Question

What is the equivalent of null in VB.NET

Answer 1

' null in VB.NET is Nothing
' null = Nothing

Imports System

Public Class Test
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim s As String = Nothing

        Console.WriteLine("s = " & s)

        If s = Nothing Then
            Console.WriteLine("Nothing")
        End If

        If String.IsNullOrEmpty(s) Then
            Console.WriteLine("Null Or Empty")
        End If
        
    End Sub
End Class



' run:
'
' s = 
' Nothing
' Null Or Empty
' 

 

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