ")_
Shared cameraType As CameraType

<Config("Camera ", "tpsCameraDista nce")_
Shared tpsCameraDistan ce As Single = 4
<Config("Camera ", "tpsCameraCente rOffset")_
Shared tpsCameraCenter Offset As Single = 1.6F

[Steve]

These are "attributes " applied to the object.
Steve C.
MCAD,MCSE,MCP+I ,CNE,CNA,CCNA
Mike Hamilton wrote:

Hi newsgroup,

I have a C# code that I tried to convert to VB.NET using a snippet
converter.
The converter produced something I don't understand, namely:

<Config("Camera ", "cameraType ")_
Shared cameraType As CameraType

What does the "<" statement do, please?

Thanks
Mike

C#:

public class ActionGameWindo w : GameWindow
{
enum CameraType
{
FPS,
TPS,
Free,

Count,
}
[Config( "Camera", "cameraType " )]
static CameraType cameraType;

[Config( "Camera", "tpsCameraDista nce" )]
static float tpsCameraDistan ce = 4;
[Config( "Camera", "tpsCameraCente rOffset" )]
static float tpsCameraCenter Offset = 1.6f;

is being translated to:

VB.NET:

Public Class ActionGameWindo w
Inherits GameWindow
Private Enum CameraType
FPS
TPS
Free

Count
End Enum
<Config("Camera ", "cameraType ")_
Shared cameraType As CameraType

<Config("Camera ", "tpsCameraDista nce")_
Shared tpsCameraDistan ce As Single = 4
<Config("Camera ", "tpsCameraCente rOffset")_
Shared tpsCameraCenter Offset As Single = 1.6F

[Martin Honnen]

Mike Hamilton wrote:

The converter produced something I don't understand, namely:

<Config("Camera ", "cameraType ")_
Shared cameraType As CameraType

What does the "<" statement do, please?

That is VB.NET syntax for applying an attribute. See
<http://msdn2.microsoft .com/en-us/library/5x6cd29c(VS.80) .aspxfor
attributes in the .NET framework.

--

Martin Honnen --- MVP XML
http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[Mike Hamilton]

Thank you!
Mike