Re: Global Variable in Class

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Now I'm confused. Do you want the variable to be in the function (no data is saved across function calls), or do you want the variable outside of the function (dad is saved across function calls)?

If you want the variable inside the function, just declare it in the function:

Public Class dataClass
  Public Shared Function GetRep(ByVal prodNumber As Integer) As DataSet
        Dim ProdName as String
	'do stuff with ProdName - value is lost at end of function
  End Function
End Class

If you want the variable outside the function, just declare it outside of the function (but make sure to add the Shared modifier so it is available to Shared functions):


Public Class dataClass
  Private Shared ProdName as String
  Public Shared Function GetRep(ByVal prodNumber As Integer) As DataSet
        'do stuff with ProdName
        ' value is still available after function
  End Function
End Class



Joe via DotNetMonster.com wrote: 
Thanks for the reply. I have declared the function as shared. How would I
define the variable within the function?

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