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VB.Net Language Basics:
VB.Net Overloading (Overloads, or implicit)
 
Posted 16 years ago on 10/27/2008 and updated 10/24/2009
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General Info: Overloading

Types of overloading include method overloading and operator overloading.

Method Overloading is where different functions with the same name are invoked based on the data types of the parameters passed or the number of parameters. Method overloading is a type of polymorphism and is also known as Parametric Polymorphism.

Operater Overloading allows an operator to behave differently based on the types of values used. For example, in some languages the + operator is used both to add numbers and to concatenate strings. Custom operator overloading is sometimes referred to as ad-hoc polymorphism.

VB.Net Overloading

VB.Net supports both method and operator overloading.

For method overloading, you either use implicit overloading (no special syntax like C#) or use the Overloads keyword. If you use the Overloads keyword, all overloaded methods with the same name in the same class must include the Overloads keyword.

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Definition:  Overloading

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Which of the following statements best describes method overloading?

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For method overloading, you use implicit overloading (no special syntax) .

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For method overloading, you either use implicit overloading (no special syntax) or use the Overloads keyword. If you use the Overloads keyword, all overloaded methods with the same name in the same class must include the Overloads keyword.

3. 

For method overloading, you use the Overloads keyword. If you use the Overloads keyword, all overloaded methods with the same name in the same class must include the Overloads keyword.

4. 

For method overloading, you either use implicit overloading (no special syntax) or use the Override keyword. If you use the Override keyword, all overloaded methods with the same name in the same class must include the Override keyword.

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For method overloading, you use the Implicit keyword. If you use the Implicit keyword, all overloaded methods with the same name in the same class must include the Implicit keyword.


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