VB .NET Language in a Nutshell

Name

Public Statement

Syntax

[Overrides] [Shadows] Public [WithEvents]varname[([subscripts])] _
   [As [New]  type] [, [WithEvents] _
   varname[([subscripts])] [As [New] type]] ...

Overrides

Use: Optional

Type: Keyword

In a derived class definition, indicates that a variable overrides a similar variable in a base class.

Shadows

Use: Optional

Type: Keyword

In a derived class definition, indicates that calls to derived class members that are made through a base class ignore the shadowed implementation.

WithEvents

Use: Optional

Type: Keyword

A keyword that denotes the object variable, varname, can respond to events triggered from within the object to which it refers.

varname

Use: Required

Type: String literal

The name of the variable, which must follow Visual Basic naming conventions.

subscripts

Use: Optional

Type: Numeric constant or literal

Denotes varname as an array and specifies the dimensions and number of elements of the array.

New

Use: Optional

Type: Keyword

Used to automatically create an instance of the object referred to by the object variable, varname.

type

Use: Optional

Data type of the variable varname.

Description

Used at module level to declare a public variable and allocate the relevant storage space in memory.

A Public variable has both project-level scope—that is, it can be used by all procedures in all modules in the project—and, when used in a Class module, it can have scope outside the project.

The Public keyword also applies to procedures and class modules.

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