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title: "What is the difference between early binding and late binding in VB.Net?"  
description: "What is the difference between early binding and late binding in VB.Net?"  
author: "Sumit Kesarwani"  
published: 2014-04-10  
updated: 2020-09-22  
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# What is the difference between early binding and late binding in VB.Net?

Calling a non–virtual method, decided at a compile time is known as early binding.

Calling a virtual method (Pure Polymorphism), decided at a runtime is known as late binding.

## Answers

### Answer by Sumit Kesarwani

Calling a non–virtual method, decided at a compile time is known as early binding.

Calling a virtual method (Pure Polymorphism), decided at a runtime is known as late binding.


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