option-keyword-statement.md

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Learn more about: Option <keyword> Statement	Option <keyword> Statement	07/20/2015	vb.option	Option keyword [Visual Basic]	6b2f41c4-2403-43b6-8a14-94a3775e5b47

Option <keyword> Statement

Introduces a statement that specifies a compiler option that applies to the entire source file.

Remarks

The compiler options can control whether all variables must be explicitly declared, whether narrowing type conversions must be explicit, or whether strings should be compared as text or as binary quantities.

The Option keyword can be used in these contexts:

Option Compare Statement

Option Explicit Statement

Option Infer Statement

Option Strict Statement

See also

• Keywords