title: Converting C# to VB.NET: why is static method not visible?
body: <p>I have a C# method in my datatier that I am trying to convert to VB.Net. I converted it to VB.Net but when I bring up the datatier class the method is not showing. It has been a long time since i have used VB.Net and forgot alot of things</p>
  
  <p>Here is my c# method:</p>
  
  <pre><code>public static useraccount UserActInfo(string empnumber)
  {
      SQLConnectivity db = new SQLConnectivity();
      SqlParameter[] param = new SqlParameter[1];
      DataTable dt = new DataTable();
      useraccount user = new useraccount();
  
      param[0] = db.MakeInputParameter("@UserEmpNumber", empnumber);
      db.RunExecuteProcedure("dc_SELECT_UserActInfo_By_EmpNumber", param, ref dt);
  
      if (dt != null &amp;&amp; dt.Rows.Count &gt; 0)
      {
          user.ID = Convert.ToInt32(dt.Rows[0]["UserID"].ToString());
          user.FirstName = dt.Rows[0]["FName"].ToString();
          user.LastName = dt.Rows[0]["LName"].ToString();
          user.MiddleName = dt.Rows[0]["MName"].ToString();
          user.Title = dt.Rows[0]["Title"].ToString();
          user.PhoneNo1 = dt.Rows[0]["PhoneNumber1"].ToString();
          user.PhoneNo2 = dt.Rows[0]["PhoneNumber2"].ToString();
          user.Fax = dt.Rows[0]["FaxNumber"].ToString();
          user.Email = dt.Rows[0]["Email"].ToString();
          user.StreetAddress = dt.Rows[0]["StreetAddress"].ToString();
          user.Locality = dt.Rows[0]["Locality"].ToString();
          user.Province = Convert.ToInt32(dt.Rows[0]["Province"].ToString());
          user.PostalCode = dt.Rows[0]["PostalCode"].ToString();
          user.EmpNumberID = Convert.ToInt32(dt.Rows[0]["EmployeeNumberID"].ToString());
          user.EmpNumber = dt.Rows[0]["EmployeeNumber"].ToString();
      }
      if (user.ID != 0) { return user; }
      else { return null; }
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I believe it has to do with the declaration, which i have as:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Public Static Function UserActInfo(ByVal _eno As String) As useraccount
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Why can I not see the method </p>