Shadows vs Overloads in VB.NET

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Published on 2010-03-25T11:35:25Z Indexed on 2010/03/25 11:43 UTC
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When we have new in C#, that personally I see only as a workaround to override a property that does not have a virtual/overridable declaration, in VB.NET we have two "concepts" Shadows and Overloads.

In which case prefer one to another?

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