Professional Visual Basic^® 2008

by Bill Evjen (Reuters, St. Louis, MO); Billy Hollis; Bill Sheldon; Kent Sharkey

• ISBN13: 9780470378670
• ISBN10: 0470378670
• Copyright: 2008-07-01
• Publisher: Wrox

Summary

The 2008 version of Visual Basic is tremendously enhanced and introduces dramatic new concepts, techniques, and features to this popular object-oriented language. Written by an elite author team, this comprehensive resource provides a clear and concise approach to using VB 2008 in the ever-expanding .NET world. This book focuses on using the latest and most powerful tools from the Microsoft arsenal within your Visual Basic solutions. You?ll examine everything from the .NET Framework to the best practices for deploying .NET applications to database access and integrating with other technologies.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Visual Basic 2008 Core Elements

Object Syntax Introduction

Object-Oriented Programming

The Common Language

Localization

Generics

Namespaces

Exception Handling and Debugging

Data Access with ADO.NET 3.5

Using XML in Visual Basic 2008

LINQ

Security in the .NET Framework

Visual Studio 2008

Working with SQL Server

Windows Forms

Windows Forms Advanced Features

Windows Presentation Foundation

Integrating WPF and Windows Forms

Working with ASP.NET 3.5

ASP.NET 3.5 Advanced Features

Silverlight Development

Visual Studio Tools for Office

Assemblies

Deployment

Working with Classic COM and Interfaces

Threading

Windows Workflow Foundation

XML Web Services

Remoting

Enterprise Services

Network Programming

Windows Communication Foundation

Windows Services

Visual Basic and the Internet

The Visual Basic Compiler

Visual Basic Power Packs Tools

Visual Basic Resources

Index

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