what [] means?

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A.M

Hi,

I am analysing a VB.NET code and i see this line of code:
Dim strCacheKey As String = [ProviderType] & "provider"



What is the role of [ ] ?



Thanks,

Allan
 
A.M said:
Hi,

I am analysing a VB.NET code and i see this line of code:
Dim strCacheKey As String = [ProviderType] & "provider"



What is the role of [ ] ?
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None, if it works without [ ].

[ ] is only required if you use keywords as an identifier.

For example, "MyClass" is a keyword. If you wanted to use it as a class
name, you'd have to write

class [MyClass]
end class


see also:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/vbcn7/html/vaconKeywordsAsControlNamesInCode.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/vbcn7/html/vbconElementNames.asp

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Armin

How to quote and why:
http://www.plig.net/nnq/nquote.html
http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html
 
Or when referring to a class name that has the same name as a keyword. A
common example I've come across is the 'Assembly' class, which also happens
to be a VB keyword.

CJ Taylor said:
It's used to declare a variable with the same name as a class/keyword,
etc...


A.M said:
Hi,

I am analysing a VB.NET code and i see this line of code:
Dim strCacheKey As String = [ProviderType] & "provider"



What is the role of [ ] ?



Thanks,

Allan
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Some people are just weird.

A.M said:
So why they put ProviderType inside bracket ? It seems that they don't need
doing that.



A.M said:
Hi,

I am analysing a VB.NET code and i see this line of code:
Dim strCacheKey As String = [ProviderType] & "provider"



What is the role of [ ] ?



Thanks,

Allan
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Hi Allan,

I agree with Armin's suggestion.

Also based on my experience,C# does not support such feature so far.

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Hi,

Comment in line.

Best regards,

Peter Huang
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"Peter Huang" said:
Hi Allan,

I agree with Armin's suggestion.
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What "suggestion" did armin give?
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I mean the link that Armin posts will explain how the [] is used in VB.NET.
 
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