Calling a random function from a .vb file in an .aspx file?

Question

I set up my project as follows:

Great, it works. Now I want to call a function inside the aspx file, I go ahead and make the function

Class Class1
    Public Shared Function SayHi() As String
        Return "Hi"
    End Function
End Class

and go on to the aspx file and start writing

<% Class1.

but intellisense offers no autocomplete, in fact its as if the class doesn't even exist. How can I achieve this simple task?

where is `Class1`? `Index.aspx.vb` file? if so maybe your `Class1` is really a [`Friend`](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/76453kax.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396) `Index.Class1` class — , Sep 02 '15 at 09:29
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3763612/default-visibility-for-c-sharp-classes-and-members-fields-methods-etc — Steve, Sep 02 '15 at 09:30
You will need `<%= Class1.SayHi %>` (notice the =) to put that value in the page. However, that doesn't fix autocomplete. — Hans Keﬆing, Sep 02 '15 at 09:51

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 02 '15 at 09:54

The Class will need to be made public:

Public Class Class1
    Public Shared Function SayHi() As String
        Return "Hi"
    End Function
End Class

And you can use it like this, using the fully qualified name:

<div>
    <%= WebApplication1.Class1.SayHi()%>
</div>

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