Question

I have this public class

    Public Class commonSettings
        Dim etcString As String = "some string"
    End Class

How can i call etcString and use it entirely on my code?

Answer 1

Use the Public modifier.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms973875.aspx#methodscope_topic3

If you want to be able to access it without an instance, use the Shared modifier as well.

Edit: Code sample

Public Class commonSettings
    Public Shared etcString As String = "some string"
End Class