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Introduction

(1)

What's in This Book

(2)

The Conventions Used in This Book

(1)

What You'll Need

(1)

Visual Basic .NET Resources Online

(2)

Part I At a Glance

(146)

Visual Basic .NET Essentials

(2)

Getting Started with Visual Basic .NET!

(50)

The History of Visual Basic

(2)

Putting Visual Basic to Work

(13)

Creating a Windows Application

(5)

Creating a Web Application

(1)

Creating a Console Application

(5)

Visual Basic .NET from a Programmer's Perspective

(8)

The .NET Framework Class Library

(1)

The Common Language Runtime

(1)

Assemblies

(1)

Solutions and Projects

(2)

Solution and Project Files

(2)

Debug and Release Versions

(2)

The Visual Basic .NET Integrated Development Environment

(20)

The Start Page

(1)

The Menus and Toolbars

(2)

Designers

(4)

The Toolbox

(1)

The Solution Explorer

(2)

The Class View Window

(1)

The Properties Window

(2)

The Dynamic Help Window

(1)

Component Trays

(1)

The Server Explorer

(1)

The Task List and Output Window

(1)

Online Resources

(2)

Summary

(1)

Q&A

(1)

Workshop

(2)

Quiz

(1)

Quiz Answers

(1)

Exercises

(1)

Mastering the Visual Basic Language: Data, Operators, Conditionals, and Loops

(44)

Visual Basic .NET Keywords

(2)

Visual Basic .NET Statements

(3)

Commenting Your Code

(1)

Declaring Variables

(2)

What Data Types Are Supported?

(2)

Working with Strings

(2)

Performing Data Conversions

(4)

Converting Strings to Numbers

(1)

Declaring Constants

(1)

Creating Enumerations

(1)

Declaring Arrays and Dynamic Arrays

(4)

Creating an Array

(2)

Creating a Dynamic Array

(2)

Using Visual Basic Operators

(4)

Operator Precedence

(2)

Making Decisions with If Statements

(3)

Making Decisions with Select

(2)

Making Decisions with Switch and Choose

(2)

Using the For Loop

(1)

Using the For Each Loop

(1)

Using the While Loop

(2)

Using the Do Loop

(1)

Using the with Statement

(1)

Ending a Program in Code

(1)

Summary

(1)

Q&A

100

(1)

Workshop

100

(3)

Quiz

100

(1)

Quiz Answers

101

(1)

Exercises

101

(2)

Mastering the Visual Basic Language: Procedures, Error Handling, Classes, and Objects

103

(50)

Sub Procedures

104

(9)

Passing Data to Procedures

107

(3)

Sub Procedure Syntax

110

(3)

Creating Functions

113

(3)

Function Syntax

115

(1)

Using Optional Arguments

116

(1)

Passing a Variable Number of Arguments

117

(1)

Preserving Data Between Procedure Calls

118

(2)

Understanding Scope

120

(5)

Block Level

121

(1)

Procedure Level

121

(1)

Module Level

122

(2)

Namespace Scope

124

(1)

Handling Runtime Errors

125

(1)

Unstructured Exception Handling

125

(7)

Getting an Exception's Number and Description

127

(2)

Using Exception Objects

129

(1)

Using the Resume Statement

130

(2)

Turning Off Exception Handling

132

(1)

Structured Exception Handling

132

(9)

Exception Filtering in the Catch Block

136

(2)

Using Multiple Catch Statements

138

(1)

Using Finally

139

(1)

Throwing an Exception Yourself

139

(1)

Creating and Throwing Custom Exceptions

140

(1)

Introducing Classes and Objects

141

(9)

Encapsulation

142

(1)

An Example in Code

142

(8)

Summary

150

(1)

Q&A

150

(1)

Workshop

151

(2)

Quiz

151

(1)

Quiz Answers

151

(1)

Exercises

151

(2)

Part I In Review

153

(4)

Visual Basic .NET Essentials

153

(4)

Part II At a Glance

157

(240)

Creating Windows Applications in Visual Basic .NET

157

(2)

Creating Windows Forms

159

(56)

Windows Forms in Overview

160

(1)

Creating a Windows Application

161

(5)

Adding Controls

162

(1)

Working with Events

163

(3)

Windows Forms in Code

166

(7)

Form Properties, Methods, and Events

166

(5)

Dissecting a Form's Code

171

(2)

Handling Windows Forms in Code

173

(10)

Setting a Form's Starting Positions

174

(1)

