Visual Basic (VB.net) to Java Learn programming Visual Basic (VB.net)

Lesson:

File Management

Exercise:

Visual Basic (VB.net) to Java

Objetive:

Create a basic Visual Basic (VB.net) to Java translator.

It must accept a Visual Basic (VB.net) source files, and create an equivalent Java source file. It will receive the file name in the command line, and it must translate at least:

"Main()" into "main( String[] args )"
"string" into "String"
"bool" into "boolean"
"Console.WriteLine" into "System.out.println"
" : " into " extends " if it is in the same line as the word "class" (and any further improvements you may think of, such as strings handling, or converting a ReadLine to a try-catch block).

Code:

Imports System
Imports System.IO
Class CSharpToJava
    Private Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())
        Dim line As String
        Dim name As String

        If args.Length < 1 Then
            name = Console.ReadLine()
        Else
            name = args(0)
        End If

        Dim iFile As StreamReader = File.OpenText(name)
        Dim oFile As StreamWriter = File.CreateText(name & ".java")

        Do
            line = iFile.ReadLine()

            If line IsNot Nothing Then
                line = line.Replace("bool ", "boolean ")
                line = line.Replace("string ", "String ")
                line = line.Replace("Console.WriteLine", "System.out.println")
                oFile.WriteLine(line)
            End If
        Loop While line IsNot Nothing

        iFile.Close()
        oFile.Close()
    End Sub
End Class