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INFO: Reserved Words in VBScript 5.5 and JScript 5.5

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Summary

There are certain words that the scanner (parser) in Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) version 5.5 and JScript version 5.5 considers "reserved". Although these words are not all in use, they are still treated as reserved and cannot be used as identifiers or variables.

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VBScript

The following words are reserved in Microsoft VBScript:

  • And
  • As
  • Boolean
  • ByRef
  • Byte
  • ByVal
  • Call
  • Case
  • Class
  • Const
  • Currency
  • Debug
  • Dim
  • Do
  • Double
  • Each
  • Else
  • ElseIf
  • Empty
  • End
  • EndIf
  • Enum
  • Eqv
  • Event
  • Exit
  • False
  • For
  • Function
  • Get
  • GoTo
  • If
  • Imp
  • Implements
  • In
  • Integer
  • Is
  • Let
  • Like
  • Long
  • Loop
  • LSet
  • Me
  • Mod
  • New
  • Next
  • Not
  • Nothing
  • Null
  • On
  • Option
  • Optional
  • Or
  • ParamArray
  • Preserve
  • Private
  • Public
  • RaiseEvent
  • ReDim
  • Rem
  • Resume
  • RSet
  • Select
  • Set
  • Shared
  • Single
  • Static
  • Stop
  • Sub
  • Then
  • To
  • True
  • Type
  • TypeOf
  • Until
  • Variant
  • Wend
  • While
  • With
  • Xor

JScript

The following words are reserved in Microsoft JScript:

  • break
  • case
  • catch
  • class
  • const
  • continue
  • debugger
  • default
  • delete
  • do
  • else
  • enum
  • export
  • extends
  • false
  • finally
  • for
  • function
  • if
  • import
  • in
  • instanceof
  • new
  • null
  • return
  • super
  • switch
  • this
  • throw
  • true
  • try
  • typeof
  • var
  • void
  • while
  • with

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References

For more information on Microsoft JScript and VBScript, see the Microsoft Windows Script Technologies Web site:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms950396.aspx
For the complete ECMA-262 specification (on which Microsoft JScript is based), see the following ECMA site:
http://www.ecma.ch/ecma1/STAND/ECMA-262.htm

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Keywords: KB216528, kbscript, kbinfo

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Article Info
Article ID : 216528
Revision : 3
Created on : 8/8/2007
Published on : 8/8/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 470