Imports System.Reflection ' MyClass is a VB keyword. Public Class MyClazz Private answer As Integer = 42 End Class Public Class Program Public Shared Sub Main() Dim myInstance = New MyClazz() Dim fieldInfo = GetType(MyClazz).GetField("answer", BindingFlags.NonPublic Or BindingFlags.Instance) Dim answer = fieldInfo.GetValue(myInstance) Console.WriteLine(answer) End Sub End Class