Declarations in VB.Net

[imansystems]

This is really bugging me. I read some code that said

Dim x as [Byte]

What do the "[" square brackets mean. Is this an array?

Sorry for appearing a bit thick

[Pirate]

If the obj you're declaring is named after a reserved keyword , then you have to enclose it between brackets . This example should clear the confusion :

'Class level structure 
 Public Structure [Byte]
        Dim a As Integer
        Dim b As Integer
    End Structure
 
'Inside a method :
Dim x As [Byte]

[imansystems]

Thank you. I am a little embarressed that I did not realise this