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
orSub...End Sub
statements. The scope of routines is not explicitly defined using either thePublic
orPrivate
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
orSub...End Sub
statements. They are visible within theClass...End Class
code block, but not to code outside the class.Public properties defined using the
Property Let
,Property Get
, andProperty Set
statements. Properties defined without an explicitPublic
orPrivate
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 ...
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