"Icon Iconoclast" <icon_iconocl***@h-o-t-m-a-i-l.com> wrote in message
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> If I already know C#, how long would it take me to learn VB.NET?

"Icon Iconoclast" wrote:

> If I already know C#, how long would it take me to learn VB.NET?
>

> Just be aware that there are some fairly insiduous gotcha's.
>
> The behavior of the 'Handles' clause in VB is different than the behavior of
> event wireups in C# (but 'AddHandler' is identical).
>
> Integer division: You need to use '\' in VB - otherwise your results will
> change.
>
> Also, if you think the following are equivalent - they're not:
> C#:                 VB - not quite:
> null                  Nothing           (VB's 'Nothing' applies also to
> value types)
> typeof              TypeOf            (C# 'typeof' -> VB 'GetType')
> is                     Is                   (C# 'foo is' -> VB 'TypeOf foo
> Is')
> ==                   =                   (only equivalent for value types)
>
> These are just a few, but there are many others... so I think a few hours or
> days to make the transition is a bit idealistic.  You'll be coding VB within
> a few hours, but you'll be sorting out the syntax nuances for weeks or months.

"Jan Obrestad" wrote:

> One thing that is different in VB is defining arrays.
>
> (1)   Dim a As String() = New String(10) {}
>
> is not equivalent to
>
> (2)      String[] a = new String[10];
>
> in c#
>
> In VB you specify the last index of the array not the length. So the VB
> example gives you an array of 11 elements not 10.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> David Anton wrote:
> > Just be aware that there are some fairly insiduous gotcha's.
> >
> > The behavior of the 'Handles' clause in VB is different than the behavior of
> > event wireups in C# (but 'AddHandler' is identical).
> >
> > Integer division: You need to use '\' in VB - otherwise your results will
> > change.
> >
> > Also, if you think the following are equivalent - they're not:
> > C#:                 VB - not quite:
> > null                  Nothing           (VB's 'Nothing' applies also to
> > value types)
> > typeof              TypeOf            (C# 'typeof' -> VB 'GetType')
> > is                     Is                   (C# 'foo is' -> VB 'TypeOf foo
> > Is')
> > ==                   =                   (only equivalent for value types)
> >
> > These are just a few, but there are many others... so I think a few hours or
> > days to make the transition is a bit idealistic.  You'll be coding VB within
> > a few hours, but you'll be sorting out the syntax nuances for weeks or months.
>