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Preface

To the Student

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An Introduction to Visual Basic .NET and Program Design

Objectives

(1)

Introduction

(1)

What Is Microsoft Visual Basic .NET?

(2)

Programming and Application Development

(1)

Application Types

(5)

Windows Applications

(1)

Web Applications

(1)

Console Applications

(1)

Windows Services

(1)

Web Services

(1)

Components

(1)

The Development Cycle

(10)

Analyze Requirements --- Phase 1

(1)

Design Solution --- Phase 2

(4)

Validate Design --- Phase 3

(1)

Implement Design --- Phase 4

(1)

Test Solution --- Phase 5

(1)

Document Solution --- Phase 6

(1)

Object-Oriented Programming and Object-Oriented Design

(2)

Objects

(1)

Rapid Application Development

(1)

What Is .NET?

(2)

The Common Language Runtime (CLR)

(1)

Chapter Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Homework Assignments

(2)

Short Answer

(1)

Learn It Online

(1)

Programming Assignments

Analyzing Requirements

(1)

Writing Pseudocode

(1)

Understanding Flowcharts

(1)

Drawing a Partial Flowchart

(1)

Creating a Flowchart

(1)

Creating Object Diagrams

(1)

Creating a High-Level Class Diagrams

(1)

Designing a User Interface

(1)

Identifying Events and Methods

The Visual Basic .NET Integrated Development Environment

Objectives

(1)

Introduction

(1)

Calculating Take-Home Pay

(1)

Starting and Customizing Visual Basic .NET

(5)

Opening an Existing Project

(3)

Exploring the Visual Basic .NET Integrated Development Environment

(6)

Menu Bar and Toolbars

(2)

Status Bar

(1)

Windows

(1)

The Components of a Visual Basic .NET Solution

(2)

Running a Project

(4)

Modifying an Existing Project

(9)

Modifying a Property of a Control

(3)

Navigating the Code Window

(2)

Modifying Code in the Code Window

(3)

Saving and Running a Project

(3)

Saving a Project

(2)

Running a Project to Test Changes

(1)

Documenting an Application

(9)

Documenting the User Interface Design of a Form

(5)

Documenting Code for a Form

(3)

Visual Basic .NET Help

(6)

Navigating the Visual Basic .NET Help System

(2)

Contents, Index, and Search Window

(3)

Dynamic Help Window

(1)

Context-Sensitive Help

(1)

Quitting Visual Basic .NET

(1)

Chapter Summary

(1)

What You Should Know

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Homework Assignments

(3)

Label the Figure

(1)

Short Answer

(1)

Learn It Online

(1)

Debugging Assignment

(1)

Programming Assignments

Opening and Modifying a Visual Basic .NET Project

(1)

Profit Margin Calculation

(1)

Navigating the Help System

(1)

Finding Help on the Visual Basic .NET Environment

(1)

Searching the Web

(1)

Future Value Calculation

(1)

Modifying a User Interface

(1)

Navigating the Start Page

(1)

Visual Basic .NET Sample Applications

Building an Application in the Visual Basic .NET Environment

Objectives

(1)

Introduction

(1)

State Tax Computation

(2)

Program Development

(4)

Analysis and Design

(4)

Starting a New Project

(4)

Working with Form Properties for a Window Application

(11)

Changing the Size of a Form

(2)

Using the Property Window

(2)

Changing StartPosition, Title, and FormBorderStyle Property Values

(6)

Changing Additional Form Property Values

(1)

Working with Controls for a Windows Application

(15)

Adding Controls to a Form

(1)

Adding Label Controls to a Form

(4)

Adding TextBox Controls to a Form

(2)

Adding a NumericUpDown Control to a Form

(3)

Adding Button Controls to a Form

(1)

Moving Controls on a Form

(2)

Changing the Size of Controls on a Form

(2)

Deleting a Control on a Form

(1)

TextBox, Label, NumericUpDown, and Button Control Properties

(20)

Common Properties of Controls

(1)

TextBox Control Properties

(6)

Label Control Properties

(5)

NumericUpDown Control Properties

(2)

Button Control Properties

(2)

Changing the Name Property of Controls

(3)

TextBox and NumericUpDown Control Methods

(12)

Assignment Statements

(1)

