Re: Dim, var, & why?

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"Tony Proctor" <tony_proctor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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That's not what I meant Ralph. Arrays are not objects in VB. They can hold
objects but they have no properties or methods themselves.

Going back to VB.Net, I was interested in whether a whole array could be
stored in a simple datum of type Object since this would pretty much make
Variant and Object compatible from a usage POV.

I'm not interested in Collections at this point. I think you misunderstood
my interest here :-)

Tony Proctor


It is likely I misunderstand everything. <g>

Calling a VB Array an "Object" is obviously incorrect in the context of VB.
In VB they are a Data Type. They are also a Type in dotNet (well, a
composite), and all types in dotNet derive from object. Which was what I was
thinking as I typed. <pun not intended> However, what an array really IS
depends on the symatics or even the contents.

[While I usually think I know what I mean, I often mis-speak when dealing
with "Objects/objects" in dotNet. It was bad enough before when the word
"object" was universally abused, but now we have an Object data type and a
base object type from which all 'intrinsic' data types derive unless they
are value-based in which case they aren't objects unless they are asked to
be, which depends on .... Add to that, I change back and forth on a daily
basis - anyone's sanity is bound to become suspect. <g>]

Anyway, forget that mess. <g> Yes, an array reference can be assigned to an
Object Data Type.

I only wandered off into Collections because they offer an alternative
anytime you have a bag of stuff. Arrays definitely have mechanical
advantages, but in a world of O/object thingies sometimes it is just better
to deal with stuff. <g>

-ralph
<g>


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