' Visual Basic 2008 9.0 .NET Examples - Properties - Object Oriented Programming : 
Namespace Example4
    Class Product
        Private m_Price As Decimal
        Public Property Price() As Decimal
            Get
                Price = m_Price
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As Decimal)
                m_Price = value
            End Set
        End Property
        Private m_TaxPercentage As Decimal
        Public Property TaxPercentage() As Decimal
            Get
                TaxPercentage = m_TaxPercentage
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As Decimal)
                m_TaxPercentage = value
            End Set
        End Property
        Public ReadOnly Property PriceIncludingTax() As Decimal
            Get
                PriceIncludingTax = Price * (1 + (TaxPercentage / 100))
            End Get
        End Property
    End Class
    Module Client
        Sub Main()
            Dim product1 As Product = New Product
            product1.Price = 100
            product1.TaxPercentage = 8
            'product1.PriceIncludingTax = 108 ' impossible ( ReadOnly Property )
            Console.WriteLine(product1.PriceIncludingTax)
            '
            Console.ReadLine()
        End Sub
    End Module
End Namespace
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