ME keyword in VB.NET

ME keyword

The Me keyword is the similar to the this keyword of C#. The Me keyword is used to get the reference of the current type.

The below example defines the ME keyword.

Module Module1

    Class Rectangle

        Public Width As Integer

        Public Height As Integer

        Public Sub New(ByVal Width As Integer, ByVal Height As Integer)

            Me.Width = Width

            Me.Height = Height

        End Sub

    End Class

    Sub Main(ByVal args As String())

        Dim r As New Rectangle(2, 3)

        Console.WriteLine(r.Width)

        Console.WriteLine(r.Height)

    End Sub

End Module

 

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If we remove the ME keyword from the above program then this will display the following output.

 

OUTPUT