What is the VB.NET equivalent of the C# “var” keyword?

Question

E.g. how do I get VB.NET to statically type a local variable to be the static type of the expression on the right had side of the assignment?

Accepted Answer

Like this:

Dim myVar = 3

You'll also need

Option Infer On

(At the top of the file or in project settings)

See "Local Type Inference"

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