Create Vb.net equivalent of PHP array with multiple values

Question

I am trying to create an array in visual basic to store multiple values, i want to do it like in PHP:

$arr = array("1" => "one", "2" => "two");

then looping through:

foreach($arr as $a => $b) {

}

what would be the equivalent in VB.net?

The docs (msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/…) give a clue: Dim values As Double() = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} — doctorlove
– doctorlove, Commented Aug 5, 2016 at 10:14
i want it to be multidimensional like you can do in PHP so i can store 2 values for each array object — charlie
– charlie, Commented Aug 5, 2016 at 10:16
Dim a = {{1, 2.0}, {3, 4}, {5, 6}, {7, 8}} except you might want a Dictionary if you want to do lookup — doctorlove
– doctorlove, Commented Aug 5, 2016 at 10:25

Robin Mackenzie · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-05 10:34:01Z

2

For a PHP array like:

$arr = array("1" => "one", "2" => "two");

The VB.Net equivalent is a Dictionary(Of String, String).

Two examples of usage:

    Dim dicA As New Dictionary(Of String, String)
    dicA.Add("1", "one")
    dicA.Add("2", "two")
    For Each Item As String In dicA.Values
        Console.WriteLine(String.Format("{0}", Item))
    Next

This example uses a collection initializer and is a bit closer to your PHP:

    Dim dicB As New Dictionary(Of String, String) From {{"1", "one"}, {"2", "two"}}
    For Each Item As String In dicB.Values
        Console.WriteLine(String.Format("{0}", Item))
    Next

answered Aug 5, 2016 at 10:34

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