VB.NET Tutorial 18 - Subs (Visual Basic 2008/2010)

In this tutorial, we cover what a Sub is, how to create one and how to call one. Using a Sub is a way of storing code and then executing it with a few letters. Be sure to subscribe for the upcoming tutorial on ByVal and ByRef if you want to discover the full potential of Subs.

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[TDubKong]

I have learned a lot from your tutorials man. much appreciation. For those who don't know you could also have typed, "me.givemessage()" and accomplished the same. just a different way of "calling" the sub

[TheMarcx]

I am from Germany and i understood it nearly perfect, thumbs up!

[LINKINPARKBESTFAN]

That's the best Tutorial, I've ever seen!!!

[tigereighties]

short and sweet. thanks for helping me review for my next programming class!

[Olemassacre]

YES! :D GREAT MATE! For so long now, I used to store code in timers and ticked them when I wold like the code to execute. Now I am time free! :D

[iLenkaa]

You are the best teacher ever!
Don't know anything bad to say about it :P
You're great! :P

[thegamingruler]

that was much easyer to understand then the for loop thing i didnt get that one but i got the do while and do until one

[atuldeepu]

Hello Sir,

I have 1 questions when we write sub as Givemessage () ... why we need to call these parenthesis is it as function call or sub need this () paranthesis..

[TheVideoVolcano]

this is when you use "GLOBAL VARIABLES" eg... at the top below the class name you put "private myvar as string = nothing"

private means you can you can use that variable anywhere inside the class

[Olemassacre]

@Hydrogz It's genious! :D 1: You can store codeing for later on. 2: You can just call for the sub whenever you want to a whole bunch of codeing! :D

[cathgao]

thank you so much, this is going to be much useful. :)) you're awesome.

[totasalam]

thank you so much .. you are helping me a lot

[marckyeva]

@SkitSophrenia uh? Sub are different then functions...Most of the time, unless if you use a sub that receive a ByRef parameters will never return a value. The sub will execute de code and thats it. A function will return a value to were it was called back in the code.

[TheAndreLeNoir]

Hey, i have a couple of requests! :D
How to make and use Databases.
Creating and animating shapes.
login system

other then that i LOVE your tuts!

[robdauphinee]

You can use Call givemessage() or just givemessage()

[AyyPeff]

i haven't learned this with any VB stuff but in javascript a private can only be accessed from inside it's own code, and a public can be accessed by anything

[VidShoe]

Whenever I do VB NOW I talk with a British Accent... But I like it cuz I have UR word repeated in my head...

[PregnantAndProud]

what's the difference if i write

messagebox.show("blabla")
directly on the button1_click

rather than using subs blablablablbala
and in the end the result is the same ?

[blessing]

what is sub? and what else can we do with sub?

[PasswordHackerz]

Can you explain the differences between Public and Private subs?