Differences in VB and C# syntax Guide

Question

I'm a VB developer for many years and my knowledge on C# syntax is poor. For several reasons, I would to start working on some projects on C#. Does anybody know a document describing the differences between the C# and VB syntax?
For instance:

VB	C#
select-case statement	switch-case statement
addressof <methodname>	<methodname>
byref keyword	???
= operator	== operator
Dim myVar as myType	myType myVar;

Answer 1

don't answer... here it is:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q308470

and it's a great one!

Answer 2

For comparison of VB, C#, J#, C++, JScript, and Visual FoxPro, see this topic (and its subtopics) in the new Visual Studio 2005 docs:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/czz35az4(en-US,VS.80).aspx

For the 2003 release, it's here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vsintro7/html/vxgrfLanguageEquivalents.asp

Answer 3

Thanks. Really detailed stuff! The document I mention above is very short and handy for VB-C# developers.
So... people take your pick!

Answer 4

Is there a similar giude to converting Visual C# .NET into J#.  There are some subtle differneces I am discovering like the lack of "ref" datatypes in java.  I am most familiar with C++.
Thanks,
GHtokyo

Answer 5

The best source I know for this is in the Visual Studio 2005 documentation, covering Visual Basic, C#, C++, J#, JScript, and Visual FoxPro: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/czz35az4(en-US,VS.80).aspx.

 

Be sure to click through to the individual topics:

Keywords Compared in Different Languages

Programming Concepts Compared in Different Languages with Code Examples

Data Types Compared in Different Languages

Operators Compared in Different Languages

Controls and Programmable Objects Compared in Different Languages and Libraries