Name

Private Statement

Synopsis



Private [WithEvents] varname[([subscripts])] [As [New] type] _
[, [WithEvents] varname[([subscripts])] [As [New] type]] ...
WithEvents optional; Keyword

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

varname required; any

The name of the variable, following Visual Basic naming conventions

subscripts optional; Integer or Long

Denotes varname as an array and specifies the number and extent of array dimensions

New optional; Keyword

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

type optional; Keyword

Data type of the variable varname

Description

Used at module level to declare a private variable and allocate the relevant storage space in memory. Private can also be used with procedures and class modules.

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