Name
Private Statement
Syntax
Private [WithEvents]varname
[([subscripts
])] [As [New] _type
] [, [WithEvents
]varname[([subscripts])]
_ [As [New]type
]] . . .
-
WithEvents
Use: Optional
Type: Keyword
A keyword that denotes the object variable,
varname
, can respond to events triggered from within the object to which it refers.-
varname
Use: Required
Data Type: Any
The name of the variable, following Visual Basic naming conventions.
-
subscripts
Use: Optional
Data Type: Integer or Long
Denotes
varname
as an array and specifies the number and extent of array dimensions.-
New
Use: Optional
Type: Keyword
Used to automatically create an instance of the object referred to by the object variable,
varname
.-
type
Use: Optional
Type: 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.
Rules at a Glance
A
Private
variable’s scope is limited to the module in which it is created.WithEvents
is only valid when used to declare an object variable. TheWithEvents
keyword informs VB that the object being referenced exposes events. When you declare an object variable usingWithEvents
, an entry for the object variable is placed in the code window’s Object List, and a list of the events available to the object variable is placed in its Procedures List. You can then write code in the object variable’s event handlers in the same way you write other more common ...
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