For the sake of backward compatibility, Visual Basic .NET continues to offer a set of functions that convert from Object to different primitive types: ``++CChar, CStr, CBool, CDate, CSng, CDbl, CDec, CByte, CSByte, CShort, CUShort, CInt, CUInt, CLng, CULng++``. However, using these functions is misleading, because it suggests a cast. It is better to cast explicitly using ``++CType()++``, or use ``++Convert.To()++`` when the value should be converted.


== Noncompliant Code Example

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Public Class Foo
    Public Sub Bar(value as Object)
        Dim stringValue As String = CStr(value)
    End Sub
End Class
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== Compliant Solution

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Public Class Foo
    Public Sub Bar(value as Object)
        Dim stringValue As String = CType(value, String)
    End Sub
End Class
----


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