title: Why do I have to write some statements inside of these signs < ... >_?
body: <p>I'm new to Visual Basic.<br>
  (Sorry, if my english isn't that good. I'm not a native speaker.)  </p>
  
  <p>Why do I have to write <strong>System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()</strong> inside of these signs <strong>&lt; ... >_</strong> ?</p>
  
  <p>And what does the underscore at the end of the line do?</p>
  
  <p>You can see it in the first line of the code below.</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()&gt; _
  Private Sub InitializeComponent()
      Me.txtZahl1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()
      Me.txtZahl2 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()
      Me.SuspendLayout()
  </code></pre>