Visual Basic Data Types

All of the data types implemented in the Visual Basic language are wrappers for the core .NET data types. Only some of the names have been changed to protect the innocent. Table 6-5 lists the Visual Basic data types and their .NET equivalents.

Table 6-5. Visual Basic Data Types and Related .NET Types

Visual Basic Type	.NET Type
Boolean	System.Boolean
Byte	System.Byte
Char	System.Char
Date	System.DateTime
Decimal	System.Decimal
Double	System.Double
Integer	System.Int32
Long	System.Int64
Object	System.Object
SByte	System.SByte
Short	System.Int16
Single	System.Single
String	System.String
UInteger	System.UInt32
ULong	System.UInt64
UShort	System.UInt16

All of the Visual Basic data types are fully interchangeable with their .NET equivalents. Any instance of System.Int32 can be treated as if it were an instance of Integer, and vice-versa.