Inappropriate use of overloads

[Jrhaynes]

I found this question has been asked in FAQ before (thread796-1070862) but not answered as the questioner provided no code. So I ask it and provide the code below.
Question: "Why does VB.Net (2005) give a Warning "Inappropriate use of overload keyword in a module"?. Checking online help and several other sources the code I am using seems to exactly meet all requirements. The module looks like this:

Option Explicit On
Option Strict On
Public Module ModIO
Public Overloads Function MyFunction (ByRef X As Boolean) As Boolean
---
End Function
Public Overloads Function MyFunction (ByRef X As String) As Boolean
---
End Function
End module

According to Help the functions must be different in one of 5 different listed ways, on of them being the parameter type as above.

 

[earthandfire]

Its only a compiler warning - not an error.

I presume the idea behind the warning is to draw your attention to the "fact"?? that overloading etc. is the preserve of classes not modules - and also, possibly, to dissuade you from using that technique in modules since MS may in a future version of VB remove the support for it??.

The important thing, though, is that the code works (as long as you are prepared to ignore compiler warnings).


Hope this helps.

 

[chrissie1]

You should be able to omit the overloads keyword. It should only be used when using inheritance and when overloading a method in the base-class it is nor necessary to use it in the same class.

I hope this is the same for you module guys.

Christiaan Baes
Belgium

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