http://blogs.msdn.com/pedram/archive/2007/05/31/local-variable-type-inference-in-c-3-0.aspxIn C# 1.0 type declaration was very simple: - Specify the type name (if an array then append [] to the end of the type) - Follow by a local variable name Here are some examples of this: int i = 23; double [] ds = new double [] { 1.0, 2.0 }; In C# 2.0en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/pedram/archive/2007/05/31/local-variable-type-inference-in-c-3-0.aspx#3011634Thu, 31 May 2007 21:55:23 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:3011634szurgot<p>I like it. It's similar to the way VB.NET can handle variables, but it remains strongly typed. Cool!</p>