' Visual Basic 2008 9.0 .NET Examples - Properties - Object Oriented Programming : 
Namespace Example1
    Class Person
        Private m_Name As String
        Public Property Name() As String
            Get                                                            ' (1)
                Name = m_Name
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As String)                                     ' (2)
                m_Name = value
            End Set
        End Property
    End Class
    Module Client
        Sub Main()
            Dim person1 As Person = New Person
            person1.Name = "John"                                          ' (3)
            Console.WriteLine(person1.Name)                                ' (4)
            '
            Console.ReadLine()
        End Sub
    End Module
End Namespace
Namespace Example2
    Class Book
        Public Title As String
    End Class
    Module Client
        Sub Main()
            Dim book1 As Book = New Book
            book1.Title = "Some Title"
            Console.Write(book1.Title)
            '
            Console.ReadLine()
        End Sub
    End Module
End Namespace
Namespace Example3
    Class Counter
        Private m_Value As Integer
        Public Property Value() As Integer
            Get
                Value = m_Value
            End Get
            Private Set(ByVal value As Integer)                            ' (1)
                m_Value = value
            End Set
        End Property
        Public Sub Raise()
            Value = Value + 1                                              ' (2)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace
Namespace Example3
    Module Client
        Sub Main()
            Dim counter1 As Counter = New Counter
            Console.WriteLine(counter1.Value)
            '
            counter1.Raise()
            Console.WriteLine(counter1.Value)
            '
            counter1.Raise()
            Console.WriteLine(counter1.Value)
            '
            'counter1.Value = 5            ' impossible, no available setter (3)
            '
            Console.ReadLine()
        End Sub
    End Module
End Namespace
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
Namespace Example5
    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 Function GetPriceIncludingTax() As Decimal
            GetPriceIncludingTax = Price * (1 + (TaxPercentage / 100))
        End Function
    End Class
    Module Client
        Sub Main()
            Dim product1 As Product = New Product
            product1.Price = 100
            product1.TaxPercentage = 8
            'product1.GetPriceIncludingTax = 108       ' impossible ( Function )
            Console.WriteLine(product1.GetPriceIncludingTax())
            '
            Console.ReadLine()
        End Sub
    End Module
End Namespace

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