Should All Subs & Functions Always Be Inside A Class
Oct 4, 2008
This is very basic about the layout of classes, subs etc. 1. Should all my subs & functions always be inside a class? I haven't used classes too much before, mostly just a bunch of subs in a form file. Now I downloaded a sample program which I want to develop. This has all the code of the form inside "Public Class Form1": [Code] The code is an example of use of the ZedGraph library. It produce a simple window with one graph/chart. Now I want to develop this code with several tabs, a dusin different charts, file I/O and so on. I'm ok with most of the specific coding, but my question is on the general coding;
2. Should I continue my subs&functions inside this form? inside this class? inside a new class? Earlier when I've NOT been using class, I can make global variables by placing the "Dim" outside the subs. This does not seem to work within a class. 3. Should I avoid global variables all together, or how is this done without always passing arguments?
Also I will make more forms, for program options etc. 4. Should these forms be coded as classes? or just subs&functions in a form? Obviously I'm not well trained on the proper use of classes and have trouble to find this easily explained.
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Dec 28, 2011
I have a number of unrelated subs and functions that do various things on my server (e.g. Lighting control, data caching, server maintenance, etc). They are all in various classes which I have coalesced into a single solution.My goal is to create a single, simple interface which each of these disparate classes can be integrated and called from a command line interface. Instead of hard-coding a longish case statement which parses arguments and passes them to the various subs, I wanted to make a generic class which can be instantiated with a minimum of information and put into a data structure. Ideally, adding a new function would involve:
1.) Providing the function pointer (Delegate). The delegates will have various signatures. This is the crux of the question.
2.) Providing ancillary info such as the command-line callable name, number of arguments, argument types, etc.
I have a 100% working class called "node" which is basically a hierarchical tree of node instances. I can use this to simply organize function calls in related branches. All is working quite well.NodeFunctionDelegate(ByVal args As String) As String.The node takes the arguments passed to it by the command line and sends it as the "args" string as comma-separated. The delegate function then needs to know how to split up these comma-separated values, type them, tryparse them and etc. It then must return some string.It works, but it involves writing a middle-man function stub which can receive the argument string from the node class, do the parsing and type checking, and then call the destination function.My goal is to eliminate this trivial middle-man function. The problem is, I can't figure out how to create a variable-signature delegate for the node class.
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Feb 3, 2011
Namespace MyClassLib
Public Class MainClass
Public Sub New()
[CODE]...
Is it possible to make it so that the user using the Class Library has to declare a new Instance of MainClass() before using Subs/Functions in Class2 or Class3?
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Oct 26, 2009
When you refrence a Function like this one:[code]You may want to be able to get more out of that, like this.[code]So how would I be able to add subs or functions onto a sub or function like that?
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Feb 21, 2010
I was reading the lesson on how to use functions and subs and I'm having a bit of a hard time understanding this part:
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Jun 14, 2009
I don't mean to sound unintelligent, but is there a way to insert your functions and subs into visual basic and call them from and program made in visual basic? I don't want to have to put the code in over and over again.
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May 21, 2009
I was wondering how to implement a vb script file with functions and subs that can be used in all code pages of a project. Similar to the old VB 6 bas files.
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Apr 7, 2009
Option Explicit On
Option Strict On
Public Class frmMain
Private Sub btnSub_Click(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles btnSub.Click
Call CalcSumSub(CLng(txtN.Text))
[Code] .....
I'm not receiving any errors or any thing I just need figuring out the logic in this program. The Program Needs to Accept Input in One text box and adds n numbers together and displays the sum using only subroutines and Functions.
Attached File(s)
Assignment5.txt (4.49K)
Number of downloads: 84
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Jun 2, 2011
Earlier I was working on a project, and I added a StatusToolStrip and the the ToolStrip I added a label and a progress bar. The label will say the current sub or function that is in progress and the progress bar will show how far along it is through the sub or function. I have tried this myself but I cannot figure it out as I rarely use progress bars.
