.NET Framework Class Library
Interaction Methods
Public Methods
(see also
Protected Methods
)
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
   | AppActivate | Overloaded. Activates an application that is already running. |
| | Beep | Sounds a tone through the computer's speaker. |
| | CallByName | Executes a method on an object, or sets or returns a property on an object. |
| | Choose | Selects and returns a value from a list of arguments. |
| | Command | Returns the argument portion of the command line used to start Visual Basic or an executable program developed with Visual Basic. The My feature provides greater productivity and performance than the Command function. For more information, see My.Application.CommandLineArgs Property. |
| | CreateObject | Creates and returns a reference to a COM object. CreateObject cannot be used to create instances of classes in Visual Basic unless those classes are explicitly exposed as COM components. |
| | DeleteSetting | Deletes a section or key setting from an application's entry in the Windows registry. The My feature gives you greater productivity and performance in registry operations than the DeleteSetting function. For more information, see My.Computer.Registry Object. |
| | Environ | Overloaded. Returns the string associated with an operating-system environment variable. |
| | Equals | Overloaded. Determines whether two Object instances are equal. (Inherited from Object.) |
| | GetAllSettings | Returns a list of key settings and their respective values (originally created with SaveSetting) from an application's entry in the Windows registry. Using the My feature gives you greater productivity and performance in registry operations than GetAllSettings. For more information, see My.Computer.Registry Object. |
| | GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. GetHashCode is suitable for use in hashing algorithms and data structures like a hash table. (Inherited from Object.) |
| | GetObject | Returns a reference to an object provided by a COM component. |
| | GetSetting | Returns a key setting value from an application's entry in the Windows registry. The My feature gives you greater productivity and performance in registry operations than GetAllSettings. For more information, see My.Computer.Registry Object. |
| | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| | IIf | Returns one of two objects, depending on the evaluation of an expression. |
| | InputBox | Displays a prompt in a dialog box, waits for the user to input text or click a button, and then returns a string containing the contents of the text box. |
| | MsgBox | Displays a message in a dialog box, waits for the user to click a button, and then returns an integer indicating which button the user clicked. |
| | Partition | Returns a string representing the calculated range that contains a number. |
| | ReferenceEquals | Determines whether the specified Object instances are the same instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| | SaveSetting | Saves or creates an application entry in the Windows registry. The My feature gives you greater productivity and performance in registry operations than SaveSetting. For more information, see My.Computer.Registry Object. |
| | Shell | Runs an executable program and returns an integer containing the program's process ID if it is still running. |
| | Switch | Evaluates a list of expressions and returns an Object value corresponding to the first expression in the list that is True. |
| | ToString | Returns a String that represents the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
Protected Methods
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Finalize | Allows an Object to attempt to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
| | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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