VB.NET Language Pocket Reference

Name

Const Statement

Synopsis

[accessmodifier] Const constantname [As type] = constantvalue

accessmodifier optional; Keyword

One of the keywords Public, Private, Protected, Friend, or Protected Friend.

constantname required; String Literal

The name of the constant.

type optional; Keyword

The data type; it can be Byte, Boolean, Char, Short, Integer, Long, Single, Double, Decimal, Date, or String, as well as any of the data types defined in the Base Class Library.

constantvalue required; Numeric or String

A literal, constant, or any combination of literals and constants that includes arithmetic or logical operators, except Is.

Description

Associates a constant value with a name. This feature is provided to make code more readable. The name is referred to as a symbolic constant.

If Option Strict is on, the data type of the constant must be defined by using the As type clause.