An example of a code that I would like the progress bar to show would be like this:
Private Sub StopServer_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles StopServer.Click
'Checks to give server notice
If My.Settings.warningmessages = True Then
Dim cmd As String = My.Settings.warningmessagetext(2)
[Code] .....
So while the sub is running the label would say "Stopping Server" and the progress bar would show how far along the sub is.
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Apr 15, 2010
I'm trying to create a .dll in VB Express with multiple functions and subs.
For the .dll program, I create a class module with:
Public Class Class1
Public Function ReturnOne(ByRef MyVar As Integer) As Integer
[Code]....
Upon execution, it tells me that it cannot find the entry point in the .dll.
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Oct 21, 2011
At the head of a module, I wish to declare some global variables for use in various subs/functions.
What is the difference between.Dim x as string and Private x as string / Public x as string, and when would I use one over the other?
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Mar 4, 2009
When I code in PHP I usually keep my functions in a separate file functions.php, I am going to write a small function in VB, is it ok to keep all my functions and subs in the 1 file linke in PHP? will they be available in all my form code?
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Feb 1, 2011
I am porting an app from VB6 and I run into problems with references to functions and subs. Basically, let's say I have 2 classes added to the project, like this.
Public Class OOOOO
Public Shared Sub BBBBBBB(ByVal FileName As String)
...
Call CCCCCC()
Call DDDDDD()
etc.
...
End Sub
[Code] .....
I had to make the BBBB() shared to be able to call it from another function AAAAAA() from another class PPPPP. However, I get error on the references in the BBBBB(), that CCCC() and DDDD() have to be made also shared (so instead of 1 error I got number of errors).
When I tried to make them shared as well, I got tens and tens of errors due to other references of both variables and functions.
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Dec 6, 2010
What I am trying to do is have a class where the functions of the same name are both instance functions and shared functions.
Public Shared Function Get...(byval xx as xx)
and
Public Function Get...
The Public Function uses a Property xx created in the constructor, whereas the Shared Function has the parameters (byval xx as xx).
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Oct 30, 2011
How do I pass parameters of LINQ DataTables through Functions and Subs
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Oct 3, 2011
I have an application that queries DHCP and pulls scope/subnet information. There are roughly 8k scopes on our network to query so reporting this data takes a little bit of time. I currently have this running on it's own thread and reporting to a progress bar so the applications doesn't seem inactive.
The DHCP api functions can report a total, a max read and a resume argument. This means that I can, in theory start 4 threads and have each thread read through 2k subnets, so it will only take 1/4 of the time to read all this data. Would I need to create four separate background worker handlers, do_works, runworkcomplete, report progress etc.?
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May 30, 2010
I'm almost sure that I've seen this somewhere, but I can't find it anymore. Or maybe I'm imagining it, which would'nt be strange either.
When creating a sub or function and adding parameters used when calling it.
-Is it possible to list the parameters that I can enter when using it somewhere in my code?
E.g.
Public Sub MessageMain(ByVal Message As String, ByVal MessageType As String (List of possible values for MessageType)) Same for example as when you have boolean values in a sub/function. As soon as you use that somewhere in your code intellisense will present you with True/False to select.
I'd like the same for parameters in subs or functions I create and calling them from somewhere in my code. Saves me the trouble of remembering which options are available for those parameters.
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Jul 19, 2009
i have have a few questions about the syntax of the lan.:
1) What is the 'Get' statement and when do you use it?
2) Whats the difference between public, private, protected etc... when declaring functions and subs.
3) When would you use the overrides property?
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May 25, 2010
I have an application that I am reworking. It has many reports and a pain to compile and roll out.I'd like to make a root user interface that "calls" the functions and subs remotely.I was concidering pulling them and making formless exe's of them, passing the needed criteria via command line. Yet still be able to update and control them.
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Oct 24, 2009
Here is some example code of what I mean:
vb
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender as Object, e as systemEventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
[Code]....
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Apr 10, 2011
I want to create constructor that can create container with these properties:
1. Only Diameter, in new sub define it round shape.
2. Diameter and Volume.
3. Length and Width (for rectangle shape)
All are double data type, but problem is 2 and 3 are conflict.How to let program know I want to create round shape container or rectangular shape container?
