VB.NET -> C#

Locally reproduced guide from harding.edu on VB.NET and C# Comparison
http://www.harding.edu/fmccown/vbnet_csharp_comparison.html

Program Structure #

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Imports System
Namespace Hello
  Class HelloWorld
    Overloads Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
      Dim name as String = "VB.NET"

      'See if an argument was passed from the command line
      If args.Length = 1 Then name = args(0)

      Console.WriteLine("Hello, " & name & "!")
    End Sub
  End Class
End Namespace

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using System;
namespace Hello {
  public class HelloWorld {
    public static void Main(string[] args) {
      string name = "C#";

      // See if an argument was passed from the command line
      if (args.Length == 1) name = args[0];

      Console.WriteLine("Hello, " + name + "!");
    }
  }
}

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' single line
'''<summary>XML Doc Comments</summary>

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// single line
/// <summary>XML Doc Comments</summary
/* Multi
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Data Types #

Value Types #

Reference Types #

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' Initializing
Dim correct as Boolean = True
Dim b as Byte = &H2A
Dim grade as Char = "B"c
Dim today as Date = #12/31/2010#
Dim amount As Decimal = 35.99@
Dim gpa as Single = 2.9!
Dim pi as Double = 3.13159265
Dim total as Integer = 5234
' reference
Dim person as Object = Nothing
Dim name as String = "Dwight"
' nullable types
Dim x as Integer? = Nothing
' anonymous types
Dim person = New With {.Name = "Sue, .GPA = 3.4}

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// Initializing
bool correct = True;
byte b = 0x2A;
char grade = 'B';
DateTime today = DateTime.Parse("12/31/2010");
decimal amount = 35.99m;
float gpa = 2.9f
double pi = 3.14159265D
int total = 5234
// reference
object person = null;
string name = "Dwight";
// nullable
int? x = null;
// anonymous types
var person = new {Name = "Sue", GPA = 3.4};