Visual Basic

Samir Ibrahim wrote:

Sum = 1 + 2 ' <-- Works Fine

Samir Ibrahim wrote:

Me.Sum = 1 + 2 ' <-- Gives error although me.Sum should be the same as Sum alone

Public Class myclass1
    ' It's "best practice" to explicitly declare visibility of the Function and to
    ' define it's return type if you're not using LINQ, or some other technology
    ' that will try to imply the return type for you based on possible values that
    ' the code might return.
    Public Function Sum() As Integer
        ' You haven't defined Sum anywhere, except as a function name.  VB6 supported just
        ' treating the function name as the return value holder.  You should NOT be using
        ' practice in VB.NET.  It is only there for backward compatibility with converted
        ' VB6 code.
        Sum = 1 + 2  ' <-- Works Fine
 
        ' Now you're treating Sum not as a variable, as in the previous line, but as an object
        ' or property.  This will not work since Sum, outside of it's own code, cannot be
        ' as a variable since, in true OOP, it's a method name.
        Me.Sum = 1 + 2  ' <-- Gives error although me.Sum should be the same as Sum alone

        ' It is considered "best practice" to explicitly declare a single Return statement.
        Return x
     End Function
End Class

Samir Ibrahim wrote:

I know how property work and should work. I just HATE how property work in vb.net

Samir Ibrahim wrote:

I cannot accept "read beginner book" as an answer

Samir Ibrahim wrote:

I know classing and subclassing more than you can imagine

Samir Ibrahim wrote:

6 month of learning vb.net

williamnw wrote:

w!nk

williamnw wrote:

Your code example was sh!t.

Jerry Hammond wrote:

If you think Dave's answer was arrogant because of how spot on it was (meaning that it is completely correct), then I suggest you have no business getting into the programming profession.

Samir Ibrahim wrote:

6 month of learning vb.net

John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

saying you code in VB is like admitting you use AOL to get on the internet.

Jon_Boy wrote:

Hey now, I can understand bashing the OP, but the rest of us?

John Simmons wrote:

I am an equal-opportunity abuser.

Samir Ibrahim wrote:

You have 10 years experience in C++, 2 years in C#

Samir Ibrahim wrote:

Since the algorithm and principals (thinking of solving the problem) is the same almost in all language.

Samir Ibrahim wrote:

can you compare your self for learning let say "Delphi" with someone who has no programming experience at all?

John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

Six months of "learning VB.net" makes you a rank amateur, a newbie, a mere child

Public Class UserControl1 ' I add Textbox
    Dim m_Version As String
    Property Version() As String
        Get
            'Version = "1.0"    ' Worked Fine
            'Me.Version = "1.0" ' Warning	3	Property 'Version' doesn't return a value on all code paths. A null reference exception could occur at run time when the result is used.
            'Return "1.0"       ' Worked Fine
            Return m_Version    ' Worked Fine
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value) As String
            m_Version = value ' Works Fine
            'Version = value   ' Warning	3	Expression recursively calls the containing property 'Version'.
        End Set
    End Property
End Class