Basic Syntax question -- Sorry :-$

[al]

I'm teaching myself VB.Net from books, and have come
across the use of square brackets a couple of times in the
code samples. But I can't find any reference as to why or
what they are for.

Thanks in advance
E.G.
Public Class ChatClient
Inherits MarshalByRefObject
Public Sub New(ByVal [alias] As String)
Me.username = [alias]
End Sub
....
End Class

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

"al" <al******@hotmail.com> scripsit:

I'm teaching myself VB.Net from books, and have come
across the use of square brackets a couple of times in the
code samples. But I can't find any reference as to why or
what they are for.

<http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/vbls7/html/vblrfVBSpec2_2.asp>

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

[EricJ]

in other words you can replace [this] w a name you choose (normally a name
of a variable)
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"al" <al******@hotmail.com> scripsit:

I'm teaching myself VB.Net from books, and have come
across the use of square brackets a couple of times in the
code samples. But I can't find any reference as to why or
what they are for.

<http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/vbls7/html/vblrfVBSpec2_2.asp>

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

[Karen Martinez]

In the code below, Alias is a VB keyword, so it normally cannot be used as a
variable. Putting the brackets around it tell VB that you want to use it as
a variable.

Karen

"al" <al******@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I'm teaching myself VB.Net from books, and have come
across the use of square brackets a couple of times in the
code samples. But I can't find any reference as to why or
what they are for.

Thanks in advance
E.G.
Public Class ChatClient
Inherits MarshalByRefObject
Public Sub New(ByVal [alias] As String)
Me.username = [alias]
End Sub
...
End Class

[Lee Gillie]

Just like a REGULAR identifier (i.e. variable name), but when enclosed
in square brackets, then you may used reserved words. This is called
an escaped identifier.

Best regards - Lee Gillie

"al" <al******@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:0f****************************@phx.gbl...

I'm teaching myself VB.Net from books, and have come
across the use of square brackets a couple of times in the
code samples. But I can't find any reference as to why or
what they are for.

Thanks in advance
E.G.
Public Class ChatClient
Inherits MarshalByRefObject
Public Sub New(ByVal [alias] As String)
Me.username = [alias]
End Sub
...
End Class

[Fergus Cooney]

Hi Lee,

I don't know why it's called 'escaped' - it's obviously been captured and
put behind bars. :-))

Dim [Me] As Captured
[Me].NeedALawyer = True

Regards,
Fergus

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

"Fergus Cooney" <fi******@tesco.net> scripsit:

I don't know why it's called 'escaped'

You really do not know that?

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

[Fergus Cooney]

Hi Herfried,

LOL. When God shared out the takes-things-literally gene, he gave you a
doubly-dominant version!!

It's a joke - a pun, geddit??

[BehindBars] = Not FreeAsABird

;-)

Regards,
Fergus

(-; || || || || || || || || || || || || ;-)

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

"Fergus Cooney" <fi******@tesco.net> scripsit:

LOL. When God shared out the takes-things-literally gene, he gave you a
doubly-dominant version!!

It's a joke - a pun, geddit??

[BehindBars] = Not FreeAsABird

;-)
ROFL.
(-; || || || || || || || || || || || || ;-)

I really _hate_ them.

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