V

Validation events, 99–104

deferred validation, 102–4

functions of, 100

separated validation, 101–2

Values

dictionary, 513

strongly typed dictionaries, 517

ValueCount, 748

Value types

reference types, 450–55

structures as, 450

Variable(s), 149–50

accessibility, 131

behavior, determinants of, 131–32

defined, 131

delegates, 167–69

find and replace, 12

initializing, 144–45, 150

lifetime, 131

naming conventions, 169–70

scope, 131, 156–59

shared, 141–42, 474–75

tooltips displays, 59–60

visibility, 132

Variable declarations, 139–61

accessibility, 141, 873

attribute_list, 140, 873

bounds_list, 148–49, 874

Dim, 145, 873

enumerated type declarations, 875

initialization_expression, 150–52, 874

multiple variables/single declaration, 152–53

name, 147–48, 874

New, 149–50, 874

Option Explicit/Option Strict, 154–55, 875

parameter declarations, 159–62

ReadOnly, 144–45, 873

Shadows, 142–44, 873

Shared, 141–42, 873

syntax for, 139–40

type, 874

Using, 874

variable name in, 140

WithEvents, 145–47, 874

VBC_VER constant, 116

Vector fonts, 921

VerifyAssembly, 390

Version, 743

VersionString, 743

Vertical

anchor, 90

DirectionVertical, 619–22

New Vertical Tab Group, 50

vertical fonts, 921

Vertically, 35

VerticalResolution, 639

Vertical Spacing, 35

Vertical split window, 50

View menu, commands, 14–15

Visibility, variables, 132

Visible, 1014

Vista. See Windows Vista

Visual Basic

functions, 1085–86

methods, 1086–87

version 6, upgrade to Visual Basic 2005

code, 38

Visual Basic.NET

assignment operators, 178–79

AutoRedraw, alternatives to, 642

multiple variable declarations, 152–53

structured error handling, 241–43

Visual Studio, start-up, configuring, 5–6

Visual Studio 2003, 5

Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition, 5

Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite, 5

Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO), 658

Volume

VolumeLabel, 791

VolumeSeparatorChar, 798

VScrollBar, 266, 269, 272, 998