Class scope?

[ChinnuBlr]

Hi,

Can anyone tell me is the Class by default Private or Public?...

And when do we go for Private class?...

Thanks

 

[BlackByte]

I think its public, and you make it public if you don't want other classes to access it.

 

[JohnH]

Can anyone tell me is the Class by default Private or Public?...

Class Statement (Visual Basic)

Classes default to Friend (Visual Basic) access.

Class members default to Public (Visual Basic) access, except variables and constants, which default to Private (Visual Basic) access.

Which means at module level a class defaults to Public. Always explicitly declaring the access level is a recommended practice.

And when do we go for Private class?...

When you want to write an internal class, a class that is not accessible outside it's parent class/structure/module.