Datasheet

If a variable has properties that are references to other objects, you can hover over their plus signs to
expand those objects. You can continue following the plus signs to drill into the variable’s object hierar-
chy as deeply as you like.
IntelliSense
If you start typing a line of code, the editor tries to anticipate what you will type. For example, if you
typed Me. then the editor would know that you are about to use one of the current object’s properties
or methods.
IntelliSense displays a list of the properties and methods that you might be trying to select. As you type
more of the property or method, IntelliSense scrolls to show the choices that match what you have typed.
In Figure 1-57, the code includes the text
me.Set, so IntelliSense is displaying the current object’s methods
that begin with the string
Set.
Figure 1-57: IntelliSense displays a list of properties and methods that you might be trying to type.
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