Option Strict and DefaultValueAttribute

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Having just spent the past several hours trying to work out why my Xml Serialization code was not working. Consider the following:

<DefaultValueAttribute(False)>
Public Property UserName() As String

Why is this allowed regardless of option strict being on (or not)?

Alex Essilfie · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-24 11:22:39Z

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Quite simple. The DefaultValueAttribute has an overload which accepts boolean values so it will work with or without Option Strict on.

Check this page for more information DefaultValueAttribute Class.

answered Nov 24, 2010 at 11:22

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Seph · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-01 05:38:20Z

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The answer is that VS does not type check default values for VB.NET, regardless of OptionStrict or not.

<DefaultValueAttribute(False)> is valid because the attribute definition is really a constructor and not a type definition, as such it's type is DefaultValueAttribute and not a return type of boolean. Furthermore the .Value property of the DefaultValueAttribute is of type Object and hence it's type cannot be compared either, as such the very existence of DefaultValueAttribute violates Option Strict On and hence Option Strict ignored for the scope of DefaultValue Attributes.

answered Dec 1, 2010 at 5:38

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