VBScript in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

Appendix A. Language Elements by Category

This appendix lists all the functions and statements, available within the VBScript language by category. The categories are:

• Section A.1

• Section A.2

• Section A.3

• Section A.4

• Section A.5

• Section A.6

• Section A.7

• Section A.8

• Section A.9

• Section A.10

• Section A.11

• Section A.12

• Section A.13

• Section A.14

• Section A.15

• Section A.16

• Section A.17

Where necessary, individual language elements may appear in more than one category. Note that neither constants nor operators are listed here; the former are listed in Appendix B, while the latter appear in Appendix C.

Array Handling

Array Function	Creates and returns an array from a comma-delimited list of values
Dim Statement	Declares a fixed or dynamic array
Erase Statement	Clears the contents of an array
Filter Function	Returns an array of strings matching (or not) a specified value
IsArray Function	Indicates whether a variable is an array
Join Function	Returns a string constructed by concatenating an array of values with a given separator
LBound Function	Returns the lower bound of an array, which is always 0 in VBScript
Preserve Statement	Used with the ReDim statement to copy a dynamic array to a resized dynamic array
ReDim Statement	Declares or redimensions a dynamic array
Split Function	Returns an array of values derived from a single string and a specified separator
UBound Function	Returns the upper bound of an array

Assignment

= Operator	Assigns a value to a variable or property
Set Statement	Assigns an object reference ...