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Avoid using class names that duplicate commonly used .NET Framework namespaces. For example, do not use any of the following names as a class name: System, Collections, Forms, or UI. See the Class Library for a list of .NET Framework namespaces.

In addition, avoid using identifiers that conflict with the following keywords.

AddHandler AddressOf Alias And Ansi
As Assembly Auto Base Boolean
ByRef Byte ByVal Call Case
Catch CBool CByte CChar CDate
CDec CDbl Char CInt Class
CLng CObj Const CShort CSng
CStr CType Date Decimal Declare
Default Delegate Dim Do Double
Each Else ElseIf End Enum
Erase Error Event Exit ExternalSource
False Finalize Finally Float For
Friend Function Get GetType Goto
Handles If Implements Imports In
Inherits Integer Interface Is Let
Lib Like Long Loop Me
Mod Module MustInherit MustOverride MyBase
MyClass Namespace New Next Not
Nothing NotInheritable NotOverridable Object On
Option Optional Or Overloads Overridable
Overrides ParamArray Preserve Private Property
Protected Public RaiseEvent ReadOnly ReDim
Region REM RemoveHandler Resume Return
Select Set Shadows Shared Short
Single Static Step Stop String
Structure Sub SyncLock Then Throw
To True Try TypeOf Unicode
Until volatile When While With
WithEvents WriteOnly Xor eval extends
instanceof package var        

See Also

Design Guidelines for Class Library Developers | Naming Guidelines