Setting and Getting Forms' and Controls' Sizes and Locations

174

(2)

Displaying and Hiding Forms and Controls

176

(1)

Customizing a Form's Border and Title Bar

177

(1)

Tabbing Between Controls

178

(1)

Setting a Form's State---Minimized, Maximized, Enabled, or Disabled

178

(1)

Adding Controls at Runtime

179

(4)

Using the Built-in Message and Input Dialogs

183

(7)

Working with the MsgBox Function

183

(2)

Working with the MessageBox. Show Method

185

(3)

Working with the InputBox Function

188

(2)

Creating Applications with Multiple Forms

190

(4)

Creating MDI Applications

194

(3)

Creating Dialogs

197

(3)

Creating Owned Forms

200

(1)

Using Nonrectangular Forms

201

(1)

Creating Smart Device Applications

202

(2)

Handling Mouse Events

204

(3)

Handling Keyboard Events

207

(5)

Typing Keys in Other Programs

209

(3)

Summary

212

(1)

Q&A

213

(1)

Workshop

213

(2)

Quiz

213

(1)

Quiz Answers

214

(1)

Exercises

214

(1)

Windows Forms: Working with Text Boxes, Buttons, Labels, Check Boxes, and Radio Buttons

215

(44)

Overview of the Control Class

216

(4)

Using Text Boxes

220

(6)

Aligning Text

222

(1)

Creating Read-Only Text Boxes

223

(1)

Creating Multiline Text Boxes

223

(1)

Creating Password Controls

224

(1)

Selecting Text

225

(1)

Using Rich Text Boxes

226

(7)

Formatting Rich Text

229

(3)

Saving and Loading RTF Files

232

(1)

Using Labels

233

(3)

Aligning Text

234

(1)

Using Labels to Support Access Keys

235

(1)

Using Link Labels

236

(4)

Making a Link Label Work

237

(1)

Supporting Multiple Links

238

(2)

Using Buttons

240

(4)

Clicking a Button in Code

241

(1)

Adjusting the Focus After Button Clicks

242

(1)

Displaying a Picture in a Button

243

(1)

Using Check Boxes

244

(3)

Getting and Setting a Check Box's State

245

(1)

Using Three-State Check Boxes

246

(1)

Using Radio Buttons

247

(4)

Getting and Setting a Radio Button's State

249

(1)

Creating Toggle Buttons

250

(1)

Using Panels

251

(4)

Creating Panels at Design Time

252

(1)

Creating Panels at Runtime

253

(2)

Using Group Boxes

255

(1)

Summary

256

(1)

Q&A

257

(1)

Workshop

257

(2)

Quiz

258

(1)

Quiz Answers

258

(1)

Exercises

258

(1)

Windows Forms: Working with List Boxes, Combo Boxes, Picture Boxes, Scrollbars, Splitters, Tool Tips, and Timers

259

(46)

Using List Boxes

260

(9)

Creating a List Box

262

(2)

Handling List Box Events

264

(1)

Working with a List Box's Items

264

(2)

Sorting and Searching List Boxes

266

(1)

Creating Multiple-Selection List Boxes

266

(3)

Using Checked List Boxes

269

(5)

Creating a Checked List Box

271

(1)

Setting an Item's Check State

272

(1)

Getting an Item's Check State

272

(1)

Handling Check Events

273

(1)

Using Combo Boxes

274

(5)

Creating a Combo Box

277

(1)

Handling Combo Box Events

277

(2)

Configuring Combo Boxes

279

(1)

Using Picture Boxes

279

(4)

Creating a Picture Box

281

(1)

Sizing Picture Boxes to Contents

281

(1)

Handling Picture Box Events

282

(1)

Using Scrollbars

283

(5)

Creating a Scrollbar

285

(2)

Handling Scrollbar Events

287

(1)

Using Track Bars

288

(3)

Creating Track Bars

290

(1)

Handling Track Bar Events

291

(1)

Using Splitters

291

(2)

Creating Splitters

292

(1)

Using Notify Icons

293

(3)

Creating Notify Icons

294

(2)

Handling Notify Icon Events

296

(1)

Using Tool Tips

296

(2)

Creating Tool Tips

297

(1)

Using Timers

298

(4)

Creating a Timer

299

(3)

Summary

302

(1)

Q&A

303

(1)

Workshop

303

(2)

Quiz

303

(1)

Quiz Answers

304

(1)

Exercises

304

(1)

Windows Forms: Working with Menus, Built-in Dialogs, and Printing

305

(50)

Using Menus

306

(17)

