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PUBLIC
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This keyword is used to declare the accessibility of a global method or variable.
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<pre class="example">PUBLIC iCounter AS Integer

PUBLIC SUB btnTest_Click()
DIM iLocal AS Integer

iCounter = iCounter + 1
iLocal = iLocal + 1
txtField1.Text = CString(iCounter)
txtField2.Text = CString(iLocal)
PRINT &quot;PUBLIC:&quot;; iCounter; &quot;  DIM:&quot;; iLocal
END
<hr>PUBLIC:1  DIM:1
PUBLIC:2  DIM:1
PUBLIC:3  DIM:1
PUBLIC:4  DIM:1</pre>
<hr><b>See also</b><br>
<a href="vardecl+en">Variable Declaration</a>&nbsp; <a href="methoddecl+en">Method Declaration</a>&nbsp;

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