vb(9)

SYNOPSIS

bas, cls - Visual Basic file

FILES

hkvb.emf - Visual Basic macro file.

EXTENSIONS

.bas, .cls

MAGIC STRINGS

-!- msvb -!-

DESCRIPTION

The Visual Basic template performs the hilighting of Visual Basic files. The file type is recognised by the standard extension, or by the inclusion of the magic string.

Hilighting


The hilighting features allows components of the language to be differentiated and rendered in different colors.

Auto Layout


The indentation mechanism is enabled which performs automatic layout of the text. restyle-region(3) and restyle-buffer(3) are available to reformat (re-layout) selected sections of the buffer, or the whole buffer, respectively. The default indentation setting is 2.

Folding and Information Hiding


Generic folding is enabled within VisualBasic files. The folds occur about Function and Subroutine definitions located on the left-hand margin and their End mark which is located at the beginning of a line. collapse-all(3) (un)folds all regions in the file, collapse-current(3) (un)folds the current region.

Navigation via Item List


The VisualBasic mode offers beside folding as well support for displaying an outline of the Functions and Subroutines for easy navigation using the item-list(3) command.

Tags


A C-tags file may be generated within the editor using the Tools -> VB-Tools -> Generate Tag File. find-tag(2) takes the user to the file using the tag information.

Short Cuts


The short cut keys used within the buffer are:

C-c C-c - Comment out the current line.
C-c C-d - Uncomment the current line.
C-c esc esc - Command complete.
A-C-i - Restyle the current region.
f2 - (Un)fold the current region.
f3 - (Un)fold all regions.
f6 - List items.
esc f6 - Close item list.

SEE ALSO

collapse-all(3), collapse-current(3), find-tag(2), item-list(3), restyle-region(3), vbtags(3f),

Supported File Types

Ref: vb(9) File: m9typ031.9 Date: 2025/07/23

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