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How to add an optional parameters/default value parameters in VB function?

How can I create a method that has optional parameters in it in Visual Basic?

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Steve Duitsman Avatar asked Nov 19 '08 20:11

Steve Duitsman


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Use the Optional keyword and supply a default value. Optional parameters must be the last parameters defined, to avoid creating ambiguous functions.

Sub MyMethod(ByVal Param1 As String, Optional ByVal FlagArgument As Boolean = True)     If FlagArgument Then         'Do something special         Console.WriteLine(Param1)     End If  End Sub 

Call it like this:

MyMethod("test1") 

Or like this:

MyMethod("test2", False) 
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Joel Coehoorn Avatar answered Sep 28 '22 05:09

Joel Coehoorn