Comment Statements

(1)

Writing Code in the Code Window

(10)

Saving and Testing the Application

(3)

Documenting the Application and Quitting Visual Basic .NET

(2)

Chapter Summary

(1)

What You Should Know

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Homework Assignments

(2)

Label the Figure

(1)

Short Answer

(1)

Learn It Online

(1)

Debugging Assignment

(1)

Programming Assignments

Designing a Visual Basic .NET Application

(1)

Employee Payroll Calculation

(1)

Creating a Currency Converter

(2)

Maturity Calculator

(1)

Miles per Gallon Computation

(1)

Sales Tax Computation

(1)

Metric Conversion

(1)

Calories Computation

(1)

Computing an Average

(1)

Rule-of-Thumb Calculation

(1)

Computing Financial Ratios

Working with Variables, Constants, Data Types, and Expressions

Objectives

(1)

Introduction

(1)

Calculating Automobile Loan Payments

(1)

Program Development

(5)

Analysis and Design

(5)

Starting the Project and Creating the User Interface

(14)

Setting Form Properties and Adding Controls

(2)

Adding a GroupBox Control to a Form

(1)

Adding RadioButton Controls to Create a Group of Controls

(1)

Changing Control Properties

(3)

GroupBox Control Properties

(2)

RadioButton Control Properties

(4)

Using the Layout Toolbar

(8)

Selecting Multiple Controls and Using the Align Rights Button

(2)

Sizing and Aligning Controls

(1)

Sizing and Aligning Button Controls

(1)

Sizing and Aligning Controls in a Group

(2)

Aligning the Tops of Controls

(2)

Setting a Default Button on a Form and Locking Controls

(3)

Setting the Default Button on a Form

(2)

Locking Controls on a Form

(1)

Declaring Constants and Variables

(18)

Data Types

(1)

Declaring Constants

(3)

Coding a Form Load Event Procedure

(1)

Setting the Reset Button Properties

(2)

Using the Option Strict Statement

(1)

Declaring Global Variables

(3)

Coding the Event Procedures for the RadioButton Controls

(3)

Declaring Local Variables

(1)

Converting Data Types

(2)

Numeric Expressions and Operator Precedence

(7)

Forming Valid Numeric Expressions

(1)

Evaluation of Numeric Expressions

(2)

Using Parentheses in Numeric Expressions

(2)

Construction of Error-Free Numeric Expressions

(1)

Coding an Expression to Calculate a Monthly Interest Rate

(2)

Intrinsic Functions

(5)

The Pmt Function

(3)

The Format$ Function

(2)

Saving, Testing, and Documenting the Project

(4)

Chapter Summary

(1)

What You Should Know

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Homework Assignments

(4)

Short Answer

(3)

Learn It Online

(1)

Debugging Assignment

(1)

Programming Assignments

Understanding Code Statements

(1)

Present Value Function

(1)

Production Lot Size Calculation

(1)

Modulus Operator

(1)

Using RadioButton Controls and Global Variables

(1)

English to Metric Conversion

(1)

Multiple Groups of RadioButton Controls

(1)

Slope and Intercept Calculation

(1)

Using Events and Expressions

(1)

Writing Expressions for a Monthly Payment

Decision Making

Objectives

(1)

Introduction

(1)

Modifying the Automobile Loan Calculator Application

(1)

Program Development

(6)

Analysis and Design

(6)

Opening the Project and Modifying the User Interface

(12)

Starting Visual Basic .NET and Opening an Existing Project

(1)

Unlocking a Form and Modifying the User Interface

(3)

Label Control Properties

(1)

ComboBox Control Properties

(7)

Modifying Existing Code

(5)

Modifying the Comment Header and Adding a Constant

(2)

Resetting the ComboBox Value

(2)

Declaring Additional Variables

(1)

Decision-Making Control Structures

(4)

The MessageBox Class and the Show() Method

(1)

The Focus() Method

(1)

The If...Then...Else Statement

(11)

Implementing Selection Structures

(3)

The Nested If...Then...Else Structure

(2)

Coding a Nested If...Then...Else Structures

(2)

Logical Operators

(11)

The Not Logical Operator

(1)

The And Logical Operator

(2)

The Or Logical Operator

(1)

