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Asked: May 18, 20262026-05-18T03:17:18+00:00 2026-05-18T03:17:18+00:00

I have an interface like Public Shared Function myfunction(Byval myvar as string, Optional ByVal

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I have an interface like

Public Shared Function myfunction(Byval myvar as string, 
                               Optional ByVal myarray As ArrayList = Nothing) As String

but I want to declare an optional arraylist with default values… how to do that?

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    2026-05-18T03:17:18+00:00Added an answer on May 18, 2026 at 3:17 am

    You can’t.

    Default parameter values must be compile-time constants; you cannot use an object instanec as a default value (except for strings).

    Instead, you can check whether it’s Nothing inside the function, and, if so, populate it with defaults.

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