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Class Shared Variable

Class Shared Variable
Imports System

Public Class MainClass

    Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())

      Console.WriteLine("Students before instantiation: " & Student.Count)

      Dim student1 As Student = New Student("A", "B")

      Dim student2 As Student = New Student("C", "D")

      ' output of student2 after instantiation
      Console.WriteLine("Students after instantiation: " & vbCrLf & _
         "via Student.Count: " & Student.Count)

      ' display name of first and second student
      Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf & "Students 1: " & _
         student1.FirstName & " " & student1.LastName & _
         vbCrLf & "Student 2: " & student2.FirstName & " " & _
         student2.LastName)

      ' mark student1 and student2 for garbage collection
      student1 = Nothing
      student2 = Nothing

      System.GC.Collect() ' request garbage collection
      
    End Sub
End Class

' Class Student uses Shared variable.

Class Student
   Inherits Object

   Private mFirstName As String
   Private mLastName As String

   ' number of objects in memory
   Private Shared mCount As Integer

   ' Student constructor
   Public Sub New(ByVal firstNameValue As String, _
      ByVal lastNameValue As String)

      mFirstName = firstNameValue
      mLastName = lastNameValue

      mCount += 1 ' increment shared count of students
      Console.WriteLine _
         ("Student object constructor: " & mFirstName & _
         " " & mLastName)
   End Sub ' New

   ' finalizer method decrements Shared count of students
   Protected Overrides Sub Finalize()
      mCount -= 1 ' decrement mCount, resulting in one fewer object
      Console.WriteLine _
         ("Student object finalizer: " & mFirstName & _
         " " & mLastName & "; count = " & mCount)
   End Sub ' Finalize

   ' return first name
   Public ReadOnly Property FirstName() As String

      Get
         Return mFirstName
      End Get

   End Property ' FirstName

   ' return last name
   Public ReadOnly Property LastName() As String

      Get
         Return mLastName
      End Get

   End Property ' LastName

   ' property Count
   Public Shared ReadOnly Property Count() As Integer

      Get
         Return mCount
      End Get

   End Property ' Count

End Class ' Student

           
       








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