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By Mike Prestwood

VB Classic versus C++/CLI: A side by side comparison between VB Classic and C++/CLI.

Language Basics

Language basics is kind of a catch all for absolute beginner stuff. The items (common names) I chose for language basics is a bit random and include items like case sensitivity, commenting, declaring variables, etc.

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Languages Focus

In coding languages, common End of statement specifiers include a semicolon and return (others exist too). Also of concern when studying a language is can you put two statements on a single code line and can you break a single statement into two or more code lines.

VB Classic: Return

A return marks the end of a statement and you cannot combine statements on a single line of code. You can break a single statement into two or more code lines by using a space and underscore " _".

Syntax Example:

MsgBox "Hello1"
MsgBox "Hello2"
MsgBox "Hello3"
 
'The following commented code 
'on a single line does not work...
'MsgBox "Hello4"  MsgBox "Hello5"
 
'Two or more lines works too with a space+underscore:
MsgBox _
 "Hello6";

C++/CLI: ;

Same as standard C++. C++ uses a semicolon ";" as an end of statement specifier and you can put multiple statements on a single line of code if you wish as well as split a single statement into two or more code lines.

Syntax Example:

//.Net WinForms example.

//Add, using namespace System::Windows::Forms;

MessageBox::Show("Hello1");

MessageBox::Show("Hello2");

MessageBox::Show("Hello3");

MessageBox::Show("Hello4"); MessageBox::Show("Hello5");

MessageBox::

  Show

    ("Hello6");