.NET (Core and Framework)

private Lazy<List<Bernie>> _bernies = new Lazy<List<Bernie>>(System.Threading.LazyThreadSafetyMode.PublicationOnly);
public List<Bernie> Bernies {
    get
    {
        //Console.WriteLine(_myLazy.IsValueCreated);
        return _bernies.Value;
    }
}

Public Class Something(Of T1, T2)

   Public Function GetSomething(ByVal var As T1) As T2
      ' Get Something
   End Function

End Class

Public Class Form1

   Private _field As Something(Of SomeClass, SomeOtherClass)

   Sub Me_Load(...) Handles Me.Load
      _field = New Something(Of SomeClass, SomeOtherClass)
      Dim var As SomeOtherClass = _field.GetSomething(New SomeClass)
   End Sub

End Class

Naerling wrote:

couple of versions of SomeClass and SomeOtherClass I
think you are wrong

Naerling wrote:

When there is no need for validation or event raising a non-auto property
creates a lot of overhead

public T SomeData
{
    get; set;
}

private T someData

public T SomeData
{
    get { return someData; }
    set {someData = value; }
}

DaveyM69 wrote:

but I'm sure I remember reading this on MSDN or somewhere similar

Public Class Pair(Of T1, T2) ' I detest the generic syntax for VB, C#'s <T1, T2> is so much clearer
    Public First As T1
    Public Second As T2
End Class

id="CallerForm1_CallerInformation1_txtLName"

Dim controlName As String = currentElement.GetAttribute("id").ToString
If controlName = "CallerForm1:CallerInformation1:txtLName" Then

Dim controlName As String = currentElement.GetAttribute("id").ToString
If controlName = "CallerForm1_CallerInformation1_txtLName" Then