VB.NET Language Pocket Reference

Name

Function Statement

Synopsis

[ClassBehavior][AccessModifier] Function name _
          [(arglist)] [As type][(  )]
    [statements]
    [name = expression]
    [statements]
End Function

ClassBehavior optional; Keyword

One of the following keywords:

Overloads

Indicates that more than one declaration of this function (with different argument signatures) exists.

Overrides

For derived classes, indicates that the function overrides the function by the same name (and argument signature) in the base class.

Overridable

Indicates that the function can be overridden in a derived class.

NotOverridable

Indicates that the function cannot be overridden in a derived class.

MustOverride

Indicates that the function must be overridden in a derived class.

Shadows

In a derived class definition, indicates that this element shadows any elements of the same name in the base class.

Shared

Makes the function callable without creating an object of the class. It is, in this strange sense, shared by all objects of the class. These are also called static functions.

AccessModifier optional; Keyword

One of the following keywords: Public, Private, Protected, Friend, Protected Friend. The following table describes the effects of the various access modifiers. Note that direct access refers to accessing the member without any qualification, as in:

classvariable = 100

and class/object access refers to accessing the member through qualification, either with the class name or the name of an object of that class:

	Direct access scope	Class/objectaccess ...