BUG: You cannot use the Me keyword before the property name in a Visual Basic .NET structure (819354)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (2003)
  • Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (2002)

SYMPTOMS

If you have a property defined in a Visual Basic .NET structure and you try to assign a value to that property in the same structure by qualifying the property name with the Me keyword, then you receive the following error:
Expression is a value and therefore cannot be the target of an assignment.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do not qualify the property name with Me when you assign a value to the property in the structure.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

  1. Start Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.
  2. On the File menu, click New, and then click Project.
  3. Under Project types, click Visual Basic Projects.
  4. Under Templates, click Console Application.

    By default, Module1 is created.
  5. In the Code window, replace the existing code with the following code:
    Option Strict On

Module Module1

    Public Structure myStruc
        Private strName As String

        Public Property myProp() As String
            Get
                Return strName
            End Get
            Set(ByVal Value As String)
                strName = Value
            End Set
        End Property

        Public Sub CallProperty()
            Me.myProp = "Hello"
        End Sub
    End Structure

    Sub Main()

    End Sub

End Module

End Module
  6. On the Build menu, click Build Solution.

    You receive the error message described in the "Symptoms" section of this article in the Task List.

REFERENCES

For more information about structures, visit the following MSDN Web site:

6.4 Structures
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/vbls7/html/vblrfVBSpec6_4.asp

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:2/3/2006
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