Public and Private Procedures
Just as variables and constants have a scope, so do
procedures. We can declare a
procedure using the Public or
Private keyword, as in:
Public Function AddOne(i As Integer) As Integer
or:
Private Function AddOne(i As Integer) As Integer
The difference is simple: a Private procedure can
only be called from within the module in which it is defined, whereas
a Public procedure can be called from within any
module in the project.
Note that if the Public or
Private keyword is omitted from a procedure
declaration, then the procedure is considered to be
Public.
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