vb2Py - User Types

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General

VB has the concept of a user Type. A user can define a Type which can then be used to define variables which have one or more properties, each with its own type. The closest Python equivalent is a bare class. VB User Types are converted to bare classes with the appropriate properties. When a user Type is used, an istance of the class is created in the Python code.

Class properties are defined in an __init__ method to avoid having mutable class properties.

Default Conversion

VB:

Type Point
    X As Single
    Y As Single
End Type
'
Type Line2D
    Start As Point
    Finish As Point
End Type
'
Dim p1 As Point, p2 As Point
p1.X = 10
p1.Y = 20
p2.X = 30
p3.Y = 40
'
Dim l1 As Line2D
l1.Start = p1
l1.Finish = p2

List of Options

There are no options specific to the Type statement.