Obtaining Class Information at Run Time

In some situations, you may need to work with variables defined as type Object rather than variables defined as more specific object types. Variables defined as Object can contain any other type object, such as integers, doubles, or object data types.

In This Section

• Determining Object Type
  Discusses determining the class an object belongs to.

• Calling a Property or Method Using a String Name
  Steps you through the process of specifying arguments by name instead of by position when calling a method.

Related Sections

• Objects in Visual Basic
  Covers the fundamentals of object-oriented programming.