[RESOLVED] [2005] New Question

What is the difference between declaring a variable new
like

Code:

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Dim variable1 As New String

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and

Code:

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Dim variable1 As String?

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Thanks!

You don't actually declare a variable as New. Declaring a variable is declaring a variable. Using the New keyword means that you are also creating an object and assigning it to the variable you just declared. This:

vb.net Code:

Dim obj As New Object

is actually just shorthand for this:

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Dim obj As Object = New Object

You can see that the actual declaration, on the left of the "=" sign is exactly the same, but you are creating a new Object and using "=" to assign it to variable. You could expand that further to this:

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Dim obj As Object
 
obj = New Object

and the result is still the same. This time the declaration and the assignment are completely separated but the code is still functionally equivalent.

Thank you very much, now that is clearer to me! thanks!