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VB.NET C# .NET type Literal

Integer int Int32 42 , 42I

Long long Int64 42L

Short / Byte short / byte Int16 / Byte 42S

Double / Single double / float Double / Single 1.5R / 1.5F

Decimal decimal Decimal 1.5D

Boolean bool Boolean True / False

Char char Char "A"c

String string String "text"

Date DateTime DateTime #10/24/2026# (M/d/yyyy)

Object object Object

Dim count As Integer = 10 Dim price = 99.5D ' Decimal, inferred with Option Infer On Const TaxRate As Decimal = 0.18D Dim total As Decimal = price * ( 1 + TaxRate ) Dim nothingYet As String = Nothing ' Nothing = C# null (or default for value types) Dim maybe As Integer ? = Nothing ' Nullable(Of Integer)

' Conversions Dim n1 As Integer = CInt ( "42" ) ' VB conversion keyword (rounds to even for decimals: CInt(2.5) = 2) Dim n2 As Integer = Integer .…