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Declared Elements in Visual Basic

Visual Studio 2005

A declared element is a programming element that is defined in a declaration statement. Declared elements include variables, constants, enumerations, classes, structures, modules, interfaces, procedures, procedure parameters, function returns, external procedure references, operators, properties, events, and delegates.

Declaration statements include the following:

In This Section

Declared Element Names: Describes how to name elements and use alphabetic case.

Declared Element Characteristics: Covers characteristics, such as scope, possessed by declared elements.

References to Declared Elements: Describes how the compiler matches a reference to a declaration and how to qualify a name.

Related Sections

Object-Oriented Programming in Visual Basic: Covers object-oriented programming basics.

Program Structure and Code Conventions: Presents guidelines for making your code easier to read, understand, and maintain.

Declaration Statements in Visual Basic: Describes statements that name and define procedures, variables, arrays, and constants.

Declaration Contexts and Default Access Levels: Lists the types of declared elements and shows for each one its declaration statement, in what context you can declare it, and its default access level.

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