The Xor Logical Operator

(1)

Other Logical Operators

(1)

Combining Logical Operators

(1)

The Effect of Parentheses in the Evaluation of Compound Conditions

(1)

Coding with a Logical Operator and String Expressions

(3)

The Select Case Statement

(5)

Coding a Select Case Statement

(1)

Modifying a Parameter in a Function Call

(1)

Saving, Testing, and Documenting the Project

(5)

Chapter Summary

(1)

What You Should Know

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Homework Assignments

(5)

Short Answer

(4)

Learn It Online

(1)

Debugging Assignment

(1)

Programming Assignments

The ComboBox Control and Decision Making

(2)

Select Case and Nested If...Then...Else Structures

(1)

Stockbroker's Commission

(1)

ComboBox Controls and Selection Structures

(1)

Nested Select Case Statements

(1)

Using ComboBox Control Properties

(1)

Data Validation and Message Boxes

(1)

Volume Computations

Repetition and Multiple Forms

Objectives

(1)

Introduction

(1)

Checking Daily Sales Totals

(2)

Program Development

(8)

Analysis and Design

(8)

Creating the User Interface

(17)

Setting Form Properties and Adding Controls

(4)

Changing Button Control Properties

(1)

ListView Control Properties

(5)

Anchoring Controls

(4)

Changing the File Name of a Form

(2)

Adding a Form to a Project and Creating the Interface

(8)

Creating an Interface on a Newly Added Form

(3)

CheckBox Control Properties

(3)

Declaring Objects

(4)

Declaring an Object Using an Object Variable

(1)

Showing a Form

(3)

Repetition and the Do Statement

(6)

The Do While and Do Until Statements

(1)

Selecting the Proper Do Statement for a Program

(1)

The While...End While Statement

(1)

Implementing a Loop Using a Do Until Statement

(2)

Working with Collections in ListView Controls

(4)

Adding Items to a ListView Control

(3)

The For...Next Statement

(12)

The Do While Loop versus the For...Next Loop

(1)

The Execution of a For...Next Loop

(3)

Exiting a Loop Prematurely --- The Exit Statement

(1)

Nested For...Next Loops

(1)

Implementing a Loop Using a For...Next Statement

(3)

Accessing Items in a ListView Control

(1)

The For Each...Next Statement

(2)

String Manipulation

(2)

Manipulating Strings

(1)

Concatenation Operators

(4)

Coding a Concatenation Operator

(2)

Removing Items from a ListView Control

(1)

Keyboard Events

(4)

Coding Keyboard Events

(3)

The Form Resize Event and Coding Additional Forms

(6)

Coding a Form Resize Event

(2)

The Me Keyboard and Coding a Second Form

(3)

Setting the Startup Object for a Project

(1)

Saving, Testing, and Documenting the Project

(6)

Chapter Summary

(1)

What You Should Know

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Homework Assignments

(3)

Short Answer

(2)

Learn It Online

(1)

Debugging Assignment

(1)

Programming Assignments

Averaging Test Scores

(2)

Checking Daily Sales Totals Using the For Each...Next Statement

(1)

Computing a Factorial

(1)

Computing a Fibonacci Sequence

(1)

Money Changer

(1)

Reversing a String

(1)

Validating Telephone Numbers Using Substrings

(1)

Creating a Multiplication Table Using Nested For...Next Loops

(1)

MultiSelect and Edit ListView Contents

(1)

Using Strings to Create Pig Latin

(1)

Palindromes

Using Menus, Common Dialogs, Procedures, Functions, and Arrays

Objectives

(1)

Introduction

(1)

Creating the Know Your Dogs Quiz

(2)

Program Development

(10)

Analysis and Design

(9)

Creating the User Interface

(29)

Setting Form Properties and Adding Controls

(4)

Changing GroupBox, RadioButton, and Button Control Properties

(3)

Creating Menus on a Menu Bar

(8)

Creating a Shortcut Menu for a Form

(3)

StatusBar Control Properties

(5)

PictureBox Control Properties

(2)

Common Dialog Controls

(1)

FontDialog Control Properties

(3)

Arrays

(8)

The Dim Statement for Arrays

(2)

Dynamic Dimensioning of Arrays

(1)

Declaring Arrays

(3)

