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Number Property (Err Object)

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Gets or sets a numeric value that specifies an error. Read/write.

Public Property Number() As Integer

Remarks

When returning a user-defined error from an object, set Err.Number by adding the number you selected as an error code to the VbObjectError constant. For example, you use the following code to return the number 1051 as an error code:

Err.Raise(Number:=vbObjectError + 1051, Source:="SomeClass")

Example

This example illustrates a typical use of the Number property in an error-handling routine. The Description property is also used in the example in order to provide a description of the error.

    ' Typical use of Number property. 
Sub test()
  On Error GoTo out

  Dim x, y As Integer
  x = 1 / y   ' Create division by zero error.
  Exit Sub
out:
  MsgBox(Err.Number)
  MsgBox(Err.Description)
  ' Check for division by zero error. 
  If Err.Number = 11 Then
      y = y + 1
  End If 
  Resume Next 
End Sub

Requirements

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic

**Module:**ErrObject

Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

See Also

Reference

Err Object (Visual Basic)

Description Property (Err Object)

ErrorToString Function

HelpContext Property (Err Object)

HelpFile Property (Err Object)

LastDllError Property (Err Object)

Source Property (Err Object)