CObj Function

CObj Function

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Syntax

     Dim result As Object = CObj  (expression) 

expression (required; any)

Any expression

Description

The CObj function converts any expression that can be interpreted as an object to the Object data type.

Usage at a Glance

• The operation of the CObj function is possible because all .NET data types derive from Object.

• Once a data type is converted to type Object, you can display its value by calling its ToString method:

       Dim strongFlag As Boolean = True     Dim weakData As Object = CObj(strongFlag)     MsgBox(weakData.ToString(  ))   ' Displays "True" 

  
  

• Variables can be assigned to Object variables using direct assignment as well.

       Dim strongData As New SomeClass     Dim weakData As Object     weakData = strongData 

  
  

• This function does not support named arguments.

Example

The following code stores strongly typed data as an Object:

     Dim strongData As New SomeClass     Dim weakData As Object     weakData = CObj(strongData) 

Version Differences

The CObj function did not exist in VB 6. The closest equivalent in VB 6 was CVar, which converted a data type to a Variant.