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Mar 1, 2010
I need to create unit testing project for my current website. The currentw ebsite si written in VB. All unit testing examples are using interface to create mock object. My current VB class does not implment any interface. Can I add interface and implement it to my current class and functions without affecting or changing codes to any pages in my website that call the functions? For examples my current class is like:
[Code]...
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Jul 22, 2010
say you have a sub containing an io.streamwriter. That streamwriter is declared and used only inside that sub (and not as static). Should you still call dispose on that streamwriter or is it disposed automatically as it is no longer in use after that sub, until you call that sub again?
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Aug 8, 2010
I'm familiar with Throw New Exception(), and how this causes an application to "break" with an error at the Throw line itself.But what I'm after is a way to throw the exception within a function, and for the application to break at the line which called the function - not at the Throw statement itself.Is there a way of doing this, but without having to wrap the function call within a Try-Catch?
For example:
1. Main code calls function "DoThis()"
2. DoThis() runs and throws an exception
3. Code breaks at "Call DoThis()"
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Mar 23, 2012
Is there a way to call functions within a class upon instantiation of that same class? Basically, I have functions within a class, but I want to automatically call some of those functions simply when there is an instance of the class created.
Basically, I have this structure:
Dim instance as new class
instance.function1
instance.function2
[Code].....
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May 19, 2011
Well I am a new to VB.NET, converting a legacy system to .NET world. Recently I have been reviewing the already existing code since I joined the project quite late in the team. I find that there are many shared functions (not shared class) inside many classes. I doubt this may create some problem if two requests ( i.e two different HTTP request to the same method as it's a WCF application, of course exposed methods are not shared but internally called methods are shared) comes to the same shared method and both the calls to the method may have different method parameters/arguments, overwriting each other's arguments. In short, if shared method has a list of arguments which is going to be processed, is there any chance of inconsistencies in the light of multiple access to the shared method via two http requests.
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May 11, 2012
I have several user controls which inherit from the following abstract class[code]....
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May 8, 2012
Create a class named Service. Inside the Service class, declare a class variable named Started. The datatype of this variable is Boolean.Public Class Service Dim started as Boolean End Class Create a class named Server. Inside the Server class, declare a dynamic array that can contain elements of the type Service.(Note: For convenience, both the array and the variable Started can be accessible from a client program that creates an instance of Server and Service respectively)
Create a constructor for the Service class. When the constructor is executed, it will set the value of the class variable Started to True. Create two new classes: WebServer and DatabaseEngine. Both of these classes inherit from the class Service. Inside the Service class, declare a Sub procedure (method) named Terminate. This method should display the following text Service stopping in a message box when executed.This method can be overridden in classes that inherit from Service class.
Inside both the WebServer and DatabaseEngine class, override the method Terminate inherited from their base class Service. Both methods should first call the base class Terminate method. The messages Web server stopping and Database engine stopping should also be displayed in a message box when the Terminate method for the WebServer and DatabaseEngine are called respectively. These messages should only be displayed if the Started variable inherited from their base class is not equal to False.
Inside the Server class, declare a method named Shutdown. This method does not return any value. When executed, it will call the Terminate method for each of the Service instances (if any) in the arrServices
array. You should call the Terminate method within a For Each loop that loops through the elements of the arrServices array.
In the Sub Main method, create an instance of the class Server. Set the size of the arrServices array in
your Server instance to contain 2 elements. Create first a WebServer instance and then a DatabaseEngine
instance into this array. Call the Shutdown method from your Server instance.
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Jan 1, 2012
I have Class1 and class2 which is inside class1, VB.NET code:
Public Class class1
Public varisbleX As Integer = 1
Public Class class2
[code]....
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Jan 18, 2011
my proble is the following: I have a class MyClass and another class Modifier, which has a method ModifyMyClass(ByRef mc as MyClass) that receives a MyClass instance as ByRef parameter to modify it. A smell of the code is:
[Code]...
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