Visual Basic counterparts for each of the C# keywords.

	C#	VB
Class cannot be inherited (cannot be a base class).	Sealed	NotInheritable
Class cannot be instantiated but only used as based class and/or with abstract methods.	Abstract	MustInherit
For class members: member is accessible only from the class in which it is declared. For classes: only allowed on nested classes to restrict access to the nested class to the containing class..	Private	Private
For class members: member is accessible only from types defined in the same assembly. For classes: class is accessible only from types in the same assembly.	Internal	Friend
For members: member is accessible from the class in which it is declared and from any class derived from that class.	Protected	Protected
Combines the access of Protected and Internal for a class member	Protected Internal	Protected Friend
Access is not restricted.	Public	Public
Hides a member inherited from a base class.	New	Shadows