Default value for generics

Question

How do I create the default for a generic in VB? in C# I can call:

T variable = default(T);

1. How do I do this in VB?
2. If this

Answer 1

Actually folks the correct way of doing this is to cast the null (Nothing) type as your generic type as follows:

Dim tmpObj As T = CType(Nothing, T)

If you want to return the default value for the generic you simply return CType(Nothing, T)