| AddHandler statement | Dynamically binds an event handler to an event |
| AddressOf operator | Creates a procedure delegate instance that references a particular procedure |
| Class...End Class statement | Defines a class and its members |
| COMClass attribute | Allows a .NET component to be exposed as a COM object |
| CreateObject function | Creates a new instance of a COM (ActiveX) object |
| Event statement | Declares a custom event |
| Get statement | Defines a Property Get procedure that returns a property value to the caller |
| GetObject function | Returns a reference to a COM (ActiveX) object |
| Handles keyword | Indicates that the procedure serves as the handler for an event |
| Implements keyword | Indicates that a class member implements a property, function, procedure, or event of an abstract base class |
| Implements statement | Specifies one or more interfaces that are implemented by a class |
| Imports statement | Imports a namespace from a project or an assembly, making its types and their members accessible to the current project |
| Inherits statement | Indicates that a class is derived from a base class |
| Interface...End Interface statement | Defines an interface and its members |
| Is operator | Compares two object references for equality |
| Me operator | Represents the current class instance |
| MyBase keyword | Represents the base class from which an inherited class is derived |
| MyClass keyword | Represents the current class instance |
| Namespace statement | Declares the name of a namespace |
| Property statement | Defines a property |
| RaiseEvent statement | Raises a custom event |
| RemoveHandler statement | Disassociates an event from an event handler defined using the AddHandler statement |
| Shadows keyword | Indicates that a derived class member is hidden when calls to the derived class member are made through the base class |
| WithEvents statement | Receives notification of events raised by an object |