Creating Menus

307

(4)

Handling Menu Item Events

311

(1)

Creating Submenus

312

(1)

Creating Check Mark Items

313

(2)

Creating Menu Shortcuts and Access Keys

315

(2)

Creating Menu Separators

317

(1)

Making Menu Items Visible or Invisible

317

(1)

Disabling Menu Items

318

(1)

Drawing Menu Items in Code

319

(1)

Creating Menus and Menu Items in Code

320

(1)

Working with Menus and MDI

321

(2)

Using Context Menus

323

(2)

Creating Context Menus

324

(1)

Using the Built-in Dialogs

325

(1)

Using Open File Dialogs

326

(3)

Creating Open File Dialogs

328

(1)

Using Save File Dialogs

329

(3)

Creating Save File Dialogs

331

(1)

Using Font Dialogs

332

(2)

Creating Font Dialogs

333

(1)

Using Color Dialogs

334

(3)

Creating Color Dialogs

336

(1)

Using Folder Browser Dialogs

337

(2)

Creating Folder Browser Dialogs

338

(1)

Printing with the PrintDocument and PrintSettings Objects

339

(3)

Using Print Dialogs

342

(3)

Using Print Preview Dialogs

345

(1)

Creating Print Preview Dialogs

346

(1)

Using Page Setup Dialogs

346

(5)

Creating Page Setup Dialogs

349

(2)

Summary

351

(1)

Q&A

352

(1)

Workshop

352

(3)

Quiz

352

(1)

Quiz Answers

353

(1)

Exercises

353

(2)

Windows Forms: Working with Image Lists, Tree Views, List Views, Toolbars, Status Bars, and Progress Bars

355

(42)

Using Image Lists

356

(4)

Creating Image Lists

357

(1)

Using Image Lists with Windows Controls

358

(2)

Using Tree Views

360

(8)

Creating Tree Views

365

(1)

Handling Tree View Events

366

(1)

Adding Check Boxes to Tree Views

366

(1)

Creating a Tree View in Code

367

(1)

Using List Views

368

(10)

Creating List Views

371

(3)

Handling List View Item Selections

374

(1)

Adding Check Boxes

374

(1)

Handling Column Clicks

375

(1)

Creating List Views in Code

376

(2)

Using Toolbars

378

(6)

Creating Toolbars

380

(1)

Handling Button Clicks

381

(1)

Creating Drop-Down Buttons

382

(1)

Adding Combo Boxes

383

(1)

Using Progress Bars

384

(2)

Creating Progress Bars

385

(1)

Using Status Bars

386

(4)

Creating Simple Status Bars

388

(1)

Adding Panels to a Status Bar

388

(1)

Handling Panel Clicks

389

(1)

Using Tab Controls

390

(4)

Creating Tab Controls

392

(1)

Creating Tab Pages at Runtime

393

(1)

Summary

394

(1)

Q&A

395

(1)

Workshop

395

(2)

Quiz

396

(1)

Quiz Answers

396

(1)

Exercises

396

(1)

Part II In Review

397

(4)

Creating Windows Applications in Visual Basic .NET

397

(4)

Part III At a Glance

401

(90)

In-Depth Programming with Visual Basic .NET

401

(2)

Object-Oriented Programming

403

(42)

Constructors and Destructors

406

(2)

Overloading Methods

408

(1)

Creating Class (Shared) Members

409

(4)

Creating Shared Fields

409

(2)

Creating Shared Methods

411

(1)

Creating Shared Properties

412

(1)

Supporting Events with Objects

413

(3)

Comparing Objects

416

(1)

OOP with Structures and Modules

416

(1)

Using Inheritance

417

(3)

Using Access Modifiers

420

(4)

Using Public Inheritance

420

(1)

Using Protected Inheritance

421

(1)

Using Private Inheritance

422

(1)

Using Friend Access

423

(1)

Using Inheritance Modifiers

424

(1)

Using MustInherit to Create Abstract Classes

424

(1)

Using NotInheritable to Stop Inheritance

425

(1)

Overloading, Overriding, and Shadowing with Inheritance

425

(5)

Overloading and Inheritance

426

(1)

Overriding and Inheritance

427

(2)

Shadowing and Inheritance

429

(1)

Using MyBase and MyClass with Inheritance

430

(3)

Inheriting Constructors

433

(1)

Creating Interfaces

434

(3)

Working with Polymorphism

437

(3)

Inheritance-Based Polymorphism

437

(2)

