Beginner's Guides (Osborne)

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A Beginner's Guide

By: Jeff Kent

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Paperback | 26 February 2002

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This work teaches readers how to implement visual basic .NET fundamentals with in-depth, real-world projects and examples. It explains the integrated development environment (IDE) and how it decreases the development cycle, and introduces the basics of object-oriented programming (OOP). The book also provides steps on how to build Web-based applications with Web forms and Web services and shows how to avoid development delays by implementing essential visual basic .NET debugging techniques.

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Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction	p. xvii
Introduction to Visual Basic .NET
What Is Visual Basic .NET?	p. 3
Visual Basic .NET Defined	p. 5
Visual Basic .NET Is a Programming Language	p. 5
Visual Basic .NET Is Used for Writing Windows Applications	p. 8
Windows Applications Are Gooey	p. 9
Windows Applications Are Event-Driven	p. 11
The Visual Basic .NET Programming Language Is Object-Oriented	p. 13
Properties	p. 14
Methods	p. 15
Events	p. 15
Programming with Class	p. 16
It's Not Just Visual Basic, It's Visual Basic .NET	p. 17
Summary	p. 19
Mastery Check	p. 20
Create A Visual Basic .NET Program Without Writing Code	p. 23
The .NET Framework	p. 25
Before You Install Visual Studio .NET	p. 26
Visual Studio .NET Versions	p. 27
Visual Studio .NET System Requirements	p. 27
Installing Visual Studio .NET	p. 28
Starting and Customizing Visual Studio .NET	p. 34
Creating a Windows Application	p. 38
The Code Behind the Scenes	p. 44
Class and Inherits Statements	p. 46
New Method	p. 47
Initialize Component Method	p. 48
Dispose Method	p. 50
Region Directive	p. 52
Summary	p. 53
Mastery Check	p. 54
Event Procedures, Properties, and Controls	p. 57
Event Procedures	p. 58
When Are Event Procedures Necessary?	p. 59
Using the IDE to Create an Event Procedure	p. 61
Writing Code Inside the Event Procedure	p. 64
Viewing and Changing Properties	p. 70
Using the Forms Designer to View and Change Properties	p. 71
Viewing and Changing Properties Through Code	p. 75
Adding Controls to the Form	p. 76
The Toolbox	p. 76
Copying the Control from the Toolbox to the Form	p. 79
Changing the Control's Size and Location Using the Forms Designer	p. 80
The Code Behind the Scenes	p. 81
Using the Label Control	p. 82
Summary	p. 85
Mastery Check	p. 86
Programming Building Blocks: Variables, Data Types, and Operators
Variables and Data Types	p. 91
Data Types	p. 92
Bits and Bytes	p. 94
Numeric Data Types	p. 96
Character Data Types	p. 100
Miscellaneous Data Types	p. 100
Default Values	p. 101
Variables	p. 103
Option Explicit	p. 103
Option Strict	p. 105
Scope	p. 106
Declaring a Variable	p. 108
Shared Variable	p. 114
Constants	p. 118
Summary	p. 121
Mastery Check	p. 122
Assignment and Arithmetic Operators	p. 125
The Assignment Operator	p. 126
The Location of the Assignment Statement	p. 127
The Left Side of the Assignment Statement	p. 127
The Right Side of the Assignment Statement	p. 128
Type Conversions	p. 130
Widening Conversions	p. 130
Narrowing Conversions	p. 131
The Effect of Option Strict on Conversions	p. 133
Type Conversion Keywords	p. 133
Arithmetic Operators	p. 136
The Division Operators	p. 137
Concatenation Operators	p. 138
Type Conversions Revisited	p. 139
Operator Precedence	p. 141
