String Vs System.String

[sureshcd10]

Is there any advantage/disadvantage in declaring

 

Dim ab as String as against

Dim ab as System.String

 

Please let me know your comments regarding this

 

 

Thank u all in advance :p

[PlausiblyDamp]

They both equate to the same thing anyway.

 

System.String is the internal CLR name for a string and can be used in any .Net language, String however is VB specific and may not work in other languages, e.g. in C# it is string (c# being case sensitive).