VB.NET TUTORIALS - VB.Net - Variables

VB.Net - Variables

Type	Example
Integral types	SByte, Byte, Short, UShort, Integer, UInteger, Long, ULong and Char
Floating point types	Single and Double
Decimal types	Decimal
Boolean types	True or False values, as assigned
Date types	Date

Variable Declaration in VB.Net

[  ] [ accessmodifier ] [[ Shared ] [ Shadows ] | [ Static ]]
[ ReadOnly ] Dim [ WithEvents ] variablelist

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variablename[ ( [ boundslist ] ) ] [ As [ New ] datatype ] [ = initializer ]

						
Dim StudentID As Integer
Dim StudentName As String
Dim Salary As Double
Dim count1, count2 As Integer
Dim status As Boolean
Dim exitButton As New System.Windows.Forms.Button
Dim lastTime, nextTime As Date

						Variable Initialization in VB.Net

variable_name = value;

						
Dim pi As Double
pi = 3.14159

						
Dim StudentID As Integer = 100
Dim StudentName As String = "Bill Smith"

						Example

Module variablesNdataypes
   Sub Main()
      Dim a As Short
      Dim b As Integer
      Dim c As Double
      a = 10
      b = 20
      c = a + b
      Console.WriteLine("a = {0}, b = {1}, c = {2}", a, b, c)
      Console.ReadLine()
   End Sub
End Module

						Accepting Values from User

Dim message As String
message = Console.ReadLine

						
Module variablesNdataypes
   Sub Main()
      Dim message As String
      Console.Write("Enter message: ")
      message = Console.ReadLine
      Console.WriteLine()
      Console.WriteLine("Your Message: {0}", message)
      Console.ReadLine()
   End Sub
End Module

						Lvalues and Rvalues

Dim g As Integer = 20

						
20 = g