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Different Types of Variable.

 
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> Different Types of Variable., Why you get "Object reference not set to an instance of an object
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post 14 Aug, 2009 - 10:30 AM
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In vb.net the are different type of datatypes.

The first is a Value Type these are mostly involve the type to do with numbers. (Double, Integer etc)
Dim x As Double
At this point the variable x has the value of 0 the default value for a double.

The second is a Reference Type these are mostly involve classes but it includes Strings.
Dim s As String
Dim c As someClass
At this point the variables s & c don't have a value, they are set to Nothing, think of them as a pigeon hole for the value.

And this is the reason why you get the
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Object reference not set to an instance of an object.


For a reference types you have at some point give the declaration an instance of the type.
For example
Dim s As String=""
Dim c As someClass = New someClass
or
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Dim c As someClass
c = New someClass
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post 20 Oct, 2009 - 03:17 PM
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Note: If you pass a Reference Type to a function or subroutine via ByVal it is still a reference it is not a copy.
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