Obsolete Type Hint
Flags declarations where a type hint is used in place of an 'As' clause.
Reasoning
Type hints were made obsolete when declaration syntax introduced the 'As' keyword. Prefer explicit type names over type hint symbols.
Default severity
Suggestion
Inspection type
LanguageOpportunities
Examples
This example should trigger a result
MyModule (StandardModule)
Public Sub DoSomething()
Dim foo$
foo = "some string"
End Sub
This example should NOT trigger a result
MyModule (StandardModule)
Public Sub DoSomething()
Dim foo As String
foo = "some string"
End Sub
Rubberduck.CodeAnalysis.Inspections.Concrete.ObsoleteTypeHintInspection.cs (Prerelease-v2.5.9.6289)