August 2001
Intermediate to advanced
656 pages
18h 5m
English
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Name
Event Statement
Syntax
[Public] EventeventName [(arglist)]-
Public Use: Optional
Type: Keyword
Indicates that the event is visible throughout the project
-
eventName Use: Required
Type: String literal
The name of the event
arglist is optional and has the following
syntax:
[ByVal | ByRef] varname[( )] [As type]
-
ByVal Use: Optional
Type: Keyword
The argument is passed by value; that is, a local copy of the variable is assigned the value of the argument.
-
ByRef Use: Optional
Type: Keyword
The argument is passed by reference; that is, the local variable is simply a reference to the argument being passed. All changes made to the local variable are reflected in the calling argument.
ByRefis the default method of passing variables.-
varname Use: Required
Type: String literal
The name of the local variable containing either the reference or value of the argument.
-
type Use: Optional
Type: Keyword
The data type of the argument. It can be Byte, Boolean, Char, Short, Integer, Long, Single, Double, Decimal, Date, String, Object, or any user-defined type, object type, or data type defined in the BCL.
Description
Defines a custom event that the object can raise at any time using
the RaiseEvent statement.
Rules at a Glance
The event declaration must be
Publicso that it is visible outside the object module; it cannot be declared asFriendorPrivate. However, thePublickeyword can be omitted from the declaration, since it is Public by default.An
Eventstatement can only appear in the Declarations section ...
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