Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 1 - PetPals
You have been hired by PetPals Veterinary Clinic to modify an application. The application is used to enter and save all patient (pet) information obtained during an office visit.
The account number for each pet must be available to be used by all procedures in the form. You should make sure the account number is declared using the ____ keyword.
A) Public
B) Dim
C) Private
D) Val

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The private keyword is used to declare a variable with a private access modifier, meaning that the variable can only be accessed within the class in which it is declared. Since the account number for each pet must be available to all procedures in the form, it is best to declare it as private to prevent other classes outside the form from accessing and modifying the account number.