VB Brackets in Enum?

Question

I'm finding this in some legacy code and just curious what the brackets are for?

Public Enum myEnum
    none = 0
    abc = 2
    def = 4
    ghi= 6
    [jkl] = 8
    mno = 9
End Enum

Answer 1

They're not needed in the example you provided, which I assume you have obscured, but the brackets let you specify a name for an enum item that would otherwise conflict with a reserved word.

Answer 2

Brackets are usually used when you want to use a keyword for a variable, classname, function name, or something else where using a keyword would usually be not allowed. Here is a list of the vb.net keywords.