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**PARTIAL**

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The PARTIAL attribute defines a CLASS as a //partial// class. A partial class is simply a class definition that is split into more than one physical file. The compiler doesn't see a difference because all of the files that make up a class are simply grouped into a single entity. Since the classes are just merged together and compiled, you can't mix languages. That is, you can't have one part of a class in C# and another in Clarion.

**Example:**

| **CompanyForm   CLASS**(System.Windows.Forms.Form),TYPE,NETCLASS,PARTIAL |
| **toolStrip             **&System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip,PRIVATE |
| **toolStripButtonCancel **&System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripButton,PRIVATE |
| **toolStripButtonAccept **&System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripButton,PRIVATE |
| **CompanyBindingSource **&System.Windows.Forms.BindingSource,INTERNAL |
| **components           **&System.ComponentModel.IContainer,PRIVATE |
| **errorProvider         **&System.Windows.Forms.ErrorProvider,PRIVATE |
| **tabControl           **&System.Windows.Forms.TabControl,PRIVATE |
| **InitializeComponent PROCEDURE**(),PRIVATE |
| **NameLabel             **&System.Windows.Forms.Label,PRIVATE |
| **NameTextBox           **&System.Windows.Forms.TextBox,PRIVATE |
| **AddressLabel         **&System.Windows.Forms.Label,PRIVATE |
| **AddressTextBox       **&System.Windows.Forms.TextBox,PRIVATE |
| **CityLabel             **&System.Windows.Forms.Label,PRIVATE |
| **CityTextBox           **&System.Windows.Forms.TextBox,PRIVATE |
| **StateLabel           **&System.Windows.Forms.Label,PRIVATE |
| **StateTextBox         **&System.Windows.Forms.TextBox,PRIVATE |
| **ZipcodeLabel         **&System.Windows.Forms.Label,PRIVATE |
| **ZipcodeTextBox       **&System.Windows.Forms.TextBox,PRIVATE |
| **PhoneLabel           **&System.Windows.Forms.Label,PRIVATE |
| **PhoneTextBox         **&System.Windows.Forms.TextBox,PRIVATE |
| **tabPage1             **&System.Windows.Forms.TabPage,PRIVATE |
| **END** |