<param> (Visual Basic)

Defines a parameter name and description.

Syntax

<param name="name">description</param>  

Parameters

name
The name of a method parameter. Enclose the name in double quotation marks (" ").

description
A description for the parameter.

Remarks

The <param> tag should be used in the comment for a method declaration to describe one of the parameters for the method.

The text for the <param> tag will appear in the following locations:

• Parameter Info of IntelliSense. For more information, see Using IntelliSense.

• Object Browser. For more information, see Viewing the Structure of Code.

Compile with -doc to process documentation comments to a file.

Example

This example uses the <param> tag to describe the id parameter.

''' <param name="id">The ID of the record to update.</param>
''' <remarks>Updates the record <paramref name="id"/>.
''' <para>Use <see cref="DoesRecordExist"/> to verify that
''' the record exists before calling this method.</para>
''' </remarks>
Public Sub UpdateRecord(ByVal id As Integer)
    ' Code goes here.
End Sub
''' <param name="id">The ID of the record to check.</param>
''' <returns><c>True</c> if <paramref name="id"/> exists,
''' <c>False</c> otherwise.</returns>
''' <remarks><seealso cref="UpdateRecord"/></remarks>
Public Function DoesRecordExist(ByVal id As Integer) As Boolean
    ' Code goes here.
End Function

See also

• XML Comment Tags