Combining Arithmetic and Assignment Operators	p. 142
Change Machine Project	p. 143
The InputBox Function and Return Value	p. 145
The Algorithm	p. 147
Outputting the Result	p. 148
Summary	p. 149
Mastery Check	p. 149
Comparison and Logical Operators	p. 153
Comparison Operators	p. 155
Comparing Objects	p. 157
Comparing Strings	p. 158
Precedence	p. 162
Logical Operators	p. 163
The And Operator	p. 163
The AndAlso Operator	p. 164
The Or Operator	p. 165
The OrElse Operator	p. 166
The Xor Operator	p. 166
The Not Operator	p. 167
Precedence	p. 167
Summary	p. 168
Mastery Check	p. 170
Controlling the Flow of the Program
Control Structures	p. 175
If Statements	p. 176
The If...Then Statement	p. 177
The If...Then...Else Statement	p. 178
The IIf Function	p. 179
The If...Elself Statement	p. 180
Controls Used for If Statements	p. 182
CheckBox Control	p. 182
RadioButton Control	p. 182
Tuition Calculator	p. 183
The Select Case Statement	p. 190
Arithmetic Calculator	p. 193
Summary	p. 197
Mastery Check	p. 197
Loops and Arrays	p. 201
Loop Structures	p. 202
The For...Next Statement	p. 202
The While...End While Statement	p. 206
The Do Statement	p. 208
Arrays	p. 211
Declaring an Array	p. 212
Useful Array Functions, Properties, and Methods	p. 215
Resizing an Array	p. 217
The For Each...Next Statement	p. 219
Day of Week Calculator	p. 222
Summary	p. 228
Mastery Check	p. 229
Procedures	p. 231
Types of Procedures	p. 232
Built-in vs. Programmer-defined Procedures	p. 233
Methods Contrasted	p. 233
Subroutines	p. 235
Declaring a Subroutine	p. 235
Calling the Subroutine	p. 240
Arguments	p. 241
Functions	p. 245
Declaring Functions	p. 245
Calling Functions	p. 248
More on Arguments	p. 251
Passing Arguments ByVal and ByRef	p. 251
Optional Arguments	p. 255
Parameter Arrays	p. 258
Procedure Overloading	p. 261
Calculator, Version 2	p. 264
Summary	p. 267
Mastery Check	p. 268
The User Interface
Helper Forms	p. 275
Message Boxes	p. 277
Message Boxes	p. 278
Dialog Boxes	p. 285
Dialog Box	p. 285
Owned Forms	p. 296
Owned Form	p. 297
Summary	p. 306
Mastery Check	p. 308
Menus and Toolbars	p. 311
Menus	p. 312
Creating a Menu	p. 312
Add Functionality to the Menu Items	p. 318
Enhancing the Menu	p. 320
Disabling Items on Windows Forms Menus	p. 323
Context Menu	p. 324
Creating a Context Menu	p. 326
Adding Items to the Context Menu	p. 328
Add Functionality to the Menu Items	p. 333
Toolbars	p. 335
Adding the Toolbar and Buttons	p. 335
Defining an Icon for a Toolbar Button	p. 339
Adding Functionality to the Toolbar	p. 343
Text Editor	p. 346
Summary	p. 348
Mastery Check	p. 349
Error Handling and Prevention
Structured Exception Handling and Debugging	p. 355
Structured Exception Handling	p. 357
Exceptions	p. 357
Structured vs. Unstructured Exception Handling	p. 358
The Try...Catch...Finally Statement	p. 358
Illegal Division	p. 360
Exception Classes	p. 362
Debugging	p. 364
Break Mode	p. 366
Starting Debugging	p. 366
Controlling the Flow During Debugging	p. 374
Debugging Tools	p. 379
Summary	p. 385
Mastery Check	p. 387
Answers to Mastery Checks	p. 389
What Is Visual Basic .NET?	p. 390
Create A Visual Basic .NET Program Without Writing Code	p. 391
Event Procedures, Properties, and Controls	p. 392
Variables and Data Type	p. 393
Assignment and Arithmetic Operators	p. 393
Comparison and Logical Operators	p. 394
Control Structures	p. 395
Loops and Arrays	p. 396
Procedures	p. 397
Helper Forms	p. 399
Menus and Toolbars	p. 400
Structured Exception Handling and Debugging	p. 401
Index	p. 403
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