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Visual Basic .NET
Visual Basic .NET 2005
Visual Basic .NET is a multi-paradigm, high-level programming language,from Microsoft that is suitable for most development needs. The language is designed with Rapid Application Development in mind, providing several tools to shorten development time. This book introduces Visual Basic .NET language fundamentals and covers a variety of the base class libraries (BCL) provided by the .NET Framework.
/Introduction/100% Oct 30, 2005 A description of Visual Basic .NET.
The Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE)25% Mar 14, 2006 A Microsoft application to simplify application development.
/Getting Started/100% Oct 30, 2005 Making your first application.
Language Basics
Variables75% Dec 28, 2005 The entities used to store various types of data.
Arrays25% Oct 30, 2005 A variable that stores several data of the same data type.
Branch statements The various conditional statements in the language for selective code execution.
Loop statements25% Oct 6, 2007 The various loop statements in the language for repetitive code execution.
Operators
Operators in general25% Oct 30, 2005 What are operators in a programming language.
Assignation and comparison operators Describes the '=', 'Is' and 'IsNot' operators.
Arithmetic operators Describes the operators that work on numerical values, such as the '+' in addition.
String and character operators Describes the operators used for string and character manipulation, such as the '&' and '+' operators.
Logical operators Describes the operators used in boolean logic, such as the 'And' and 'Or' operators.
Binary operators Describes the operators used in maniputating in binary, such as the 'And' and '<<' operators.
Exception handling Handling errors and exceptions
Windows Programming
Controls25% Mar 8, 2006 The windows controls, such as the button and text boxes.
Components Objects that can be added at design time using the Window Designer, but is not visible at runtime, such as the Timer component.
Interprocess Communication How programs can communicate with each other across application boundaries.
DataGridView Programming with the DataGridView control
Object Oriented Programming
Classes
Classes The blueprints of objects that describes how they should work.
Namespaces Giving your code its own space to live in.
Objects Cornerstones of any object-oriented programming language, objects are the tools you use to perform work.
Encapsulation and accessor levels Explains protection of object states by encapsulation.
Advanced Data Structure
Inheritance
Interfaces
The IDisposable Interface
Abstract and partial classes
Object Lifetime
Enumerations A set of related constants defining a value type.
Collections00% Oct 30, 2005 Advanced data structure for encapsulating data.
The .NET Framework
The .NET assembly All .NET solutions have their components contained in assemblies.
.NET Framework Overview An overview of the .NET class library used in VB.NET
The .NET framework A language is merely a way of communication. The .NET framework represents the tools at your disposal to get actual work done.
/Security/ How security is used in the .NET framework.
/Visual Basic 6 to .NET Function Equivalents/ For developers making the switch.
GDI+
GDI+ is a way to draw simple graphics and strings on a Form.
MS Office Automation
Microsoft Office Automation Manipulating MS Office documents and even MS Office itself from VB.NET
External Links
Visual Basic .NET Tutorials
Visual Basic.NET Programming Tutorials
Visual Basic.NET Step by Step
About this book
/Style Guide/25% Oct 30, 2005
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