VB.Net .Clear() or txtbox.Text = "" textbox clear methods

Question

Hey guys, not far into programming and just joined this forum of mighty company so this is a silly question, but what is the best way to clear textboxes in VB.Net and what is the difference between the two methods? I have also seen people be critical of folk using clear objects on their forms and i can see why but in this case, i am only learning.

txtbox1.Clear()

or

txtbox1.Text = ""

Any help is much appreciated.

Answer 1

Hey,

Clear() set the Text property to nothing. So txtbox1.Text = Nothing does the same thing as clear. An empty string (also available through String.Empty) is not a null reference, but has no value of course.

Answer 2

I’m not sure why Microsoft felt the need to include this extra method (since it seems to do nothing special) – but since it’s there, I recommend using it.

Answer 3

The Clear method is defined as

    public void Clear() { 
        Text = null;
    } 

The Text property's setter starts with

        set { 
            if (value == null) { 
                value = "";
            } 

I assume this answers your question.