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C# syntax - Colon after a variable name

Quick question; I've recently upgraded to VS2010, and got the new version of ReSharper.

Now, when ReSharper is giving me autocomplete options for a variable, it give me the option of <variableName>:

What does the : stand for?

For example; I have this:

var productIds = new List<int>(inventoryItemsToProcess.Keys); 

And when I start typing out a line like this:

var lastOrderDates = GetProductLastOrderDates(pro 

It gives me the option for productIds as well as productIds:

What's the difference between the two?

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Jim B Avatar asked Jul 19 '10 18:07

Jim B


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1 Answers

The second is for C# 4.0 named arguments. And here's a link on MSDN.

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Darin Dimitrov Avatar answered Oct 11 '22 20:10

Darin Dimitrov