Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition
Is Operator 		| Language Reference |

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Description
Used to compare two object reference variables.

Syntax
result = object1 Is object2

The Is operator syntax has these parts:

Part Description
result Any numeric variable.
object1 Any object name.
object2 Any object name.

Remarks
If object1 and object2 both refer to the same object, result is True; if they do not, result is False. Two variables can be made to refer to the same object in several ways.

In the following example, A has been set to refer to the same object as B:


Set A = B
The following example makes A and B refer to the same object as C: 


Set A = C
Set B = C
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