How do you declare a Char literal in Visual Basic .NET?

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With Option Strict On:

Dim theLetterA As Char = "A"

returns an error about converting the string "A" to a Char.

What is the syntax to enter a Char literal?

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Solution 1 - vb.net

A character literal is entered using a single character string suffixed with a C.

Dim theLetterA As Char = "A"C

Solution 2 - vb.net

I would use CChar. E.g.:

 Dim theLetterA As Char = CChar("A")

Check the MSDN website <https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/s2dy91zy.aspx> for details on CChar.

Solution 3 - vb.net

In the case of trying to get a double quote as a character literal, you'll need to use the extra quirky VB format:

Dim theQuote As Char = """"C

Or

Dim theQuote As Char = CChar("""")
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