Microsoft® Visual Basic® 2010 Developer’s Handbook

Chapter 9. First Class Programming

In this chapter:
Using Properties
Class Constructors: Defining What Happens in New
Class Methods with Sub and Function
Overloading Methods, Constructors, and Properties
Specifying Variable Scope with Access Modifiers
Static Elements
Distributing Class Code over Multiple Code Files by Using Partial

Here’s another look at the earlier definition of a class:

“A class creates the structures for saving data and contains program code that regulates this data.”

So far you’ve learned about one component of a class, its fields or variables, with which you can save certain things in a class instance. But you’re still missing another important part—the part that regulates access to the data. The class concept supports data-regulating ...