Imports System.Windows.Forms Public Class App Public Function Initialize() As Boolean End Function Public Class Encrypt Public Shared Function Encrypt(ByVal tcString As String, ByVal tcKey As String) As Boolean Return Framework.Encrypt.Encrypt(tcString, tcKey, Me) End Function Public Shared Function Decrypt(ByVal tcString As String, ByVal sDecrKey As String) As Boolean Return Framework.Encrypt.Decrypt(tcString, sDecrKey, Me) End Function End Class End ClassWhere you see the Me reference, this is where I would like to pass the equivalent This.Parent as we have in VFP.