VB .NET Language in a Nutshell

Programming

Object Programming

Element	Description
AddressOf operator	Creates a procedure delegate instance that references a particular procedure
Class...End Class statement	Defines a class and its members
CreateObject function	Creates a new instance of a COM (ActiveX) object
Event statement	Declares a custom event
Get statement	Defines a Property Get procedure that returns a property value to the caller
GetObject function	Returns a reference to a COM (ActiveX) object
Handles keyword	Indicates that the procedure serves as the handler for an event
Implements keyword	Indicates that a class member implements a property, function, procedure, or event of an abstract base class
Implements statement	Specifies one or more interfaces that are implemented by a class
Imports statement	Imports a namespace from a project or an assembly, making its types and their members accessible to the current project
Inherits statement	Indicates that a class is derived from a base class
Interface...End Interface statement	Defines an interface and its members
Is operator	Compares two object references for equality
Me operator	Represents the current class instance
MyBase keyword	Represents the base class from which an inherited class is derived
MyClass keyword	Represents the current class instance
Namespace statement	Declares the name of a namespace
Property statement	Defines a property
RaiseEvent statement	Raises a custom event ...