Declared Elements in Visual Basic

A declared element is a programming element that is defined in a declaration statement. Declared elements include variables, constants, enumerations, classes, structures, modules, interfaces, procedures, procedure parameters, function returns, external procedure references, operators, properties, events, and delegates.

Declaration statements include the following:

• Dim Statement (Visual Basic)

• Const Statement (Visual Basic)

• Enum Statement (Visual Basic)

• Class Statement (Visual Basic)

• Structure Statement

• Module Statement

• Interface Statement (Visual Basic)

• Function Statement (Visual Basic)

• Sub Statement (Visual Basic)

• Declare Statement

• Operator Statement

• Property Statement

• Event Statement

• Delegate Statement

In This Section

• Declared Element Names (Visual Basic)
  Describes how to name elements and use alphabetic case.

• Declared Element Characteristics (Visual Basic)
  Covers characteristics, such as scope, possessed by declared elements.

• References to Declared Elements (Visual Basic)
  Describes how the compiler matches a reference to a declaration and how to qualify a name.

Related Sections

• Program Structure and Code Conventions (Visual Basic)
  Presents guidelines for making your code easier to read, understand, and maintain.

• Statements (Visual Basic)
  Describes statements that name and define procedures, variables, arrays, and constants.

• Declaration Contexts and Default Access Levels (Visual Basic)
  Lists the types of declared elements and shows for each one its declaration statement, in what context you can declare it, and its default access level.