VB2008 changes?

**Cor Ligthert[MVP]** · Nov 27 '07, 06:45 PM

Re: VB2008 changes?

Hi Arthur,

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/11/19/visual-studio-2008-and-net-3-5-released.aspx

I got this just some minutes ago from Ken, I did not read it yet, but seems
to be pretty well.

Cor

**Arthur Dent** · Nov 27 '07, 07:05 PM

Re: VB2008 changes?

Thanks for the link. It *does* look like one of the better articles, but
still doesnt really cover the new features to the actual _language_ of VB.

"Cor Ligthert[MVP]" <notmyfirstname @planet.nlwrote in message
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Hi Arthur,
>

The resource cannot be found.

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/11/19/visual-studio-2008-and-net-3-5-released.aspx

>
I got this just some minutes ago from Ken, I did not read it yet, but
seems to be pretty well.
>
Cor
>

**Harry** · Nov 27 '07, 09:05 PM

Re: VB2008 changes?

"Arthur Dent" <hitchhikersgui deto-news@yahoo.comw rote in message
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Does anyone know where i can find a decently thorough list of the language
changes in VB2008, such as the new If() function?
>
All i can seem to find through search engines, most of the articles all
talk about LINQ, with only cursory mention - at best - of any other new
features.
>
Thanks in advance, ...
Arthur Dent.

I am not able to find any reference to an If() function in VS2008. Did you
mean Iif() function?

The most compeling thing about VS2008 is that it is a major bug fix for
VS2005. I am not experiencing all the hangs I used to get in the previous
version (when working on a large solution). Further to this 2008 loads much
faster, projects load much faster and the IDE is much more stable. Help also
loads much faster.

If you like VS2005 you will love VS2008

**Arthur Dent** · Nov 27 '07, 09:45 PM

Re: VB2008 changes?

Yes, i've been using the Express version until the product actually ships...
for us non-MSDN people. ;)

If() is a new function in 2008... it has two overloads,

If(booleanCondi tion, resultIfTrue, resultIfFalse) this works
basically like Iif() but with lazy evaluation (FINALLY!!)

If(object, defaultValue) this returns the value of object if possible,
otherwise it returns defaultValue. Sort of a VB implementation of Sql
Server's IsNull function or ORACLE's NVL.

Then things like the shortcut for creating a nullable value...
Dim var As Nullable(Intege r) can now be Dim var As Integer?

Those are the little things i'm looking to find out about... some sort of
thorough listing of those kinds of changes.
CheerZ! :)

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"Arthur Dent" <hitchhikersgui deto-news@yahoo.comw rote in message
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>Does anyone know where i can find a decently thorough list of the
>language changes in VB2008, such as the new If() function?
>>
>All i can seem to find through search engines, most of the articles all
>talk about LINQ, with only cursory mention - at best - of any other new
>features.
>>
>Thanks in advance, ...
>Arthur Dent.

I am not able to find any reference to an If() function in VS2008. Did you
mean Iif() function?
>
The most compeling thing about VS2008 is that it is a major bug fix for
VS2005. I am not experiencing all the hangs I used to get in the previous
version (when working on a large solution). Further to this 2008 loads
much faster, projects load much faster and the IDE is much more stable.
Help also loads much faster.
>
If you like VS2005 you will love VS2008
>

**Mark Lincoln** · Nov 27 '07, 09:45 PM

Re: VB2008 changes?

Here's a link to a developer blog regarding the new If and other
things...

http://blogs.msdn.com/vbteam/archive...da-silver.aspx

On Nov 27, 4:32 pm, "Arthur Dent" <hitchhikersgui deto-n...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

Yes, i've been using the Express version until the product actually ships...
for us non-MSDN people. ;)
>
If() is a new function in 2008... it has two overloads,
>
If(booleanCondi tion, resultIfTrue, resultIfFalse) this works
basically like Iif() but with lazy evaluation (FINALLY!!)
>
If(object, defaultValue) this returns the value of object if possible,
otherwise it returns defaultValue. Sort of a VB implementation of Sql
Server's IsNull function or ORACLE's NVL.
>
Then things like the shortcut for creating a nullable value...
Dim var As Nullable(Intege r) can now be Dim var As Integer?
>
Those are the little things i'm looking to find out about... some sort of
thorough listing of those kinds of changes.
CheerZ! :)
>
"Harry" <harryNoS...@ff apaysmart.com.a uwrote in message
>
news:uJH20fTMIH A.5172@TK2MSFTN GP06.phx.gbl...
>
>
>

