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Is there a way to turn option strict off for just a single line of code?
I'm doing some maintenance work and I need to "cheat" in just one place and I don't want to lower the standard for the entire file.
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Option Strict and Option Explicit are Off by default. To switch them on: Option Strict Tools -> Options -> Projects and Solutions -> VB defaults -> Option Strict .
If Option Strict is off (the default), the variable is set to Nothing . If Option Strict is on, a compile-time error occurs. If Option Infer is on (the default), the variable takes the data type of the initializer.
VB.NET Option Strict [On | Off] Option Strict is prevents program from automatic variable conversions, that is implicit data type conversions .
The Explicit option requires that all variables used in the code are declared before they're used. The Strict option requires that variables are declared with a specific type. In other words, the Strict option disallows the use of generic variables that can store any data type.
Sadly, it is not possible for a single line of code in a file. See the MSDN docs.
On the other hand, you could probably make your single line of code a separate function, put that in a new file with partial class attributes, and put Option Strict Off on that one file. The IL compiler will probably inline your function anyway, so it will be equivalent speedwise, but will be ugly from a practical point of view.
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Since it must appear in the declarations section of the module then option strict can't be used in the middle of code. But it can be done on a per-module basis which might help a little.
And there is no mention in the "Visual Basic 2005 in a nutshell" book that suggests there's another method of turning it on or off.
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