Question

In our code base there is a function which should return either an object or nothing.

The exact code is this :

Return Nothing

The calling method looks something like this

myObj = theClass.function()

if myObj <> nothing then // fails

Am I missing something in C# I would use an if not null check, why would this fail in VB.net, and how can I check the return val from the func is not nothing?

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

In order to compare references (and Nothing) you need to use Is and IsNot, not = and <>.

That is:

If myObj IsNot Nothing Then ' …