Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 Step by Step eBook

Chapter 16 Inheriting Forms and Creating Base Classes 413

To Do This

Set properties for an

object variable

Use the regular syntax for setting object properties. For example:

Employee.FirstName = TextBox1.Text

Inherit a base class

in a new class

Create a new class, and use the Inherits keyword to incorporate the base

class’s class definitions. For example:

Public Class Teacher

Inherits Person

Private Level As Short

Public Property Grade() As Short

Get

Return Level

End Get

Set(ByVal value As Short)

Level = value

End Set

End Property

End Class