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
  Describes how to name elements and use alphabetic case.

• Declared Element Characteristics
  Covers characteristics, such as scope, possessed by declared elements.

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

Related Sections

• Object-Oriented Programming in Visual Basic
  Covers object-oriented programming basics.

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

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

• Declaration Contexts and Default Access Levels
  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.