"Arthur Dent" <hitchhikersgui deto-n...@yahoo.comw rote in message
news:7C99435C-5970-4DD3-861D-E4018E959B3C@mi crosoft.com...

Does anyone know where i can find a decently thorough list of the
language changes in VB2008, such as the new If() function?

>

All i can seem to find through search engines, most of the articles all
talk about LINQ, with only cursory mention - at best - of any other new
features.

>

Thanks in advance, ...
Arthur Dent.

I am not able to find any reference to an If() function in VS2008. Did you
mean Iif() function?

>

The most compeling thing about VS2008 is that it is a major bug fix for
VS2005. I am not experiencing all the hangs I used to get in the previous
version (when working on a large solution). Further to this 2008 loads
much faster, projects load much faster and the IDE is much more stable.
Help also loads much faster.

>

If you like VS2005 you will love VS2008- Hide quoted text -

>
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**Arthur Dent** · Nov 27 '07, 10:05 PM

Re: VB2008 changes?

Great link; thanks for that! :)

"Mark Lincoln" <mlincoln@earth link.netwrote in message
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Here's a link to a developer blog regarding the new If and other
things...
>
http://blogs.msdn.com/vbteam/archive...da-silver.aspx
>
On Nov 27, 4:32 pm, "Arthur Dent" <hitchhikersgui deto-n...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>Yes, i've been using the Express version until the product actually
>ships...
>for us non-MSDN people. ;)
>>
>If() is a new function in 2008... it has two overloads,
>>
> If(booleanCondi tion, resultIfTrue, resultIfFalse) this works
>basically like Iif() but with lazy evaluation (FINALLY!!)
>>
> If(object, defaultValue) this returns the value of object if
>possible,
>otherwise it returns defaultValue. Sort of a VB implementation of Sql
>Server's IsNull function or ORACLE's NVL.
>>
>Then things like the shortcut for creating a nullable value...
>Dim var As Nullable(Intege r) can now be Dim var As Integer?
>>
>Those are the little things i'm looking to find out about... some sort of
>thorough listing of those kinds of changes.
>CheerZ! :)
>>
>"Harry" <harryNoS...@ff apaysmart.com.a uwrote in message
>>
>news:uJH20fTMI HA.5172@TK2MSFT NGP06.phx.gbl.. .
>>
>>
>>

"Arthur Dent" <hitchhikersgui deto-n...@yahoo.comw rote in message
>news:7C99435 C-5970-4DD3-861D-E4018E959B3C@mi crosoft.com...
>Does anyone know where i can find a decently thorough list of the
>language changes in VB2008, such as the new If() function?

>>

>All i can seem to find through search engines, most of the articles
>all
>talk about LINQ, with only cursory mention - at best - of any other
>new
>features.

>>

>Thanks in advance, ...
>Arthur Dent.
I am not able to find any reference to an If() function in VS2008. Did
you
mean Iif() function?

>>

The most compeling thing about VS2008 is that it is a major bug fix for
VS2005. I am not experiencing all the hangs I used to get in the
previous
version (when working on a large solution). Further to this 2008 loads
much faster, projects load much faster and the IDE is much more stable.
Help also loads much faster.

>>

If you like VS2005 you will love VS2008- Hide quoted text -

>>
>- Show quoted text -

>

**Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]** · Nov 27 '07, 10:05 PM

Re: VB2008 changes?

"Arthur Dent" <hitchhikersgui deto-news@yahoo.coms chrieb:

Does anyone know where i can find a decently thorough list of the language
changes in VB2008, such as the new If() function?
>
All i can seem to find through search engines, most of the articles all
talk about LINQ, with only cursory mention - at best - of any other new
features.

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