Me Operator

Me Operator

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Syntax

 Me 

Description

Represents a reference to the current class from within the class

Rules at a Glance

• Me is an explicit reference to the current object as defined by the Class...End Class construct.

• Me corresponds to the C++ this operator.

Example

In this example, a class passes an instance of itself to a function outside the class by using the Me operator.

 Private Class CCounter Private lCtr As Long = 1 Public ReadOnly Property Value    Get       Value = lCtr    End Get End Property Public Sub Increment(  )    lCtr += 1 End Sub Public Function ShowCount(  ) As Long    ShowCount = ShowObjectValue(Me) End Function End Class Module modMain Public Sub Main    Dim oCtr = New CCounter    oCtr.Increment    oCtr.Increment    MsgBox("Count: " & oCtr.ShowCount) End Sub Public Function ShowObjectValue(oObj As Object) AS Object    ShowObjectValue = oObj.Value End Function End Module 

Programming Tips and Gotchas

• The Me operator can't be used on the left side of an expression.

• Me is particularly useful when passing an instance of the current class as a parameter to a routine outside the class.

See Also

MyClass Keyword