Visual Basic . NET : A Laboratory Course

by Dale, Nell B.; McMillan, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780763718237
• ISBN10: 0763718238
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-01
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett

Summary

Visual Basic .NET: A Laboratory Course  teaches the reader how to program in Visual Basic from an object-oriented viewpoint, which is important because of the object-oriented flavor of VB.NET. The emphasis of this book is not on the fancy users interface tricks you can perform with VB.NET, but on the fundamentals of writing correct and efficient VB programs. The book provides a number of example programs that illustrate the concepts developed in the text, And The exercises at the end of each chapter help to reinforce the expository material from the chapter. Visual Basic is arguably the most popular computer programming language for application development in the United States and around the world today. Visual Basic is also an excellent language to teach as a "first" computer language because of its easy-to-learn syntax and flexibility. This book treats Visual Basic as a serious programming language and not as just another Windows application. One concern that is frequently voiced when discussing the differences between Visual Basic and C++ is the level of object-oriented programming supported by Visual Basic. With the upcoming release of VB.net, The language will support all the major features of object-oriented programming-encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Overview of Programming and Problem Solving	1	(18)
Assignment Cover Sheet	3	(2)
Prelab Activities	5	(4)
Prelab Assignment	9	(1)
Check Prelab Exercises	10	(1)
Basic File Operations	11	(1)
Compiling and Running a Program	12	(1)
Editing, Running, and Printing a Program File	13	(1)
Running a Program with an Error	14	(1)
Entering, Compiling, and Running a New Program	15	(4)
Postlab Activities	17	(2)
VB .NET Syntax and Semantics, and the Program Entry Process	19	(18)
Assignment Cover Sheet	21	(2)
Prelab Activities	23	(6)
Prelab Assignment	29	(1)
Check Prelab Exercises	30	(1)
Components of a Program	31	(1)
Sending Information to the Console	32	(1)
Debugging	33	(4)
Postlab Activities	35	(2)
Event-Driven Output	37	(16)
Assignment Cover Sheet	39	(2)
Prelab Activities	41	(4)
Prelab Assignment	45	(1)
Check Prelab Exercises	46	(1)
Creating a Window	47	(1)
Formatting Data in a Window	48	(1)
Window-Closing Event Functions	49	(1)
Debugging	50	(3)
Postlab Activities	51	(2)
Numeric Types and Expressions	53	(22)
Assignment Cover Sheet	55	(2)
Prelab Activities	57	(6)
Prelab Assignment	63	(2)
Check Prelab Exercises	65	(1)
Arithmetic Operations	66	(2)
Formatting Output	68	(1)
Value-Returning Mathematical Methods	69	(1)
String Methods	70	(1)
Debugging	71	(4)
Postlab Activities	73	(2)
Event-Driven Input and Software Design Strategies	75	(22)
Assignment Cover Sheet	77	(2)
Prelab Activities	79	(6)
Prelab Assignment	85	(2)
Check Prelab Exercises	87	(1)
Labels and Textboxes	88	(1)
Converting Strings to Numeric Values	89	(1)
Button Events	90	(1)
Program Design	91	(6)
Postlab Activities	95	(2)
Conditions, Logical Expressions, and Selection Control Structures	97	(24)
Assignment Cover Sheet	99	(2)
Prelab Activities	101	(6)
Prelab Assignment	107	(2)
Check Prelab Exercises	109	(1)
Boolean Expressions	110	(1)
If Statements	111	(1)
If-Else Statements	112	(2)
Nested Logic	114	(2)
Multiple Button Events	116	(1)
Test Plan	117	(4)
Postlab Activities	119	(2)
Classes and Methods	121	(20)
Assignment Cover Sheet	123	(2)
Prelab Activities	125	(4)
Prelab Assignment	129	(2)
Check Prelab Exercises	131	(1)
Classes	132	(1)
Constructors	133	(1)
Methods and Parameters	134	(1)
Put It All Together	135	(2)
Debugging	137	(4)
Postlab Activities	139	(2)
Inheritance, Polymorphism, and Scope	141	(20)
Assignment Cover Sheet	143	(2)
Prelab Activities	145	(4)
Prelab Assignment	149	(2)
Check Prelab Exercises	151	(1)
Classes	152	(2)
Classes with Inheritance	154	(1)
Overloading	155	(1)
Copy Constructors	156	(1)
Debugging	157	(4)
Postlab Activities	159	(2)
File I/O and Looping	161	(22)
Assignment Cover Sheet	163	(2)
Prelab Activities	165	(8)
Prelab Assignment	173	(2)
Check Prelab Exercises	175	(1)
File Input and Output	176	(1)
Count-Controlled Loops	177	(1)
Event-Controlled Loops	178	(1)
Nested Logic	179	(1)
Debugging	180	(3)
Postlab Activities	181	(2)
Additional Control Structures and Exceptions	183	(22)
Assignment Cover Sheet	185	(2)
Prelab Activities	187	(6)
Prelab Assignment	193	(2)
Check Prelab Exercises	195	(1)
Multiway Branching	196	(2)
Additional Control Structures	198	(2)
Exception Handling	200	(1)
Debugging	201	(4)
Postlab Activities	203	(2)
One-Dimensional Arrays	205	(18)
Assignment Cover Sheet	207	(2)
Prelab Activities	209	(4)
Prelab Assignment	213	(1)
Check Prelab Exercises	214	(1)
One-Dimensional Arrays with Integer Indexes	215	(1)
One-Dimensional Arrays with Char Indexes	216	(2)
One-Dimensional Arrays of Objects	218	(2)
Test Plan	220	(3)
Postlab Activities	221	(2)
Array-Based Lists	223	(20)
Assignment Cover Sheet	225	(2)
Prelab Activities	227	(6)
Prelab Assignment	233	(2)
Check Prelab Exercises	235	(1)
Unsorted List Operations	236	(2)
Sorted List Operations	238	(2)
Abstract Classes	240	(3)
Postlab Activities	241	(2)
Multidimensional Arrays	243	(14)
Assignment Cover Sheet	245	(2)
Prelab Activities	247	(2)
Prelab Assignment	249	(1)
Check Prelab Exercises	250	(1)
Two-Dimensional Arrays	251	(2)
Multidimensional Arrays	253	(1)
Debugging	254	(3)
Postlab Activities	255	(2)
Glossary	257