<example> (Visual Basic)

Specifies an example for the member.

<example>description</example>

Parameters

• description
  A description of the code sample.

Remarks

The <example> tag lets you specify an example of how to use a method or other library member. This commonly involves using the <code> (Visual Basic) tag.

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

Example

This example uses the <example> tag to include an example for using the ID field.

Public Class Employee
    ''' <remarks>
    ''' <example> This sample shows how to set the <c>ID</c> field.
    ''' <code>
    ''' Dim alice As New Employee
    ''' alice.ID = 1234
    ''' </code>
    ''' </example>
    ''' </remarks>
    Public ID As Integer
End Class

See Also

Reference

Recommended XML Tags for Documentation Comments (Visual Basic)