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VB counterpart to C# static constructors?

Can one declare static constructors in VB like one can in C#? In C#, static
constructors execute once before any instances have been created.
Thanks,
Siegfried
Jan 16 '08 #1
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in a class:

Shared Sub New()
in a Module:

Sub New()
Note: Modules are the equivalent of a Shared (aka static) Class.

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Can one declare static constructors in VB like one can in C#? In C#,
static constructors execute once before any instances have been created.
Thanks,
Siegfried
Jan 16 '08 #2
On Jan 16, 1:48 am, "Siegfried Heintze" <siegfr...@hein tze.comwrote:
Can one declare static constructors in VB like one can in C#? In C#, static
constructors execute once before any instances have been created.
Thanks,
Siegfried
The answer to your question is "Shared", though the following link
should help you on other C# to VB.NET conversions:

http://www.harding.edu/fmccown/vbnet...omparison.html

Thanks,

Seth Rowe [MVP]
Jan 16 '08 #3
"Siegfried Heintze" <si*******@hein tze.comschrieb:
Can one declare static constructors in VB like one can in C#? In C#,
static constructors execute once before any instances have been created.
Constructors: 'Shared Sub New'.
Finalizers:
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/articles/sharedfinalizer/SharedFinalizer .zip>

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Jan 16 '08 #4
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On Jan 16, 1:48 am, "Siegfried Heintze" <siegfr...@hein tze.comwrote:
>Can one declare static constructors in VB like one can in C#? In C#,
static
constructors execute once before any instances have been created.
Thanks,
Siegfried

The answer to your question is "Shared", though the following link
should help you on other C# to VB.NET conversions:

http://www.harding.edu/fmccown/vbnet...omparison.html

Thanks,

Seth Rowe [MVP]
That's a great website. When I took a job doing C#, it really saved my
bacon...

RobinS.

Jan 18 '08 #5

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