Interface-Based Polymorphism

439

(1)

Understanding Early and Late Binding

440

(2)

Summary

442

(1)

Q&A

443

(1)

Workshop

443

(2)

Quiz

443

(1)

Quiz Answers

444

(1)

Exercises

444

(1)

Graphics and File Handling

445

(46)

Graphics Handling

446

(1)

Working with 2D Vector Graphics

446

(1)

Working with Images

447

(1)

Working with Typography

447

(1)

Using the Graphics Class

447

(2)

Using the Pen Class

449

(3)

Using Predefined Pens

450

(2)

Drawing With Graphics Objects

452

(8)

Getting a Graphics Object

454

(2)

Drawing Figures

456

(4)

Redrawing Windows on Demand

460

(1)

Setting Drawing Colors

460

(1)

Filling In Figures

461

(2)

Handling Images

463

(4)

Drawing Text

467

(2)

Handling Files

469

(1)

Using the FileStream Class

469

(4)

Opening or Creating a File

472

(1)

Writing Text with the StreamWriter Class

473

(2)

Reading Text with the StreamReader Class

475

(4)

Reading Binary Data with the BinaryReader Class

479

(3)

Writing Binary Data with the BinaryWriter Class

482

(2)

Using the File and Directory Classes

484

(4)

Summary

488

(1)

Q&A

489

(1)

Workshop

489

(2)

Quiz

489

(1)

Quiz Answers

489

(1)

Exercises

490

(1)

Part III In Review

491

(4)

In-Depth Programming with Visual Basic .NET

491

(4)

Part IV At a Glance

495

(176)

Creating Web Applications in Visual Basic .NET

495

(2)

Creating Web Forms with ASP.NET

497

(40)

Creating Web Applications

498

(5)

Web Forms

498

(1)

Web Server Controls

499

(2)

HTML Server Controls

501

(1)

HTML Client Controls

502

(1)

Validation Controls

502

(1)

Know Your HTML

503

(4)

Creating a Web Application

507

(2)

Working with Web Forms

509

(4)

Adding Controls to a Web Form

511

(2)

Handling Events in Code

513

(4)

Running a Web Application

517

(1)

Customizing Web Page Appearance in HTML

518

(4)

Preserving a Web Application's Data Between Server Accesses

522

(2)

Preserving Data in the Client

523

(1)

Preserving Data in the Server

523

(1)

Creating a Multiform Web Application

524

(3)

Mobile Web Applications

527

(1)

Handling Browser Programming in JavaScript

528

(3)

Detecting Browser Capabilities

531

(1)

Embedding Visual Basic Code in Web Pages

531

(3)

Summary

534

(1)

Q&A

535

(1)

Workshop

535

(2)

Quiz

535

(1)

Quiz Answers

536

(1)

Exercises

536

(1)

Web Forms: Working with Buttons, Text Boxes, Labels, Literals, and Placeholders

537

(40)

Working with Web Server Controls

541

(11)

Enabling and Disabling Web Controls

541

(1)

Showing and Hiding Web Controls

542

(1)

Moving Web Controls at Runtime

543

(2)

Giving Web Controls Tool Tips and Access Keys

545

(1)

Web Control Fonts

546

(1)

Setting Web Control Border Style

547

(1)

Adding Controls at Runtime

548

(4)

Using Buttons

552

(4)

Creating Standard Buttons

554

(1)

Creating Command Buttons

554

(2)

Using Text Boxes

556

(5)

Creating Multiline Text Boxes

558

(1)

Creating Password Controls

559

(1)

Handling Text Box Events

560

(1)

Using Labels

561

(3)

Working with Labels

561

(1)

Setting Label Borders and Styles

562

(2)

Using Literals

564

(2)

Using Placeholders

566

(3)

Using XML Controls

569

(5)

Summary

574

(1)

Q&A

575

(1)

Workshop

575

(2)

Quiz

575

(1)

Quiz Answers

576

(1)

Exercises

576

(1)

Web Forms: Working with Check Boxes, Radio Buttons, Tables, and Panels

577

(34)

Using Check Boxes

578

(4)

Working with Check Boxes

580

(2)

Using Check Box Lists

582

(7)

The ListControl Class

583

(1)

The ListItem Class

584

(1)

The CheckBoxList Class

584

(2)

Working with Check Box Lists

586

(3)

Using Radio Buttons

589

(4)

Working with Radio Buttons

591

(2)

Using Radio Button Lists

593

(3)

Working with Radio Button Lists

594

(2)

