These two snippets do the same thing - is there one that's better than the other, or is it just a matter of preference?
Using context As MyDatabaseDataContext = New MyDatabaseDataContext()
Dim test = context.Employees.Count
End Using
vs.
Dim context As MyDatabaseDataContext = New MyDatabaseDataContext()
Dim test = context.Employees.Count
What's the advantage of declaring a function as "Shared"? I've noticed that it doesn't require you to instantiate an object to use the method when it declared as "Shared". Is that the only upside?
View 3 RepliesI have been wondering for a while what the difference is between the following two:
Public Property ProgressMaxValue() As Integer
Get
Return maxval
End Get
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Trying to declare some arrays. I haven't worked with them that I remember. I always took the long road, of declaring each and every variable, but would like to learn this method. The problem is I'm having trouble with the methods I'm finding on the net..[code]for some reason there is a squiggly under each MonsterName except in the declaration that says "declaration expected"
View 16 RepliesWe can declare a byte variable like this, for hex '88'
Dim bytes = New Byte() { &H88 } My case, 88 is assigned to a variable, hexvalue
How to declare the byte with the variable hex value?
Dim bytes = New Byte() { &H & hexvalue }the above throws syntax error.
I'm trying out a program which I found on the net. Why is it necessary to put to curly braces at the end of the statement? It gives an error: "Byte has no constructors". Dim data As Byte() = New Byte(1023) {} I can't put the code like this either, it produces the error "byte cannot be a 1-dimensional array".
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if this silly but I am trying to declare a string variable by the following line
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I have declared this variable in a module : Public GenericForm As System.Windows.Forms.Form
and then through code I can asign to that variable a specific form .For example GenericForm = Form1. Then I can use that variable to handle that specific form , for example :
GenericForm.Show
My problem begins when I want to handle a control on that form , for example :
GenericForm.TextBox1.Text = "aaa"
This code creates an error reading :TextBox1 is not a member of System.Windows.Forms.Form.I have been using code like this in VB6 and was quite useful ,but now in VB .NET I cannot .You see I have many forms on which there are some text boxes with the same name,so I declare a generic variable as Form and accordingly insert the code the desired text box conform the form I wish each time . Can I do this in VB .NET too ?
I have started using the builder class to create my connection strings for the sole purpose of making more generic connectivity code. However, I am stumped on this issue. The MS eConnect product apparently expects to receive integrated security=SSPI in its connection string if you want to use integrated security, (vs Integrated Secturity=True). I thought I would just pass "Trusted_Connection"="SSPI" to the builder class.
as it turns out, the item for Integrated Security is boolean and despite what the documentation says, will not give me SSPI in my connection string. Has anybody else found this issue and is there a simple fix for it? as for now, I'll simply strip out the item and replace it in my string.
I'm having a problem declaring a variable and setting it correctly.
BEGIN WORKING CODE:
private sub doSomething
Dim tokenHandle As New IntPtr(0)
Dim dupeTokenHandle As New IntPtr(0)
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I am new to VB.NET but used to write a lot of code in VB 6.
How do i declare a variable length array in VB.NET?
In VB6, i would just put:
Dim sArrayList() As String
But when I do that in VB.NET, it highlights my array name and says "unused local variable". What do I need to do to get it to work without an error?
I am building a generic search form in my application. This will allow the user to search for various records throughout the application. The one thing I cannot seem to figure out is how to allow the declaration of the TableAdapter to change at run-time. Each part of the app will be passing a variable to the search form to specify which table should be loaded. In the form class I have the following:
FRIEND WITHEVENTS tbaSearchData AS database.databaseTableAdapters.TableOneTableAdapter This is great for TableOne. But, I have about a hundred tables that could be searched through. To load the data I'm using a DataGridView and populating it via a private method.
I have a class that I would like to link at construction to a given control (say a textbox)
I know I can put a variable into a subroutine referentially but is there a way to store it in the same capacity?
I've got
Option strict ON
Option explicit ON
How should I declare the variable:-
Dim bounds as? = (From item In xml...<bounds>
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Is there ever a situation where I should do the following in .NET instead of using a property with read/write capability?
private S as string
public function GetS() as string
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Do properties simply provide a more efficient way for doing the same thing?Will properties be any slower than the above accessor functions in a high performance application?
After many many years of using Classic ASP, I am attempting to delve into the world of ASP.Net using VB. I have gotten way to use to being able to declare variables on a page, inlclude that file and use it everywhere. I am struggling to declare a global variable. I just need
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what is the difference between declaring a variable in this way
ByVal
List As IEnumerable as
a parametre in a function
Dim
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I come from C# (use VS 2005, .NET 2) and I know that when I declare a private variable I can "extract" from it the corresponding "property". In VB.NET I've declared a lot of properties (in the diagram class designer). Now am I forced manually adding the corresponding private fields?
