Description
Modifiers are used to represent the scope of the code.A modifier is a keyword placed in a class, method or variable declaration that changes how it operates.Public, Private, Protected, Friend, Protected Friend, etc., indicate the access level of a programming element like a variable, constant, enumeration or a class.Following are different available modifiers in vb.net.
- ByRef
- ByVal
- Public
- Private
- Protected
- Friend
- Default
- Static
Example
Following is an example which describes how public modifier will works.
[vbnet]
Imports System
Public Class Example
Shared Sub Main()
Dim a As Long
Dim b As Integer
Dim c As Double
a = 10
b = 20
c = a * b
Console.WriteLine("a = {0}", a)
Console.WriteLine("b = {0}", b)
Console.WriteLine("c = {0}", c)
Console.ReadLine()
End Sub
End Class
[/vbnet]
Output
When compile the code following is the output will be generated.
Points
- ByRef Specifies that parameter is passed by reference
- The scope of public modifier is global.