Language Equivalents

These topics summarize common programming concepts with side-by-side code examples or tables. This information is designed for those who want to learn a new language or refresh their memory of how to work with a particular language.

The following Visual Studio programming languages are covered:

• Visual Basic

• C#

• C++

• JScript

• Visual FoxPro

In This Section

• Keywords Compared in Different Languages
  Provides a table of equivalent keywords, with links to reference topics.

• Programming Concepts Compared in Different Languages with Code Examples
  Provides example code for basic tasks (such as declaring variables and passing parameters) that cannot be summarized with a keyword.

• Data Types Compared in Different Languages
  Provides a table of data types for each of the languages, with links to reference topics.

• Operators Compared in Different Languages
  Provides a table of operators for each of the languages, with links to reference topics.

• Controls and Programmable Objects Compared in Different Languages and Libraries
  Provides a table of controls and classes, with links to reference topics, for the following languages, technologies, and libraries:

  • Visual Basic 6.0

  • Windows Forms controls

  • ASP.NET server controls

  • HTML server controls

  • MFC (Microsoft Foundation Classes)

  • ATL (Active Template Library)

  • Visual FoxPro

Related Sections

• Programming Languages in ASP.NET
  Provides recommendations about which programming language to use.

• Visual Basic Programming Guide
  Provides links to conceptual and reference information about the Visual Basic language.

• C# Programming Guide
  Provides links to introductory information, reference topics, and descriptions of code wizard support for the C# language.

• C/C++ Languages
  Provides links to reference topics about C++.

• JScript
  Provides links to conceptual and reference information about JScript.

• C# for C++ Developers
  Contrasts features of these two languages.

• Keywords and Members by Task
  Provides a summary of and links to more information about Visual Basic arrays, collections, data types, operators, and so forth.

• Language Changes for Visual Basic 6.0 Users
  Lists differences between previous versions of Visual Basic and Visual Basic 2005.