The .NET Tip Thread

[Cander]

I decided to start posting some tips and info on some of the new things and code tips for .NET for those wanting to learn and are unsure of the new additions and changes.

Todays Tip: What is this Imports thing I see in the following code?

Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls

Dim myLabel As Label
Dim myBox As TextBox
...
...

The easiest way to explain Imports is, think of it as a With...End With statement from Vb 6 and under.

What it does is provide a shortcut to classes/collections/objects available in the Namespace Imports provides

So in the above code its keeps your from having to type that namespace multiple times

Without it, your code would look like this:

Dim myLabel As System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label
Dim myBox As System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox

I hope this clears this up for anyone confused by Imports since you WILL be seeing it alot.

Feel free to reply with any questions and I will do my best to answer them