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VB.NET Conventions
Enterprise Architect supports round-trip engineering of Visual Basic.NET, where the following conventions are used. Earlier versions of Visual Basic are supported as a different language.
Stereotypes
Stereotype |
Applies To |
Corresponds To |
|---|---|---|
event |
Operation |
An event declaration.
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import |
Operation |
An operation to be imported from another library.
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module |
Class |
A module.
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operator |
Operation |
An operator overload definition.
|
partial |
Operation |
The partial keyword on an operation.
|
property |
Operation |
A property possibly containing both read and write code.
|
Tagged Values
Tag |
Applies To |
Corresponds To |
|---|---|---|
Alias |
Operation with stereotype import |
The alias for this imported operation.
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attribute_name |
Operation with stereotype property |
The name of the variable behind this property.
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Charset |
Operation with stereotype import |
The character set clause for this import - one of the values Ansi, Unicode or Auto.
|
delegate |
Operation |
The Delegate keyword.
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enumTag |
Operation with stereotype property |
The datatype that this property is represented as.
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Handles |
Operation |
The handles clause on this operation.
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Implements |
Operation |
The implements clause on this operation.
|
Lib |
Operation with stereotype import |
The library this import comes from.
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MustOverride |
Operation |
The MustOverride keyword.
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Narrowing |
Operation with stereotype operator |
The Narrowing keyword.
|
NotOverrideable |
Operation |
The NotOverrideable keyword.
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Overloads |
Operation |
The Overloads keyword.
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Overrides |
Operation |
The Overrides keyword.
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parameterArray |
Parameter |
A parameter list using the ParamArray keyword.
|
partial |
Class, Interface |
The Partial keyword.
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readonly |
Operation with stereotype property |
This property only defining read code.
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shadows |
Class, Interface, Operation |
The Shadows keyword.
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Shared |
Attribute |
The Shared keyword.
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Widening |
Operation with stereotype operator |
The Widening keyword.
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writeonly |
Operation with stereotype property |
This property only defining write code.
|
Other Conventions
| · | Namespaces are generated for each Package below a namespace root |
| · | The Is Leaf property of a Class corresponds to the NotInheritable keyword |
| · | The Abstract property of a Class corresponds to the MustInherit keyword |
| · | The Static property of an attribute or operation corresponds to the Shared keyword |
| · | The Abstract property of an operation corresponds to the MustOverride keyword |
| · | The value of in for the Kind property of a parameter corresponds to the ByVal keyword |
| · | The value of inout or out for the Kind property of a parameter corresponds to the ByRef keyword |
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