Chapter 5

MarshallN · July 3rd, 2011, 03:44 PM

Hello,

I just finished reading chapter 5. So, I tried to code a simple page using Student Inherits Person. I started by creating an App_Code folder. I added the class Person.vb. and coded the following:

Code:

Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Public Class Person
  Private _firstName As String
  Public Property FirstName As String
    Get
      Return _firstName
    End Get
    Set(ByVal value As String)
      ' force FirstName to begin with a capital letter:
      If Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(value) Then
        _firstName = value.Substring(0, 1).ToUpper _
        & value.Substring(1)
      Else
        _firstName = String.Empty
      End If
    End Set
  End Property

  Private _lastName As String
  Public Property LastName As String
    Get
      Return _lastName
    End Get
    Set(ByVal value As String)
      ' force LastName to begin with a capital letter:
      If Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(value) Then
        _lastName = value.Substring(0, 1).ToUpper _
        & value.Substring(1)
      Else
        _lastName = String.Empty
      End If
    End Set
  End Property
End Class

Next, in the App_Code folder, I created Student.vb and coded the following:

Code:

 
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Public Class Student Inherits Person 
  Private _studentID As String
  Public Property StudentID As String
    Get
      Return _studentID
    End Get
    Set(ByVal value As String)
      _studentID = value
    End Set
  End Property
End Class

However, "Inherits Person" is underlined and the error description is "End of Statement expected."

Please tell me how I should correct this?

Imar · July 3rd, 2011, 04:00 PM

Hi there,

Take a look at page 190 and further. In VB, the Inherits keyword and the name that follows must be placed on the next line. E.g this:

Code:

 
Public Class Student 
     Inherits Person 
 
  ' Other code goes here
End Class

should work.

Hope this helps,

Imar