{"id":64355,"date":"2022-06-22T04:06:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T04:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itsourcecode.com\/?p=64355"},"modified":"2023-11-21T03:18:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T03:18:17","slug":"access-modifiers-in-vb-net","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsourcecode.com\/tutorials\/visual-basic-tutorial\/access-modifiers-in-vb-net\/","title":{"rendered":"Access Modifiers in VB.net with Example – List of Access Modifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What is Access Modifiers in VB.net?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Access Modifiers in VB.net<\/strong> are the keywords, and those are useful to define an accessibility level for all the types and type members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Access modifiers can control whether they can be accessed in other classes or current assembly or other assemblies based on your requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

List of Access Modifiers in VB.net<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The keywords that specify access level are called access modifiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Access Modifiers in VB.net<\/th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Public<\/td>Any code that can see a public element can access it.<\/td><\/tr>
Protected<\/td>Code in the class that declares a protected element, or a class derived from it, can access the element.<\/td><\/tr>
Friend<\/td>Code in the assembly that declares a friend element can access it.<\/td><\/tr>
Protected Friend<\/td>Code in the same class or the same assembly as a protected friend element, or within any class derived from the element’s class, can access it.<\/td><\/tr>
Private<\/td>Code in the type that declares a private element, including code within contained types, can access the element.<\/td><\/tr>
Private Protected<\/td>Code in the class that declares a private protected element, or code in a derived class found in the same assembly as the base class.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
VB.net Access Modifiers<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Public<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Public keyword<\/strong> in the declaration statement specifies that the element can be accessed from code anywhere in the same project, from other projects that reference the project, and from any assembly built from the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The following code shows a simple Public declaration<\/em><\/strong> of Access Modifiers in VB.net<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public Class Customer\n    Public Property Id As Integer\n    Public Property Name As String\n    Public Property Address As String\n\n    Public Sub New()\n    End Sub\n\n    Public Sub New(ByVal id As Integer, ByVal name As String, ByVal address As String)\n        Me.Id = id\n        Me.Name = name\n        Me.Address = address\n    End Sub\n\n    Public Sub Print()\n        Console.WriteLine(\"Id: {0}, Name: {1}, Address: {2}\", Me.Id, Me.Name, Me.Address)\n    End Sub\nEnd Class<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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