Using Tables

596

(8)

Working with Tables

598

(6)

Using Panels

604

(4)

Working with Panels

606

(2)

Summary

608

(1)

Q&A

609

(1)

Workshop

610

(1)

Quiz

610

(1)

Quiz Answers

610

(1)

Exercises

610

(1)

Web Forms: Working with Images, Image Buttons, List Boxes, Drop-Down Lists, Hyperlinks, and Link Buttons

611

(30)

Using Image Controls

612

(3)

Using Image Buttons

615

(3)

Using List Boxes

618

(7)

Creating Single-Selection List Boxes

620

(2)

Creating Multiple-Selection List Boxes

622

(1)

Adding New Items to List Boxes at Runtime

623

(2)

Using Drop-Down Lists

625

(5)

Using the Value Property

628

(2)

Using Hyperlinks

630

(4)

Using Link Buttons

634

(3)

Summary

637

(1)

Q&A

638

(1)

Workshop

639

(2)

Quiz

639

(1)

Quiz Answers

640

(1)

Exercises

640

(1)

Web Forms: Working with Validation Controls, Calendars, and Ad Rotators

641

(30)

Using Validation Controls

642

(3)

Using Required Field Validators

645

(2)

Using Comparison Validators

647

(3)

Using Range Validators

650

(1)

Using Regular Expression Validators

651

(4)

Using Custom Validators

655

(2)

Using Validation Summaries

657

(2)

Using Calendars

659

(5)

Using Ad Rotators

664

(4)

Summary

668

(1)

Q&A

669

(1)

Workshop

670

(1)

Quiz

670

(1)

Quiz Answers

670

(1)

Exercises

670

(1)

Part IV In Review

671

(4)

Creating Web Applications in Visual Basic .NET

671

(4)

Part V At a Glance

675

(168)

Working with Databases in Visual Basic .NET

675

(2)

Handling Databases with ADO.NET

677

(48)

What's a Database?

678

(3)

Connections, Data Adapters, and Datasets

681

(3)

Using Connections

681

(1)

Using Data Adapters

682

(1)

Using Datasets

683

(1)

Connecting to Databases with the Server Explorer

684

(8)

Working with Data Adapters

692

(7)

Understanding ADO.NET

699

(3)

ADO.NET Objects in Overview

701

(1)

An SQL Primer

702

(5)

Working with the SELECT Statement

703

(1)

Working with WHERE Clauses

703

(1)

Working with the BETWEEN Clause

704

(1)

Working with the LIKE Clause

704

(1)

Working with the IN Clause

704

(1)

Working with Logical Operations

704

(1)

Working with the DISTINCT Clause

705

(1)

Working with the ORDER BY Clause

705

(1)

Working with SQL Functions

705

(1)

Working with the GROUP BY Clause

705

(1)

Working with the UPDATE Statement

706

(1)

Working with the DELETE Statement

706

(1)

Working with the AS Clause

706

(1)

Handling Relational Databases

707

(3)

Using Multiple Tables in One Dataset

710

(4)

Working with Data Views

714

(2)

Working with MS Jet Databases

716

(4)

Summary

720

(1)

Q&A

721

(1)

Workshop

722

(3)

Quiz

722

(1)

Quiz Answers

722

(1)

Exercises

723

(2)

Binding Visual Basic Controls to Databases

725

(42)

Using Data Binding

726

(1)

Creating Simple Data Binding

727

(7)

Binding Text Boxes

729

(1)

Binding Buttons

730

(1)

Binding Check Boxes

730

(1)

Binding Radio Buttons

731

(1)

Binding Labels

731

(1)

Performing Simple Binding in Code

731

(3)

Creating Complex Binding

734

(7)

Binding Combo Boxes

735

(1)

Binding List Boxes

736

(1)

Binding Data Grids

736

(4)

Using the DisplayMember and ValueMember Properties

740

(1)

Performing Complex Binding in Code

740

(1)

Navigating in Data Sources

741

(5)

Displaying the Current Record

743

(1)

Navigating to the Next Record

744

(1)

Navigating to the Previous Record

744

(1)

Navigating to the First Record

745

(1)

Navigating to the Last Record

745

(1)

Creating Data Forms with the Data Form Wizard

746

(6)

Creating New Records

750

(1)

Deleting Records

751

(1)

Canceling Edits

751

(1)

Updating the Data Source

751

(1)

Data Validation in Data-Entry Forms

752

(3)

Working with SQL Parameters

755

(3)

Using Data Relation Objects

758

(4)

