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Utils Class

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This API supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

Contains utilities that the Visual Basic compiler uses.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Utils

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualBasic (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class Utils
public sealed class Utils

The Utils type exposes the following members.

Methods

  Name Description
Public methodStatic member CopyArray Infrastructure. Used by the Visual Basic compiler as a helper for Redim.
Public method Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodStatic member GetResourceString Infrastructure. Retrieves and formats a localized resource string or error message.
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodStatic member MethodToString Infrastructure. Returns a Visual Basic method signature.
Public methodStatic member ThrowException Infrastructure. Throws a localized Visual Basic exception.
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

This class supports the Visual Basic compiler and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.