View 4 RepliesHow do I declare a fixed length variable arra
Structure MyInformation
<VBFixedString(4),System.Runtime.InteropServices.MarshalAs(System.Runtime.InteropServices.UnmanagedType.ByValTStr,SizeConst:=4)> Public ReturnStatus As String
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Got a question regarding declaring a variable. Basically I have a module that writes to a text file using textwriter which is declared for the whole module to use at the top of the code. But what I want to do is clear the contents of the text file when the program is executed (using file.writealltext). The problem I have is that the file is obviously already in use as a result of the textwriter and the file cannot be modified because of this.
My question is: is there any way of declaring the textWriter object later on (not during the initial initialization of the module) without passing the object between functions? Setting the variable as inactive or something along those lines during initialization would be ideal.
What's best practice (in VB.Net):
Function GetSomething() as String
GetSomething = "Here's your string"
End Function
or
Function GetSomething() as String
Dim returnString as String = "Here's your string"
Return returnString
End Function
Obviously, neither of these implementations make any sense, but they're just meant to illustrate my point. Is there anything to be gained by using GetSomething itself to store the return value instead of declaring returnString locally and then returning that (does it avoid having an extra string allocated/instantiated - and if so, are there any performance/memory benefits)?
I have a problem involving late binding, and I absolutely cannot for the life of me figure out how to fix it. I have spent hours researching the problem to no avail, so I am turning to stackoverflow as a last resort.The problem is pretty much this: I am creating a grocery list application. I have a class named Item which stores the name, price, quantity, and description of an item on the grocery list. I have a module named ListCollection which defines a Collection of Item objects. I have created an Edit form which will automatically display the currently selected ListCollection item properties, but whenever I attempt to fill the text boxes, it tells me that Option Strict disallows late binding. I COULD take the easy route and disable Option Strict, but I'd prefer to figure out what the problem is so I know for future reference.I shall paste pertinent code here. (Late binding error is in EditItem.vb)
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I have tried declaring a String variable and assigning the Item property to that, and I have also tried grabbing the value directly from the List item (not using the Get function), and neither of these made a difference.
just want to know what is the difference between these date values?Once some one told me that its difference is server date and client date but not sure which one he meant.Below is 3 type of date currently I'm using and don't know what is the difference between them.
DateTime.Now is from System.DateTime.Now
Now is from Microsoft.VisualBasic.DateAndTime
Today.date is also from System.DateTime
How would I go about dynamically declaring a constant? (It's value is dynamic, not the variable name)
View 5 RepliesWhen bulk renaming files (14000 of them) i get this error: The CLR has been unable to transition from COM context 0x4cefd8 to COM context 0x4cf148 for 60 seconds. The thread that owns the destination context/apartment is most likely either doing a non pumping wait or processing a very long running operation without pumping Windows messages. This situation generally has a negative performance impact and may even lead to the application becoming non responsive or memory usage accumulating continually over time. To avoid this problem, all single threaded apartment (STA) threads should use pumping wait primitives (such as CoWaitForMultipleHandles) and routinely pump messages during long running operations.
My code is as follows:
Private Sub frmTest_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Dim asd As List(Of String) = FileIO.FileSystem.GetFiles("D:Music").ToList
Dim rs As New ADODB.RecordSet("SELECT * FROM Songs", My.Settings.Files_Database__Connection)
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im considering to study properly 1 of these two languages because in vb.net the limitations ive encountered were not very significant, and C# because i hear all ppl shouting at how vb express is for newbs and how C# is the way to go..What i would like to ask is, what is exactly the main advantage of C# over VB Express because what ive read from wikipedia, the only difference is the language, while C# might have 1 thing or 2 extra to vb express and vice versa...[URL]..So, could anyone clear me up please? i would really like to know if vb express is really worse than C# or the differences are only in syntaxes.
I personally used to hate VB Express at the begining but now im fastly changing my mind so im more inclined to this language, but i dont wanna wake up in 3 years realising ive been wasting so much time in a language that isnt as good as "the competition", get it?
I have a litlle idea about for the sql parameter. I need other explanation why using sql parameter and what are the Problem not using sql parameter.
View 10 RepliesI have the following class:
Class MyClass
Property MyInteger as Integer
Set(ByVal value as Integer)
_MyInteger = value
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As I'm not using any validation etc in my Property, is there any advantage of using a Property in this case, or would it be neater to use:
Class MyClass
Public MyInteger as Integer
End Class
Well how can I do this? So my app is faster?
View 5 RepliesWhat is the advantage of using USING keyword in vb.net??im new with the USING and it seems that most people are using this.
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