What is the equivalent of C#'s `default` in VB.NET?

Question

I\'m normally at home in C#, and I\'m looking at a performance issue in some VB.NET code -- I want to be able to compare something to the default value for a type (kind of l

Answer 1

Unlike C#, VB.NET doesn't require a local variable to be initialized with an expression. It gets initialized to its default value by the runtime. Just what you need as a substitute for the default keyword:

    Dim def As T2    '' Get the default value for T2
    If id.Equals(def) Then
       '' etc...
    End If

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