VBScript in a Nutshell

Name

Class Statement

Syntax

Class name
  'statements
End Class

name

Use: Required

Data Subtype: n/a

The name of the class

Description

Defines a class and delimits the statements that define that class’s member variables, properties, and methods.

Rules at a Glance

• name follows standard Visual Basic variable naming conventions.

• statements can consist of the following:

  • Private variable definitions. These variables are accessible within the class but do not have scope outside of the class.

  • Public variable definitions. (If variables are declared using the Dim keyword without an explicit indication definition of their scope, they are Public by default.) These variables become public properties of the class.

  • Public function and subroutines defined with the Function...End Function or Sub...End Sub statements. The scope of routines is not explicitly defined using either the Public or Private keywords; it is public by default. These routines become the public methods of the class.

  • Private function and subroutines defined with the Function...End Function or Sub...End Sub statements. They are visible within the Class...End Class code block, but not to code outside the class.

  • Public properties defined using the Property Let, Property Get, and Property Set statements. Properties defined without an explicit Public or Private statement are also Public default. They, along with any public variables, form the public properties of the class.

• The default member of the class can be defined by specifying the Default ...