The Me keyword provides a way to refer to the specific instance of a class or structure in which the code is currently executing. Me behaves like either an object variable or a structure variable referring to the current instance. Using Me is particularly useful for passing information about the currently executing instance of a class or structure to a procedure in another class, structure, or module. For example, suppose you have the following procedure in a module:

Sub ChangeFormColor(FormName As Form)
   Randomize()
   FormName.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(Rnd() * 256, Rnd() * 256, Rnd() * 256)
End Sub

You can call this procedure and pass the current instance of the Form class as an argument using the following statement:

ChangeFormColor(Me)

The Me keyword is used in these contexts:

Class Statement

Structure Statement

See Also

Object Variable Assignment | MyBase | MyClass