Starting Out with Visual Basic. NET

by Gaddis, Tony; Irvine, Kip; Denton, Bruce

• ISBN13: 9781576760949
• ISBN10: 1576760944
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Addison Wesley

Summary

Starting Out with Visual Basic.NETteaches Visual Basic.NET from the ground up and assumes no prior background in programming.This book provides an introduction to Visual Basic .NET, using slow-paced discussion to help readers with no previous programming experience master the concepts that lead to success with VB.NETThis book is designed for readers with little or no background in programming.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Programming and Visual Basic .NET

Introduction

Computer Systems: Hardware and Software

Programs and Programming Languages

More About Controls and Programming

The Programming Process

Visual Studio and the Visual Basic .NET Environment

Creating Applications with Visual Basic .NET

Introduction

Focus on Problem Solving: Building the Hotel Directions Application

Focus on Problem Solving: Responding to Events

Modifying the Text property with Code

Working with the AutoSize, BorderStyle, and TextAlign Properties

Clickable Images

Using Visual Basic .NET Help

Debugging Your Application

Input, Variables, Constants, and Calculations

Introduction

Gathering Text Input

Variables

Performing Calculations and Working with Numbers

Formatting Numbers for Output

Group Boxes, Form Formatting, and the Load Event Procedure

Focus on Program Design and Problem Solving: Building the Room Charge Calculator Application

More About Debugging: Locating Logic Errors

Making Decisions and Working with Strings

Introduction

The Decision Structure

The If...Then Statement

The If...Then...Else Statement

The If...Then...ElseIf Statement

Nested If Statements

Logical Operators

Comparing, Testing, and Working with Strings

Focus on GUI Design: The Message Box

The Select Case Statement

Introduction to Input Validation

Focus on GUI Design: Radio Buttons and Check Boxes

Class-Level Variables

Focus on Program Design and Problem Solving: Building the Health Club Membership Application

Lists, Loops, Validation, and More

Introduction

Input Boxes

List Boxes

Introduction to Loops: The Do While Loop

The Do Until and For...Next Loops

Nested Loops

Multicolumn List Boxes, Checked List Boxes and Combo Boxes

Input Validation

Tool Tips

Focus on Program Design and Problem Solving: Building the Vehicle Loan Calculator Application

Sub Procedures and Functions

Introduction

Sub Procedures

Passing Values to a Procedure

Function Procedures

More About Debugging: Stepping Into, Over, and Out of Procedures and Functions

Focus on Program Design and Problem Solving: Building the Bagel and Coffee Price Calculator Application

Multiple Forms, Standard Modules, and Menus

Introduction

Multiple Forms

Standard Modules

Menus

Focus on Problem Solving: Building the High Adventure Travel Agency Price Quote Application

Arrays, Timers, and More

Introduction

Arrays

More About Array Processing

Sub Procedures and Functions that Work with Arrays

Multidimensional Arrays

Focus on GUI Design: The Enabled Property, the Timer Control, and Splash Screens

Focus on GUI Design: Anchoring and Docking Controls

Random Numbers

Focus on Problem Solving: Building the Demetris Leadership Center Application

Files, Printing, and Structures

Introduction

Using Files

The OpenFileDialog, SaveFileDialog, FontDialog, and ColorDialog Controls

The PrintDocument Control

Structures

Focus on Problem Solving: Modifying the Demetris Leadership Center Application

Working with Databases

Introduction

What Is a Database?

ADO .NET

Focus on Problem Solving: The Sounds Incredible Music Store CD Inventory Application

Advanced Database

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