VBScript, purpose of colon?

Question

What is the purpose of the colon?

e. g.:

Dim objConn : Set objConn = OpenConnection()`

Is the colon used to combine the two statements

Answer 1

Yes this is correct. In VB style languages, including VBScript, the colon is an end of statement token. It allows you to place several statements on the same line.

Answer 2

You can put two (or more) lines of code in one line. It's most often used, as in your example, to declare and set a variable on one line.

Think of it like a semicolon in every other language, except optional.

Answer 3

Yes, the code would work exactly the same on two lines; the colon's just a statement separator.

Answer 4

What you have stated is correct. The purpose of the colon is to combine 2 otherwise separate lines into a single line. It works on most statements, but not all.