Probably the easiest question any programmer will have to answer...

[The]

what does the dollar sign ($) do in codes?? I see ppl using it like (some name here)$(something else here)

what does it mean? thanks

 

[Youngguy]

This is old terminology that refers to the item as a String. In new terminology it may be a system variable.

 

[The]

Oh, thanks...so it's just the same as putting "str(whatever)"?

 

[aliinal]

Any variable followed by a dollar sign is a string variable.
If dollar sign is ommited, it will be an integer variable.
You had to use it in QBasic for any string variable.
But it's not necessary (but better to use) in Visual Basic.

Hope this is the answer you want...
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