Override ToString function
Imports System
Public Class MainClass
Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())
Dim point As Point
point = New Point(72, 115) ' instantiate Point object
' display point coordinates via X and Y properties
Console.WriteLine( "X coordinate is " & point.X & _
vbCrLf & "Y coordinate is " & point.Y )
point.X = 10 ' set x-coordinate via X property
point.Y = 10 ' set y-coordinate via Y property
' display new point value
Console.WriteLine("The new location of point is " & point.ToString() )
End Sub
End Class
' Point class represents an x-y coordinate pair.
Public Class Point
' implicitly Inherits Object
Private mX, mY As Integer
Public Sub New()
' implicit call to Object constructor occurs here
X = 0
Y = 0
End Sub ' New
' constructor
Public Sub New(ByVal xValue As Integer,ByVal yValue As Integer)
' implicit call to Object constructor occurs here
X = xValue
Y = yValue
End Sub ' New
' property X
Public Property X() As Integer
Get
Return mX
End Get
Set(ByVal xValue As Integer)
mX = xValue ' no need for validation
End Set
End Property ' X
' property Y
Public Property Y() As Integer
Get
Return mY
End Get
Set(ByVal yValue As Integer)
mY = yValue ' no need for validation
End Set
End Property ' Y
' return String representation of Point
Public Overrides Function ToString() As String
Return "[" & mX & ", " & mY & "]"
End Function ' ToString
End Class
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