For more detailed information, see the Visual Basic topic CallByName Function.

The CallByName function is used at runtime to get a property, set a property, or invoke a method.

In the following example, the first line uses CallByName to set the Text property of a text box, the second line retrieves the value of the Text property, and the third line invokes the Move method to move the text box.

' Imports statements must be at the top of a module.
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic.CallType

Sub TestCallByName1()
    'Set a property.
    CallByName(TextBox1, "Text", CallType.Set, "New Text")

    'Retrieve the value of a property.
    MsgBox(CallByName(TextBox1, "Text", CallType.Get))

    'Call a method.
    CallByName(TextBox1, "Hide", CallType.Method)
End Sub

The next example uses the CallByName function to invoke the Add and Item methods of a collection object.

Public Sub TestCallByName2()
    Dim col As New Collection()

    'Store the string "Item One" in a collection by 
    'calling the Add method.
    CallByName(col, "Add", CallType.Method, "Item One")

    'Retrieve the first entry from the collection using the 
    'Item property and display it using MsgBox().
    MsgBox(CallByName(col, "Item", CallType.Get, 1))
End Sub

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