[program-l] Re: vb: shaky editor

  • From: "David Lant" <david.lant1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 12:44:34 +0100

Hi Mark,
 
I must say, I very frequently see online code samples where the variable
names begin with the underscore character.  I've never quite worked out why
this should be a popular naming convention.  But equally, as I've never
tried emulating it, I've not encountered the problem Che is reporting
either.  Maybe I'll see what happens in VS.NET 2003.
 
 

All the best, 

David 

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Long [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark
Long
Sent: 22 September 2005 11:46
To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [program-l] vb: shaky editor


Are you sure that it isn't an underline and a space at the end of a line?
That would be a line continuation character.

  _____  

From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Che
Sent: Thu 22/09/2005 23:23
To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [program-l] vb: shaky editor



  I am working on a tutorial and putting in the code line for line as they
have it listed.  They have a variable name that starts with an underline:
  Code snippet:

 Private _dev As Device
 _dev = New Device
end snippet.
  When I move off this line, I get an error saying declaration expected that
is pointing to the line
_dev = New device

  When I go through the line character by character, it is not showing me
the underline before the dev in the editor.  If I add an underline, it is
still not showing it in the editor, and as soon as I arrow off the line, I
get the same error.
  Is this just a jaws bug?  Is there a way to verify that the underline is
there?  Why would I be getting an undeclared variable error when it looks
like I have just declared the variable?  I am copying this code line for
line from the online tutorial, and it is coded for vb .net 2005 express
beta, which is what I am using.

  Finally, how do I turn off this annoying error box that pops up everytime
I try to edit my code?  As it stands, I have to alt f4 it away, then f7 back
to my form and arrow down to the line I need to edit.  Gotta be a better
way, eh?
  Much thanks,
  Che



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