Information Class
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualBasic (in microsoft.visualbasic.dll)
For more detailed information, see the Visual Basic topic Information Module (Visual Basic).
This module supports the Visual Basic language keywords and run-time library members that provide error information, validate data, determine array bounds, and retrieve data type and color information.
The following example uses the VbTypeName function to return data type names for several variables.
Dim sysDateName As String = "System.DateTime" Dim sysShortName As String = "Int16" Dim sysBadName As String = "Nonsense" Dim testVbName As String testVbName = VbTypeName(sysDateName) ' Returns "Date". testVbName = VbTypeName(sysShortName) ' Returns "Short". testVbName = VbTypeName(sysBadName) ' Returns Nothing.
Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.
Reference
Information MembersMicrosoft.VisualBasic Namespace
Other Resources
Information Module (Visual Basic)Information and Interaction Summary
Data Types Summary
Declarations and Constants Summary
Keywords and Members by Task
Visual Basic Language Keywords
Visual Basic Run-Time Library Members
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