Nothing Class

Represents an empty object reference.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
Microsoft.ClearScript.WindowsNothing

Namespace: Microsoft.ClearScript.Windows
Assembly: ClearScript.Windows.Core (in ClearScript.Windows.Core.dll) Version: 7.4.5

Syntax

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public class Nothing

Public Class Nothing

public ref class Nothing

type Nothing = class end

The Nothing type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object)
	GetHashCode	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Overrides ObjectToString)

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Fields

	Name	Description
	Value	The sole instance of the Nothing class.

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Remarks

When passed to a Windows Script engine, an instance of this class is marshaled as an empty variant of type VT_DISPATCH. VBScript interprets this as the special object reference Nothing. In JScript it appears as a value that is equal to, but not strictly equal to, undefined.

Reference

Microsoft.ClearScript.Windows Namespace