Stupid Question

[DazedAndConfused]

If I create:
<Serializable()> _
Public Class CompanyInformation

and it contains members like:

Public Name As String

are those members considered properties?

if not properties, then what is the terminology used for them (I am trying
to figure out proper naming guidelines)?

 

[Mythran]

If I create:
<Serializable()> _
Public Class CompanyInformation

and it contains members like:

Public Name As String

are those members considered properties?

if not properties, then what is the terminology used for them (I am trying
to figure out proper naming guidelines)?

They are not properties, they are public members.

HTH,

Mythran

 

[Guest]

DazedAndConfused,

VB.Net refers to public variables in a class as fields.

Properties, on the other hand, use Get and Set procedures within a Property
definition.

Kerry Moorman

 

[Mythran]

They are not properties, they are public members.

HTH,

Mythran

Oops, sorry, got stuck on "members" lol...it's Public Fields

Mythran

 

[DazedAndConfused]

OK, this is where I took a wrong turn.

The naming guidelines in help doesn't list "Public Field Naming Guidelines"
for classes, but it does list "Static Field Naming Guidelines", which is to
use Pascal case.


Now I see "Public Name As String" as a variable, which help suggests using
camel case.

In this situation, which is the best practice for naming "Public Name As
String"?

 

[Chris]

OK, this is where I took a wrong turn.

The naming guidelines in help doesn't list "Public Field Naming Guidelines"
for classes, but it does list "Static Field Naming Guidelines", which is to
use Pascal case.


Now I see "Public Name As String" as a variable, which help suggests using
camel case.

In this situation, which is the best practice for naming "Public Name As
String"?

Best practice would say you are not suppose to use public variables in
classes. Best practice would be to do something like:

Public Class as xxxx
Private m_Name as String
public property Name() as string
return Value
get
end get
set(byval value as string)
m_Name = Value
end set
end property
End Class

 

[DazedAndConfused]

I see my error, thank you