Constants (Cross Ref > Language Details)

Scope can be Public, Global, or Private. The use of the newer Public keyword is preferred to the older Global. Private Const is the same as just specifying Const.

Const kPI = 3.1459

Const kName = "Mike"

//Public variable:

Public Const kFeetToMeter=3.28, kMeterToFeet=.3

 VB Classic Constants (Const kPI = 3.1459)

C++/CLI supports the const and static const keywords of standard C++ as well as the new literal keyword. A literal is equivalent to static const in standard C++ and Microsoft's documentation recommends to replace static const with the new literal keyword because a literal is available in metadata; a static const variable is not available in metadata to other compilers.

You can use static const within the class declaration or locally within a method. However, literal is only valid in the class declaration section and const is only valid within a method.

Syntax Example:   //some method { const String^ MyName = "John"; static const Int32 MyAge = 27; //} // public class SomeClass : public Object { public:   literal double Pi = 3.14159;   literal String^ MyName = "Mike";   static const Int32 MyAge = 35; //...

 Ref: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms235301(VS.80).aspx