Shadowing in vb.net

Shadowing: - When we have two programming elements with the same name and the code refers to the name they share the programming elements with closer scope or narrower scope is called as Shadowing. We can intentionally call a programming element by using shadows keyword. 

Ex1: -

Public Class Form2
    Dim x As Integer = 10
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim x As Integer = 30
        MsgBox(x)
    End Sub
End Class

Output= 30

Ex2: -

Public Class Form1

    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim a As New raj2
        MsgBox(a.x)
    End Sub
    Public Class raj1
        Public x As Integer = 10
    End Class
    Public Class raj2
        Inherits raj1
        Public Shadows ReadOnly Property x() As Integer
            Get
                Return 16
            End Get
        End Property
    End Class
End Class