[mono-vb] Another issue: eval.

[MrUnleaded]

You can generate code dynamically in VB.net....its not an easy task. You
have to use the System.CodeDom namespace to do this.

Here is an example of what i mean:

http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/Code/2005/May/DynamicCreatingAppl.asp

AFAIK you can not do something like eval("MessageBox.Show(""Hi"")")

On 4/20/06, Miguel de Icaza <miguel at novell.com> wrote:
>
> Hey,
>
>     Am not sure if VB.NET implements "eval", as in having the VB
> compiler available at runtime to generate code.
>
>     This is something that mcs/gmcs is not well suited for, and might be
> a reason to look into Boo.
>
>     The other issue is that we would have to relicense mcs/gmcs into MIT
> X11 or maybe LGPL (if we must implement eval).
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