Summary
In this hour we examined the syntax and semantics for variables and operators in VB.NET. A variable is defined by three properties: its name, its data type, and its value. The name and data type of a variable are specified when the variable is declared and are immutable. Variables are declared in VB.NET via the Dim statement in the following fashion:
Dim variableName as type
The type of a variable dictates what values the variable can contain. Each type has a subset of legal values. For example, a variable of type Integer can store negative or positive whole numbers that range from –2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647.
A variable is assigned a value via an assignment statement, which is = in VB.NET. Along with the assignment operator, there ...
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