Visual Studio Reference

Visual Studio 2013

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This section includes user interface reference, language equivalents, and other reference documents.

In This Section

General User Interface Elements (Visual Studio): Contains documents about dialog boxes and windows that are not described elsewhere in the table of contents.
Devenv Command Line Switches: Lists devenv command line switches.
Visual Studio Commands: Explains how to use Visual Studio commands from the Commands window.
XML Tools in Visual Studio: Contains documents about the XML tools in Visual Studio and provides links to more information.
Visual Studio for Applications Reference: Contains reference documentation for interfaces that you can use to integrate .NET Framework script engines into applications.
MSBuild: Contains documents about how to use the Microsoft build platform, which is integrated into Visual Studio.
Resources for Troubleshooting Integrated Development Environment Errors: Contains links to resources to help you resolve IDE error messages
Talk to Us: Contains information about how to locate customer support for Visual Studio.
Accessibility for People with Disabilities: Contains tips about how to change accessibility options.

Automation and Extensibility Reference: Contains language reference documents for the IDE automation model. Includes debugging.
Reference (Visual Basic): Contains Visual Basic upgrading information and the Visual Basic language and run-time reference.
C++ Language and Standard Libraries: Contains language reference documentation.
JScript Reference: Contains documents about the JScript programming language. Includes properties, methods, objects, and functions, and other elements.
.NET Framework Reference Information (Visual Basic): Contains documents about the .NET Framework class library, compiler and language reference, and also ASP.NET syntax, XSD reference, and other topics.
Application Development in Visual Studio: Find out about how to design, develop, debug, test, deploy, and manage applications created by using Visual Studio.