>Do you mean, functions like isdbnull() or isnothing()? But they were in 2003 too.
>
>>I know that I read in 2005 there is a short alternative to
>>
>>

>>If Not (x Is Nothing)
>>   x.Dispose
>>End If
>>

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>>in 2005, but I can't seem to find what it is. Anybody know?

I know that I read specifically about a new feature in 2.0 that would replace "NOT (object Is Nothing)".