VB.Net/Language Basics/Data Type
A custom function to return inches from passed in centimeter value
<source lang="vbnet"> Public Class MainClass
Private Function Inches(ByVal Cm As String) Inches = Val(Cm) / 2.54 Inches = FormatNumber(Inches, 2) Return Inches End Function
End Class
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Value type and Reference type
<source lang="vbnet">
Public Class MainClass
Public Shared Sub Main() "Value Types Dim ptX As New System.Drawing.Point(10, 20) Dim ptY As New System.Drawing.Point ptY = ptX ptX.X = 200 Console.WriteLine(ptY.ToString()) "Reference Types Dim objX As New System.Text.StringBuilder("Hello World") Dim objY As System.Text.StringBuilder objY = objX objX.Replace("World", "Test") Console.WriteLine(objY.ToString()) End Sub
End Class
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