What is the equivalent of the |= operator in Visual Basic? For example (C#):
flags |= MyEnum.SomeFlag
So you've got to use the long way? There's no operator like `Or=` or anything? :(
Jake Petroules
2010-10-25 01:34:52
No there is not. See the link I posted for more details in MSDN.
Rodney Foley
2010-10-25 01:36:54
@Jake Petroules a 'ByRef' function? ;-)
pst
2010-10-25 01:37:19
Jake: Only the symbol (non-English-words) operators get the compound assignment variant. And even then, I believe those operators are fairly recent.
Gabe
2010-10-25 01:41:42
A:
flags = flags Or MyEnum.SomeFlag
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/wz3k228a(VS.80).aspx
Rodney Foley
2010-10-25 01:36:11
A:
Not that this is any sort of official source, but check out these pages:
It seems to me that there isn't an existing combination of the bitwise-or-plus-assignment operator in VB.NET. But there is a bitwise-or operator, and an assignment operator, which you can combine manually:
flags = flags Or MyEnum.SomeFlag
Merlyn Morgan-Graham
2010-10-25 01:37:22
Gabe
2010-10-25 01:40:18
@Gabe: Good info. I don't program in that language, I just use google ;) Will remove it from my answer
Merlyn Morgan-Graham
2010-10-25 01:40:53
+1
A:
In C#, |= is the Or assignment operator.
There's no equivalent operator in VB.
See the list of Assignment Operators (Visual Basic).
Leniel Macaferi
2010-10-25 01:41:12
+1
A:
Visual Basic does not support compound assignment operators as shown in the C# sample. You'll need to use the expanded form of the assignment and the vb version of the bitwise or operator (simple Or)
flags = flags Or MyEnum.SomeFlag
JaredPar
2010-10-25 01:41:15