Single statement across multiple lines in VB.NET without the underscore character

Question

Is there a way to have a statement across multiple lines without the underscore character?

It is really annoying in multi-line strings such as SQL statements, and es

Answer 1

I will say no.

But the only proof that I have is personal experience and the fact that documentation on line continuation doesn't have anything else in it.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa711641(VS.71).aspx