Question

Is there a VB.NET equivalent to the C#:

public string FirstName { get; set; } 

I know you can do

Public Property name() As String    Get       Return _name.ToString    End Get    Set(ByVal value As String)        _name = value    End Set End Property 

But I can’t seem to google up an answer on a Visual Basic shorthand.

Answer 1

There is no shorthand for Visual Studio 2008 or prior for VB.NET.

In Visual Studio 2010 and beyond, you can use the following shorthand:

Public Property FirstName as String 

This will be handled as your short version in C# is – I think they call it "Auto Property"

See also: Auto-Implemented Properties (Visual Basic)