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Nothing = String.Empty (Why are these equal?)

Nothing in VB.net is the default value for a type. The language spec says in section 2.4.7: Nothing is a special literal; it does not have a type and is convertible to all types in the type system, including type parameters. When converted to a particular type, it is the equivalent of the default value … Read more

IsNothing versus Is Nothing

If you take a look at the MSIL as it’s being executed you’ll see that it doesn’t compile down to the exact same code. When you use IsNothing() it actually makes a call to that method as opposed to just evaluating the expression. The reason I would tend to lean towards using “Is Nothing” is … Read more