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.

HelpFile:

Each macro/module can define the HelpFile for the object browser:

'#HelpFile "helpfile"

where "helpfile" is a full path to the help file associated with the help text and help context.