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I've noticed in some msdn examples that they have an object type as string..
but looks something like
hoststring as [String]...
what do the [ ] mean in vb.net
Oct 13 '08 #1
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"Brian" <bs********@com munity.nospamwr ote in message
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I've noticed in some msdn examples that they have an object type as
string.. but looks something like
hoststring as [String]...
what do the [ ] mean in vb.net
The [] is an escape sequence that is used when there is a VB.NET keyword
that is overriding a framework or class keyword (name, method, etc.). In
this case, [String] is directly referencing the framework class
System.String instead of the VB String class.

Mike Ober.
Oct 13 '08 #2
Brian,

Breakets in VB means that the name can be used again.,

Like this
dim [String] as string

Not so clever but some samples on MSDN seems to be written by C++ writters.

Cor

"Brian" <bs********@com munity.nospamsc hreef in bericht
news:uM******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP03.phx.gbl...
I've noticed in some msdn examples that they have an object type as
string.. but looks something like
hoststring as [String]...
what do the [ ] mean in vb.net

Oct 13 '08 #3
"Michael D. Ober" <obermd.@.alum. mit.edu.nospam. schrieb:
>I've noticed in some msdn examples that they have an object type as
string.. but looks something like
hoststring as [String]...
what do the [ ] mean in vb.net
The [] is an escape sequence that is used when there is a VB.NET keyword
that is overriding a framework or class keyword (name, method, etc.). In
this case, [String] is directly referencing the framework class
System.String instead of the VB String class.
There is no "VB String class". The 'String' keyword simply maps to
'System.String' . Thus the brackets in the quoted sample are rather useless.

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