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Asked: May 23, 20262026-05-23T12:33:21+00:00 2026-05-23T12:33:21+00:00

Is it possible to have method have methods that are only callable externally and

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Is it possible to have method have methods that are only callable externally and never callable internally? If so how?

Public Class Foo
  Public Sub New()
    Bar ' Should fail to compile as Bar is only accessible externally.'
  End Class
  Public External Sub Bar()
  End Sub
End Class
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    2026-05-23T12:33:21+00:00Added an answer on May 23, 2026 at 12:33 pm

    No, that’s not possible in C# or VB. Why would you want to do that anyway? Why would you “trust” the code within the class less than the code outside it?

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