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As

Visual Studio .NET 2003

The As keyword introduces an As clause, which identifies a data type.

The As keyword is used in these contexts:

Const Statement

Declare Statement

Delegate Statement

Event Statement

For...Next Statements

For Each...Next Statements

Function Statement

Property Statement

Try...Catch...Finally Statements

See Also

Visual Basic Language Keywords

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