VB.NET Interview Questions

What is VB.NET?
VB.NET  is an object-oriented computer programming language implemented on the .NET Framework. Although it is an evolution of classic Visual Basic language, it is not
backwards-compatible with VB6, and any code written in the old version does not compile under VB.NET.
What is entry point method of VB.NET program?
Sub Main indicates the entry point of VB.Net program.
What are Shared methods?
Shared methods or static methods can be invoked without creating an object of the class.
What are Shared variables?
Shared declares a shared variable, which is not associated with any specific instance of a class or structure, rather available to all the instances of the class or structure.
What are Shadows variable?
Shadows indicate that the variable re-declares and hides an identically named element, or set of overloaded elements, in a base class.
What are Static variable?
Static indicates that the variable will retain its value, even when the after termination of the procedure in which it is declared.
How to create a constant in VB.NET?
In VB.Net, constants are declared using the Const statement. The Const statement is used at module, class, structure, procedure, or block level for use in place of literal values.
What is the purpose of Ansi keyword in VB.NET?
Ansi − Specifies that Visual Basic should marshal all strings to American National Standards Institute   ANSI values regardless of the name of the external procedure being declared.
What is the purpose of Assembly keyword in VB.NET?
Assembly − Specifies that an attribute at the beginning of a source file applies to the entire assembly.
What is the purpose of Async keyword in VB.NET?
Async − Indicates that the method or lambda expression that it modifies is asynchronous. Such methods are referred to as async methods. The caller of an async method can resume its work
without waiting for the async method to finish.
What is the purpose of Auto keyword in VB.NET?
Auto − The charsetmodifier part in the Declare statement supplies the character set information for marshaling strings during a call to the external procedure. It also affects how Visual Basic
searches the external file for the external procedure name. The Auto modifier specifies that Visual Basic should marshal strings according to .NET Framework rules.
What is the purpose of ByRef keyword in VB.NET?
ByRef − Specifies that an argument is passed by reference, i.e., the called procedure can change the value of a variable underlying the argument in the calling code. It is used under the contexts of Declare Statement Function Statement Sub Statement
What is the purpose of ByVal keyword in VB.NET?
ByVal − Specifies that an argument is passed in such a way that the called procedure or property cannot change the value of a variable underlying the argument in the calling code. It is used under
the contexts of − Declare Statement Function Statement Operator Statement  Property Statement Sub Statement
What is the purpose of Default keyword in VB.NET?
Default − Identifies a property as the default property of its class, structure, or interface.
What is the purpose of Friend keyword in VB.NET?
Friend − Specifies that one or more declared programming elements are accessible from within the assembly that contains their declaration, not only by the component that declares them.
Friend access is often the preferred level for an application's programming elements, and Friend is the default access level of an interface, a module, a class, or a structure.
What is the purpose of In keyword in VB.NET?
In − It is used in generic interfaces and delegates.
What is the purpose of Iterator keyword in VB.NET?
Iterator − Specifies that a function or Get accessor is an iterator. An iterator performs a custom iteration over a collection.
What is the purpose of Key keyword in VB.NET?
Key − The Key keyword enables you to specify behavior for properties of anonymous types.
What is the purpose of Module keyword in VB.NET?
Module − Specifies that an attribute at the beginning of a source file applies to the current assembly module. It is not same as the Module statement.
What is the purpose of MustInherit keyword in VB.NET?
MustInherit − Specifies that a class can be used only as a base class and that you cannot create an object directly from it.
What is the purpose of MustOverride keyword in VB.NET?
MustOverride − Specifies that a property or procedure is not implemented in this class and must be overridden in a derived class before it can be used.
What is the purpose of Narrowing keyword in VB.NET?
Narrowing − Indicates that a conversion operator  CType converts a class or structure to a type that might not be able to hold some of the possible values of the original class or structure.
What is the purpose of NotInheritable keyword in VB.NET?
NotInheritable − Specifies that a class cannot be used as a base class.
What is the purpose of NotOverridable keyword in VB.NET?
NotOverridable − Specifies that a property or procedure cannot be overridden in a derived class.
What is the purpose of Optional keyword in VB.NET?
Optional − Specifies that a procedure argument can be omitted when the procedure is called.
What is the purpose of Out keyword in VB.NET?
Out − For generic type parameters, the Out keyword specifies that the type is covariant.
What is the purpose of Overloads keyword in VB.NET?
Overloads − Specifies that a property or procedure redeclares one or more existing properties or procedures with the same name.
What is the purpose of Overridable keyword in VB.NET?
Overridable − Specifies that a property or procedure can be overridden by an identically named property or procedure in a derived class.
What is the purpose of Overrides keyword in VB.NET?
Overrides − Specifies that a property or procedure overrides an identically named property or procedure inherited from a base class.
What is the purpose of ParamArray keyword in VB.NET?
ParamArray − ParamArray allows you to pass an arbitrary number of arguments to the procedure. A ParamArray parameter is always declared using ByVal.
What is the purpose of Partial keyword in VB.NET?
Partial − Indicates that a class or structure declaration is a partial definition of the class or structure.
What is the purpose of Private keyword in VB.NET?
Private − Specifies that one or more declared programming elements are accessible only from within their declaration context, including from within any contained types.
What is the purpose of Protected keyword in VB.NET?
Protected − Specifies that one or more declared programming elements are accessible only from within their own class or from a derived class.
What is the purpose of Public keyword in VB.NET?
Public − Specifies that one or more declared programming elements have no access restrictions.
What is the purpose of ReadOnly keyword in VB.NET?
ReadOnly − Specifies that a variable or property can be read but not written.
What is the purpose of Shadows keyword in VB.NET?
Shadows − Specifies that a declared programming element redeclares and hides an identically named element, or set of overloaded elements, in a base class.