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Bundle related elements in VB.NET with enumeration

Strongly typed is always much better. Declaring iEnvironment as an integer only makes for breakable code if the Environment variable type is changed later.

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Much better

DPitz 26th Jan 2007

Strongly typed is always much better. Declaring iEnvironment as an integer only makes for breakable code if the Environment variable type is changed later.

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Doesn't this example go against best practices

larry.goble@... 26th Jan 2007

In this example, the enumeration is named Environment, which is a preexisting class in the .Net framework. Isn't it a generally accepted best practice to not create your own variables/objects using the names of key words or objects previously established within the framework?

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Fewer lines of code

Master_Techie 26th Jan 2007

Combining enumeration and .NET capabilities, I would suggest the following changes to the original code. This will produce the same result

Dim myEnv As iEnvironment

MessageBox.Show(myEnv.Production.ToString() & ": " & myEnv.Production)
MessageBox.Show(myEnv.Dev.ToString() & ": " & myEnv.Dev)

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Code provided as an example only

irina_medvinskaya@... 26th Jan 2007

The code provided in the tip is suggested only for better understanding of enumaration and while there is certainly more than one way to get things done, this is provided as an example to functionality suggested in the tip.