Name
Sqrt Function
Class
System.Math
Syntax
Sqr(d
)
-
d
(required; Double) Any numeric expression greater than or equal to 0
Return Value
A Double containing the square root of d
Description
Calculates the square root of a given number
Rules at a Glance
d
must be equal to or greater than zero, or runtime error 5, “Invalid procedure call or argument,” occurs.This is a Shared member, so it can be used without creating any objects.
VB.NET/VB 6 Differences
The square root function in VB 6 is named Sqr, and it is an intrinsic VB function. In the .NET Framework, it is named Sqrt, and it is a member of the Math class in the System namespace.
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