Public Keyword

Public Keyword

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Description

The Public keyword is used to set the access level for various types and type members. By including this keyword, the associated type or member can be used by virtually any code within the current assembly, or within other assemblies if the code has been configured for external access.

The Public keyword can be used with the following statements:

Class Statement

Const Statement (but not for local constants)

Declare Statement

Delegate Statement

Dim Statement (but not for local variables)

Enum Statement

Event Statement

Function Statement

Interface Statement

Property Statement

Structure Statement

Sub Statement

By default, methods and properties declared within classes have Public access, as do all structure members.

See Also

For the statements listed above, see the related entries elsewhere in this chapter for usage information. For information on using the Public keyword as a statement, see the entry for the Dim Statement.

Friend Keyword, Private Keyword, Protected Keyword