What do square brackets around an identifier in VB.NET signify?

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The square brackets are used to tell the compiler that he should interpret it as a type, even if it would be a keyword. But your example should be the same as Me.GetType().

You could use it for example for Enums.

Example-Enum:

Enum Colors
    Red
    Green
    Blue
    Yellow
End Enum 'Colors

Dim colors = [Enum].GetValues(GetType(Colors))
For Each c In colors
   Console.WriteLine(c)
Next

That wouldn’t compile normally:

Enum.GetValues(GetType(Colors)) 'because Enum is a keyword'

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