Classes - Class

What is a Class?

A Class in Visual Basic .NET represents an object.

Classes embody the ideas of object oriented programming. A class allows programmers to create their own data type by grouping together properties, methods, and events.

Example

The following is an example of a Class to represent a person:

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Initialization

Classes will need to be initialized before you can access any of its members. Using the person example from above the following is an example of initializing the Class:

Fiddle: Live Demo