Versioned Class

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This API supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

The Versioned module contains procedures used to interact with objects, applications, and systems.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Versioned

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualBasic (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class Versioned
public sealed class Versioned

The Versioned type exposes the following members.

Methods

  Name Description
Public methodStatic member CallByName Executes a method on an object, or sets or returns a property on an object.
Public method Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodStatic member IsNumeric Returns a Boolean value indicating whether an expression can be evaluated as a number.
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodStatic member SystemTypeName Returns a string value containing the system data type name of a variable.
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodStatic member TypeName Returns a string value containing data type information about a variable.
Public methodStatic member VbTypeName Returns a string value containing the Visual Basic data type name of a variable.

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Remarks

This module supports the Visual Basic language keywords and run-time library members that run other programs, call a method or property, sound a beep from the computer, provide a command-line string, manipulate COM objects, and control dialog boxes.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.