VB.Net Tutorial/Data Type/Cast

Implicit casting of quotient to an integer

<source lang="vbnet">Option Strict Off

" must be off to allow implicit casting of quotient to an integer
Imports System
Module Module1
   Sub Main( )
      Dim twelve As Integer = 12
      Dim five As Integer = 5
      Dim intAnswer As Integer
      Dim doubleAnswer As Double
      Console.WriteLine("{0} + {1} = {2}",twelve, five, twelve + five)
      Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1} = {2}",twelve, five, twelve - five)
      Console.WriteLine("{0} * {1} = {2}",twelve, five, twelve * five)
      " integer division
      intAnswer = twelve \ five
      doubleAnswer = twelve \ five
      Console.WriteLine("{0} \ {1} = [integer] {2}  [double] {3}", _
          twelve, five, intAnswer, doubleAnswer)
      " division. Assign result to both an integer and a double
      " note, option strict must be off!
      intAnswer = twelve / five
      doubleAnswer = twelve / five
      Console.WriteLine("{0} / {1} = [integer] {2}  [double] {3}", _
          twelve, five, intAnswer, doubleAnswer)
   End Sub
End Module</source>

12 + 5 = 17
12 - 5 = 7
12 * 5 = 60
12 \ 5 = [integer] 2  [double] 2
12 / 5 = [integer] 2  [double] 2.4