This section provides reference information for various aspects of the Visual Basic language.
- Typographic and Code Conventions
Summarizes the way that keywords, placeholders, and other elements of the language are formatted in the Visual Basic documentation.
- Visual Basic Language Keywords
Documents the reserved and unreserved keywords of the Visual Basic language.
- Visual Basic Run-Time Library Members
Lists the classes and modules of the Microsoft.VisualBasic namespace, with links to their member functions, methods, properties, constants, and enumerations.
- Keywords and Members by Task
Summarizes Visual Basic language keywords and run-time library members by purpose and use.
- Visual Basic Attributes
Documents the attributes available in Visual Basic.
- Constants and Enumerations (Visual Basic)
Documents the constants and enumerations available in Visual Basic.
- Data Type Summary (Visual Basic)
Documents the data types available in Visual Basic.
- Directives (Visual Basic)
Documents the compiler directives available in Visual Basic.
- Functions (Visual Basic)
Documents the run-time functions available in Visual Basic.
- Keywords (Visual Basic)
Documents the language keywords available in Visual Basic.
- Modules (Visual Basic)
Documents the modules available in Visual Basic and their members.
- Objects (Visual Basic)
Documents the objects available in Visual Basic and their members.
- Operators (Visual Basic)
Documents the operators available in Visual Basic.
- Properties (Visual Basic)
Documents the properties available in Visual Basic.
- Queries (Visual Basic)
Provides reference information about using Language-Integrated Query (LINQ) expressions in your code.
- Statements (Visual Basic)
Documents the declaration and executable statements available in Visual Basic.
- Recommended XML Tags for Documentation Comments (Visual Basic)
Describes the documentation comments for which IntelliSense is provided in the Visual Basic Code Editor.
- XML Axis Properties
Provides links to information about using XML axis properties to access XML directly in your code.
- XML Literals
Provides links to information about using XML literals to incorporate XML directly in your code.
- Error Messages (Visual Basic)
Provides a listing of Visual Basic compiler and run-time error messages and help on how to handle them.
- Visual Basic
Provides comprehensive help on all areas of the Visual Basic language.
- Visual Basic Compiler
Describes how to use the command-line compiler as an alternative to compiling programs from within the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE).