Imports TypeAlias = System.String ???

VB Code:

Imports TypeAlias = System.String
 
'....
 
Public Sub Test(Info as TypeAlias)
   MessageBox.Show(Info)
End Sub

Is this common knowlege?

I have only seen it used once in a C# project (using Alias = System.String;) that I was converting.

Common knowledge about namespace aliases? Yes, somewhat common.

Usage? Well, this particular case, not so common.

Am I misunderstanding the intent of this feature? This is basicly how it was used in the C# project.

Defining hWnd as a alias of System.IntPtr