Visual Basic Programming Guide 

As with any modern programming language, Visual Basic supports a number of common programming constructs and language elements. This guide walks through all the essential elements of programming with Visual Basic.

In This Section

• Program Structure and Code Conventions
  Contains documentation on the basic structure and code conventions of Visual Basic, such as naming conventions, comments in code, and limitations within Visual Basic.

• Visual Basic Language Features
  Introduces and discusses the essential components of Visual Basic.

• Object-Oriented Programming in Visual Basic
  Covers object-oriented programming, including classes and interfaces, object creation, events and delegates, inheritance, and groups of objects.

• COM Interop
  Explains the interoperability issues associated with creating and using component object model (COM) objects with Visual Basic.

• Multithreading in Visual Basic
  Shows how to write code that performs multiple tasks simultaneously, to improve the performance and responsiveness of your applications.

Related Sections

• Visual Basic Reference
  Provides reference information on various aspects of Visual Basic programming.

• Visual Basic Compiler
  Offers information on using the Visual Basic command-line compiler, the compiler options, and the Keyword Upgrade tool.