Indexes

(1)

Function Procedures

(5)

Declaring a Function Procedure

(1)

Returning a Value and Exiting a Function Procedure

(1)

Coding a Function Procedure

(3)

Coding a Menu Command and Using a FontDialog Control

(2)

Multidimensional Arrays

(6)

Manipulating Two-Dimensional Arrays

(1)

Initializing Multidimensional Arrays

(2)

Arrays with More than Two Dimensions

(1)

Declaring a Two-Dimensional Array

(2)

Array Methods

(1)

Sub Procedures

(19)

Declaring Sub Procedures

(2)

Coding a Sub Procedure

(3)

Enhanced MessageBox Features

(2)

Using an Array Method and an Enhanced Message Box

(3)

Using a Control Collection

(3)

Calling a Sub Procedure

(2)

Using the PerformClick() Method

(3)

Saving, Testing, and Documenting the Project

(8)

Chapter Summary

(1)

What You Should Know

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Homework Assignments

(5)

Short Answer

(4)

Learn It Online

(1)

Debugging Assignment

(1)

Programming Assignments

Passing Parameters to Function and Sub Procedures

(2)

Enhanced MessageBox Features and StatusBar Panels

100

(1)

Using a Two-Dimensional Array to Find Wind Chill Factors

100

(1)

Performing Calculations on Rows and Columns of an Array

101

(1)

Designing Menus to Change Control Properties

102

(1)

Merging Arrays

103

(1)

Using Array Methods to Merge Arrays

103

(1)

Drawing a Histogram to Display Survey Results

103

Debugging, Creating Executable Files, and Distributing a Windows Application

Objectives

(1)

Introduction

(1)

Debugging the Modified Today's Sales Check Application

(4)

Starting Visual Basic .NET and Opening an Existing Project

(1)

Syntax Errors and the Task List Window

(8)

Finding and Fixing Syntax Errors

(7)

Using Breakpoints with Stepping and DataTips

(11)

Setting a Breakpoint

(3)

Using Stepping and DataTips

(4)

Changing the Status of a Breakpoint

(1)

Setting the Next Statement and the Step Over and Step Out Commands

(3)

Debugging Run-Time Errors by Watching Variables and Expressions

(11)

Breaking on a Run-Time Error and Using a QuickWatch

(5)

Adding a Watch to the Watch Window

(6)

The Autos, Locals, and Me Windows

(10)

Using the Autos Window

(4)

Using the Locals Window

(4)

Testing and Saving the Project

(1)

Viewing Collection Items and Using the Command Window

(8)

Viewing Collection Items

(3)

Using the Command Window

(5)

Creating an Executable File

(4)

Creating a Setup Project for a Windows Application

(11)

Creating a Setup Project

(4)

Creating a Startup Menu Shortcut

(3)

Setting Setup Project Options and Building the Setup Program

(3)

Testing a Setup Program

(1)

Chapter Summary

(1)

What You Should Know

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Homework Assignments

(3)

Label the Figure

(1)

Short Answer

(1)

Learn It Online

(1)

Programming Assignments

Debugging a Windows Application Project Using the Task List

(1)

Debugging Logic and Run-Time Errors

(1)

Debugging Run-Time Errors and Numeric Exceptions

(1)

Creating a Setup Program for a Windows Application

(1)

Exceptions and the Exceptions Window

APPENDIX A Flowcharting, Pseudocode, and the Unified Modeling Language (UML)

Guidelines for Preparation of Flowcharts

(5)

Control Structures

(2)

Flowcharting Tips

(1)

Pseudocode

(3)

The Unified Modeling Language (UML)

(5)

Homework Assignments

APPENDIX B Changing Screen Resolution and the IDE Layout

Changing Screen Resolution

(4)

Changing the IDE Layout

APPENDIX C Visual Basic .NET Common Control Summary

Control Properties, Methods, and Events

(1)

APPENDIX D General Forms of Common Visual Basic .NET Statements, Data Types, and Naming Conventions

General Forms of Visual Basic .NET Statements

(3)

Visual Basic .NET Data Types and Naming Convention

APPENDIX E The .NET Framework Class Library Overview

Namespaces and Classes

(1)

APPENDIX F ASCII Character Codes

ASCII Character Set

Index

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