Create a variable without Dim

So this is a cool feature of .NET, I might be wrong but I think this is a feature that didn't come out until after the 2005 edition.

Do you ever Dim i as Int and use it over and over again, just to realize that you forgot to set i = 0 before one of your loops? Well fear no more, you can create a variable named i without diming it and it only lives inside a narrow scope. Check this out:

    For i As Integer = 0 To 10

 

    Next

You can even Dim a variable inside a IF Block (or any other block) and it is only available in the scope of that block.

    If True = True Then

      Dim i As Integer = 0

      i = i + 1

    End If

 

    If True = True Then

      Dim i As Integer = 0

      i = i + 1

    End If