Name

IsNothing Function

Class

Microsoft.VisualBasic.Information

Syntax

IsNothing(expression)
expression (required; any)

Return Value

Boolean

Description

Determines whether expression evaluates to Nothing. The line:

If IsNothing(obj) Then

is equivalent to:

If obj Is Nothing Then

VB.NET/VB 6 Differences

The IsNothing function is new to VB.NET.

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