Question

Is there a better way to create an arbitrary block in VB.Net to limit the scope of a local variable? If have tried “If 1 Then”, but it just looks kludgy.

If 1 Then
    Dim table = InputParameter1
    Dim new_row = table.AddRow
    new_row.field(1) = InputParameter3.user_value
End If

I just don’t want to have table and new_row accessible later in the procedure.

Answer 1

With Option Strict On, that’d have to be If True Then, but the more preferred option (as far as I have seen) is Do ... Loop While False.

But, no there is no syntax like a simple Begin ... End (or { ...}).

If you can work with an IDisposable, and have it disposed at the end of the block, Using newVariable = AnIDisposable gives you the closest to what you’re describing, but like I said, it is disposed at the end.