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Properties

Properties are characteristics of a type. For example, the previously shown class Person could have two properties, such as the first name and the last name:

Properties in Visual Basic 2010

Visual Basic 2010 introduces a new syntax for properties known as auto-implemented properties. To declare properties you need just the Property keyword without explicitly specifying getters and setters. This is discussed further in Chapter 7.

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