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implementing the interface must implement all the methods, and the interface
guarantees no change will be made to the existing interface. In order to incorpo-
rate functionality changes, you can create a new interface that inherits from the
original version.
Visual Basic .NET uses the Interface and End Interface statements to
define an interface.The property, method, and event definitions are then
embedded within these statements.The following rules apply to interfaces:
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The Inherits statement follows the Interface statement if the interface
inherits from another interface.
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The Inherits statement ...