"dw" <cougarmana_NOSPAM@uncw.edu> wrote in message
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> Hi, everyone. I'm having difficulty understanding the difference of the
> keywords "friend" and "protected" vs. some of the other ways you can
> declare variables in ASP.NET ("dim", "public", and "static"). Can someone
> provide an example of where you'd use these keywords? Sorry for the newbie
> question. Thanks.
>

"Manohar Kamath" <mkamath@REMOVETHISkamath.com> wrote in message
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> These are more of VB.NET keywords, than asp.net ones.
>
> Friend == the object is accessible within the same assembly, class,
> depending on where you declare.
>
> Protected == The variables/objects declared with this are accessible
> within the same class, or any derived class. This is the midway between
> public (accessible by anyone) and private (accessible only within the
> class)
>
> More on VB.net keywords:
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vblr7/html/vaorivblangkeywordsall.asp
>
> --
> Manohar Kamath
> Editor, .netBooks
> www.dotnetbooks.com
>
>
> "dw" <cougarmana_NOSPAM@uncw.edu> wrote in message
> news:eTCu5tOWFHA.2424@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Hi, everyone. I'm having difficulty understanding the difference of the
>> keywords "friend" and "protected" vs. some of the other ways you can
>> declare variables in ASP.NET ("dim", "public", and "static"). Can someone
>> provide an example of where you'd use these keywords? Sorry for the
>> newbie question. Thanks.
>>
>
>