VB.Net - Statements

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A statement is a complete instruction in Visual Basic programs. It may contain keywords, operators, variables, literal values, constants and expressions.

Statements could be categorized as −

  • Declaration statements − these are the statements where you name a variable, constant, or procedure, and can also specify a data type.

  • Executable statements − these are the statements, which initiate actions. These statements can call a method or function, loop or branch through blocks of code or assign values or expression to a variable or constant. In the last case, it is called an Assignment statement.

Declaration Statements

The declaration statements are used to name and define procedures, variables, properties, arrays, and constants. When you declare a programming element, you can also define its data type, access level, and scope.

The programming elements you may declare include variables, constants, enumerations, classes, structures, modules, interfaces, procedures, procedure parameters, function returns, external procedure references, operators, properties, events, and delegates.

Following are the declaration statements in VB.Net −

Sr.No Statements and Description Example
1

Dim Statement

Declares and allocates storage space for one or more variables.

 
Dim number As Integer
Dim quantity As Integer = 100
Dim message As String = "Hello!"
2

Const Statement

Declares and defines one or more constants.

 
Const maximum As Long = 1000
Const naturalLogBase As Object 
= CDec(2.7182818284)
3

Enum Statement

Declares an enumeration and defines the values of its members.

 
Enum CoffeeMugSize
   Jumbo
   ExtraLarge
   Large
   Medium
   Small
End Enum
4

Class Statement

Declares the name of a class and introduces the definition of the variables, properties, events, and procedures that the class comprises.

 
Class Box
Public length As Double
Public breadth As Double   
Public height As Double
End Class
5

Structure Statement

Declares the name of a structure and introduces the definition of the variables, properties, events, and procedures that the structure comprises.

 
Structure Box
Public length As Double           
Public breadth As Double   
Public height As Double
End Structure
6

Module Statement

Declares the name of a module and introduces the definition of the variables, properties, events, and procedures that the module comprises.

 
Public Module myModule
Sub Main()
Dim user As String = 
InputBox("What is your name?") 
MsgBox("User name is" & user)
End Sub 
End Module
7

Interface Statement

Declares the name of an interface and introduces the definitions of the members that the interface comprises.

 
Public Interface MyInterface
   Sub doSomething()
End Interface
8

Function Statement

Declares the name, parameters, and code that define a Function procedure.

 
Function myFunction
(ByVal n As Integer) As Double 
   Return 5.87 * n
End Function
9

Sub Statement

Declares the name, parameters, and code that define a Sub procedure.

 
Sub mySub(ByVal s As String)
   Return
End Sub
10

Declare Statement

Declares a reference to a procedure implemented in an external file.

 
Declare Function getUserName
Lib "advapi32.dll" 
Alias "GetUserNameA" 
(
   ByVal lpBuffer As String, 
   ByRef nSize As Integer) As Integer
11

Operator Statement

Declares the operator symbol, operands, and code that define an operator procedure on a class or structure.

 
Public Shared Operator +
(ByVal x As obj, ByVal y As obj) As obj
   Dim r As New obj
' implemention code for r = x + y
   Return r
End Operator
12

Property Statement

Declares the name of a property, and the property procedures used to store and retrieve the value of the property.

 
ReadOnly Property quote() As String 
   Get 
      Return quoteString
   End Get 
End Property
13

Event Statement

Declares a user-defined event.

 
Public Event Finished()
14

Delegate Statement

Used to declare a delegate.

 
Delegate Function MathOperator( 
   ByVal x As Double, 
   ByVal y As Double 
) As Double

Executable Statements

An executable statement performs an action. Statements calling a procedure, branching to another place in the code, looping through several statements, or evaluating an expression are executable statements. An assignment statement is a special case of an executable statement.

Example

The following example demonstrates a decision making statement −

Live Demo 
Module decisions
   Sub Main()
      'local variable definition '
      Dim a As Integer = 10

      ' check the boolean condition using if statement '
      If (a < 20) Then
         ' if condition is true then print the following '
         Console.WriteLine("a is less than 20")
      End If
      Console.WriteLine("value of a is : {0}", a)
      Console.ReadLine()
   End Sub
End Module

When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces the following result −

a is less than 20;
value of a is : 10
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