Attribute Definition/Statement

Syntax

Attribute attributename = value
Attribute varname.attributename = value
Attribute procname.attributename = value

Group

Declaration

Description

All attribute definitions and statements are ignored except for:

• Form 1: Module level attribute

  Attribute VB_Name = "name"
  Attribute VB_GlobalNameSpace = bool
  Attribute VB_Creatable = bool
  Attribute VB_PredeclaredId = bool
  Attribute VB_Exposed = bool
  Attribute VB_HelpID = int
  Attribute VB_Description = "text"
  

  VB_Name - Declares the name of the class module or object module.
  VB_GlobalNameSpace - Declares the class module as a global class. (ignored)
  VB_Creatable - Declares the module as creatable (True), non-creatable (False). (ignored)
  VB_PredeclaredId - Declares the module as a predeclared identifier (True). (ignored)
  VB_Exposed - Declares the module as public (True). (ignored)
  VB_HelpID - Declares the module's help context displayed by the object browser.
  VB_Description - Declares the module's help text displayed by the object browser.
• Form 2: Macro/Module level variable attribute

  Public varname As type
  Attribute varname.VB_VarUserMemId = 0
  Attribute varname.VB_VarHelpID = int
  Attribute varname.VB_VarDescription = "text"
  

  VB_VarUserMemID - Declares Public varname as the default property for a class module or object module.
  VB_VarHelpID - Declares the variable's help context displayed by the object browser.
  VB_VarDescription - Declares the variable's help text displayed by the object browser.
• Form 3: User defined procedure attribute

  [Sub | Function | Property [Get|Let|Set]] procname ...
  Attribute procname.VB_UserMemId = 0
  Attribute procname.VB_HelpID = int
  Attribute procname.VB_Description = "text"
      ...
  End [Sub | Function | Property]
  

  VB_UserMemID - Declares Property procname as the default property for a class module or object module.
  VB_HelpID - Declares the procedure's help context displayed by the object browser.
  VB_Description - Declares the procedure's help text displayed by the object browser.