title: What does "$" mean before a number in Delphi?
body: <p>I'm trying to convert Delphi code to vb.net and I'm not sure about this line:</p>
  
  <pre><code>stream.Seek($42, soFromBeginning);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I'm familiar with using seek on filestreams (in vb.net) but I'm not sure about the <code>$42</code>.</p>
  
  <p>I'm assuming that corresponds to a position, but how does that translate to vb.net?</p>