Element
Description
Const Statement
Declares a constant.
Class...End Class Statement
Defines a class and its members
Custom Event Statement
New in 2005. Declares a custom event with specialized declaration handlers.
Declare Statement
Defines a prototype for a call to an external DLL library procedure.
Dim Statement
Declares a variable.
Enum Statement
Defines a series of constants as an enumerated type.
Flags Attribute
Indicates that an enumeration should be treated as a set of flags.
Function Statement
Defines a function.
Friend Keyword
Makes a procedure in a class callable from outside the class but within the project in which the class is defined.
New Keyword
Creates a new instance of an object.
Nothing Keyword
The value of an undefined object.
Of Keyword
New in 2005. Enables generics on a type or member definition.
Operator Statement
New in 2005. Defines an overloaded operator.
Option Explicit Statement
Requires declaration of all variables.
Partial Keyword
New in 2005. Allows a type to be divided among multiple source code files.
Private Statement
Declares a local variable.
Property Statement
Defines a property.
Protected Keyword
Declares a protected class member.
Public Keyword
Declares a public or global variable.
Shared Keyword
Defines a shared member of a type that does not depend on an instance.
Static Statement
Declares a static variable.
Structure...End Structure Statement
Declares a structure or user-defined type.
Sub Statement
Declares a subroutine.
