VB.NET Language Pocket Reference

Name

Public Statement

Synopsis

[Overrides] [Shadows] Public [WithEvents] _ 
   varname[([subscripts])] [As [New] type] [, [WithEvents] _
   varname[([subscripts])] [As [New] type]] ...

Overrides optional; Keyword

In a derived class definition, indicates that a variable overrides a similar variable in a base class

Shadows optional; Keyword

In a derived class definition, indicates that calls to derived class members that are made through a base class ignore the shadowed implementation

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; String literal

The name of the variable, which must follow Visual Basic naming conventions

subscripts optional; Numeric constant or literal

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

New optional; Keyword

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

type optional

Data type of the variable varname

Description

Used at module level to declare a public variable and allocate the relevant storage space in memory.

A Public variable has both project-level scope—that is, it can be used by all procedures in all modules in the project—and, when used in a Class module, it can have scope outside the project.

The Public keyword also applies to procedures and class modules.

The behavior of a Public variable depends on where it is declared, as the following table ...