VB.NET equivalent of C# property shorthand?

Question

Is there a VB.NET equivalent to the C#:

public string FirstName { get; set; }

I know you can do

Public Property name() As String
   Get
      Return _name.ToString
   End Get
   Set(ByVal value As String)
       _name = value
   End Set
End Property

But I can't seem to google up an answer on a Visual Basic shorthand.

score 159 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 04 '22 at 14:27

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There is no shorthand for Visual Studio 2008 or prior for VB.NET.

In Visual Studio 2010 and beyond, you can use the following shorthand:

Public Property FirstName as String

This will be handled as your short version in C# is - I think they call it "Auto Property"

See also: Auto-Implemented Properties (Visual Basic)

edited Feb 04 '22 at 14:27

schlebe

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answered Jan 20 '09 at 03:27

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@CRice: Well, without C# auto-properties, the code would be virtually identical (give or take a curly brace). – Robert Harvey Feb 26 '11 at 17:01
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@rap, now implement "public string FirstName {get; private set;}" in VB :P – Blorgbeard Mar 18 '14 at 21:11
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Add up all the semi-colons, I'm sure it evens out – RichC Jun 07 '14 at 18:31
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I would say, you need to specify the `.Net` version rather than the Visual Studio version – LCJ Jun 24 '14 at 20:08

score 22 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 27 '15 at 19:53

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In Visual Studio 2008, after typing just the keyword Property, press the Tab key. It'll paste a template snippet for you which you can fill very quickly.

But yeah, there is not a replacement of a Visual Basic 10-type shortcut in Visual Basic 9.

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score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 20 '09 at 03:28

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Unfortunately, Visual Basic 9 (which ships with .NET 3.5/Visual Studio 2008) does not have automatic properties.

answered Jan 20 '09 at 03:28

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VB.NET equivalent of C# property shorthand?

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