VB.Net Conventions [EA User Guide]

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
module	Class	A module.
import	Operation	An operation to be imported from another library.
property	Operation	A property possibly containing both read and write code.
event	Operation	An event declaration.
operator	Operation	An operator overload definition.

Tagged Values

Tag	Applies to	Corresponds To
partial	Class, Interface	The Partial keyword.
shadows	Class, Interface, Operation	The Shadows keyword.
Shared	Attribute	The Shared keyword.
delegate	Operation	The Delegate keyword.
Overloads	Operation	The Overloads keyword.
Overrides	Operation	The Overrides keyword.
NotOverrideable	Operation	The NotOverrideable keyword.
MustOverride	Operation	The MustOverride keyword.
Implements	Operation	The implements clause on this operation.
Handles	Operation	The handles clause on this operation.
Lib	Operation with stereotype import	The library this import comes from.
Alias	Operation with stereotype import	The alias for this imported operation.
Charset	Operation with stereotype import	The character set clause for this import. One of the values Ansi, Unicode or Auto.
attribute_name	Operation with stereotype property	The name of the variable behind this property.
readonly	Operation with stereotype property	This property only defining read code.
writeonly	Operation with stereotype property	This property only defining write code.
Narrowing	Operation with stereotype operator	The Narrowing keyword
Widening	Operation with stereotype operator	The Widening keyword
parameterArray	Parameter	A parameter list using the ParamArray keyword.

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.