protected friend members are available to any object that is in the same assemby or inherits from this class, or both.(1) : Protected « Class Module « VB.Net Tutorial






Public Class SomeClassInMyAssembly
    
    Protected Friend vProtectedFriend As Integer
End Class








6.24.Protected
6.24.1.protected members are available to objects inheriting from this class
6.24.2.protected friend members are available to any object that is in the same assemby or inherits from this class, or both.(1)
6.24.3.Protected Members