Summary

762

(1)

Q&A

763

(1)

Workshop

764

(3)

Quiz

764

(1)

Quiz Answers

764

(1)

Exercises

765

(2)

Handling Databases in Code

767

(40)

Using Connection Objects

768

(5)

Using the OleDbConnection Class

769

(2)

Using the SqlConnection Class

771

(1)

Using the OdbcConnection Class

771

(2)

Using the OracleConnection Class

773

(1)

Using Command Objects

773

(3)

Using the OleDbCommand Class

774

(1)

Using the SqlCommand Class

775

(1)

Using the OdbcCommand Class

776

(1)

Using the OracleCommand Class

776

(1)

Using Data Adapters

776

(5)

Using the DataAdapter Class

777

(1)

Using the DbDataAdapter Class

778

(1)

Using the OleDbDataAdapter Class

779

(1)

Using the SqlDataAdapter Class

779

(1)

Using the OdbcDataAdapter Class

780

(1)

Using the OracleDataAdapter Class

780

(1)

Using the DataSet Class

781

(2)

Creating Datasets in Code

783

(2)

Filling a DataSet with Your Own Data (No Data Source Needed)

785

(7)

Using the DataTable Class

786

(2)

Using the DataColumn Class

788

(1)

Using the DataRow Class

789

(3)

Creating a Data Relation in Code

792

(2)

Reading the Data in a Table's Cells in Code

794

(3)

Using Data Readers

797

(6)

Using the OleDbDataReader Class

797

(2)

Using the SqlDataReader Class

799

(1)

Using the OdbcDataReader Class

800

(1)

Using the OracleDataReader Class

800

(1)

Creating Data Readers in Code

800

(3)

Summary

803

(2)

Q&A

805

(1)

Workshop

806

(1)

Quiz

806

(1)

Quiz Answers

806

(1)

Exercises

806

(1)

Using Databases in Web Applications

807

(36)

Using Simple Data Binding

811

(2)

Navigating Through Your Data

813

(4)

Using Complex Data Binding

817

(18)

Binding Data Grids

820

(4)

Binding Data Lists

824

(5)

Binding Repeaters

829

(6)

Creating Master-Detail Data Forms

835

(2)

Using Datasets Locally with Internet Explorer

837

(2)

Summary

839

(1)

Q&A

840

(1)

Workshop

841

(2)

Quiz

841

(1)

Quiz Answers

841

(1)

Exercises

842

(1)

Part V In Review

843

(4)

Working with Databases in Visual Basic .NET

843

(4)

Part VI At a Glance

847

(68)

Advanced Topics

847

(2)

Creating User Controls, Web User Controls, and Multithreading

849

(32)

Creating User Controls

850

(10)

Adding Properties to User Controls

852

(1)

Adding Methods to User Controls

853

(1)

Adding Events to User Controls

853

(1)

Putting the User Control to Work

854

(3)

Working with the ScrollableControl Class

857

(1)

Working with the ContainerControl Class

858

(1)

Working with the System.Windows.Forms.UserControl Class

859

(1)

Creating Web User Controls

860

(6)

Working with the TemplateControl Class

864

(1)

Working with the System.Web.UI.UserControl Class

865

(1)

Supporting Multithreading

866

(7)

Creating Threads

867

(3)

Suspending Threads

870

(1)

Resuming Threads

870

(1)

Stopping Threads

871

(1)

Making Threads Sleep

871

(1)

Prioritizing Threads

871

(1)

Finding a Thread's State

872

(1)

Using the Thread Class

873

(1)

Synchronizing Threads

873

(5)

Summary

878

(1)

Q&A

879

(1)

Workshop

879

(2)

Quiz

879

(1)

Quiz Answers

880

(1)

Exercises

880

(1)

Creating Windows Services, Web Services, and Deploying Applications

881

(34)

Creating Windows Services

882

(14)

Interacting with Windows Services from Other Applications

890

(2)

Working with the ServiceBase Class

892

(1)

Working with the EventLog Class

893

(1)

Working with the ServiceProcessInstaller Class

894

(1)

Working with the ServiceInstaller Class

895

(1)

Creating Web Services

896

(7)

Working with the WebService Class

903

(1)

Deploying Your Applications

903

(7)

Summary

910

(2)

Q&A

912

(1)

Workshop

913

(2)

Quiz

913

(1)

Quiz Answers

913

(1)

Exercises

913

(2)

Part VI In Review

915

(4)

Advanced Topics

915

(4)

Index

919

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