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Synonymous with writing code in Visual Studio 2010, Visual Basic
is an incredibly popular programming language. Its speed and ease
of use make it a frequent first choice for new programmers, as well
as a heavily favored choice for the more experienced set eager to
learn Visual Basic’s latest iteration. This beginning guide provides
you with a solid foundation, unlocking the power and possibilities
of Visual Basic 2010 and giving detailed steps for quickly and easily
writing useful programs.
Beginning Microsoft Visual Basic 2010:
- Details the process for creating Windows Forms applications, WPF
Windows applications, web applications, WPF browser applications,
mobile device applications, and Web Services
- Discusses application debugging, error handling, and dealing with
unexpected events
- Addresses object-oriented programming and how to use it in your
applications
- Reviews dynamic data web sites and ASP.NET
- Introduces XML and shows how it can be used to integrate your
applications with others
- Explains deploying applications using ClickOnce technology
- Covers Access®, SQL Server®, and ADO.NET
Thearon Willis is an author or coauthor of nearly a dozen books and a senior consultant who develops intranet applications using ASP.NET, DHTML, XML, JavaScript, VBScript, VB COM components, and SQL Server.
Bryan Newsome is an author or coauthor of many books and works for a Microsoft Partner in Charlotte specializing in Custom Software Solutions. He provides clients with solutions and mentoring on leading-edge Microsoft technologies.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
THEARON WILLIS currently works as a senior developer and develops Windows applica- tions and add-ins for Microsoft Office products using Microsoft Visual Basic .NET. Over the years, Thearon has worked on a variety of systems from mainframe to client-server development.
BRYAN NEWSOME leads a team of lead developers specializing in Microsoft solutions. Since starting his career building Visual Basic 5 solutions, he has embraced each new version Visual Basic and now creates all new solutions leveraging the .NET platform and VB.NET. He provides clients with solutions and mentoring on leading edge Microsoft technologies. For VB.NET, Bryan is a Microsoft Certified Application Developer.
ABOUT THE TECHNICAL EDITOR
DAMIEN FOGGON is a developer, writer, and technical reviewer in cutting-edge technologies and has contributed to more than 50 books on .NET, C#, Visual Basic, and ASP.NET. He is a multiple MCPD in .NET 2.0 and .NET 3.5 and can be found online at http://blog.littlepond.co.uk.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
FIRST AND FOREMOST I WANT to thank God for giving me the wisdom and knowledge to share with others and for the many talents that he has blessed me with. I would also like to thank all the people at Wiley who work so hard to bring this book to market. I’d be remiss if I didn’t thank my good friend and co-author Bryan Newsome; thanks for your hard work and dedication.
— Thearon
THANKS TO EVERYONE AT WILEY who worked so hard to get this book on the shelves. Special thanks to Maureen Spears who went above and beyond to help me finish my review on schedule. Of course, thanks goes out to Thearon Willis for completing one more edition.
— Bryan
CONTENTS
- VISUAL BASIC ®
- CHAPTER 1 Welcome to Visual Basic INTRODUCTION xxix
- CHAPTER 2 The Microsoft.NET Framework
- CHAPTER 3 Writing Software
- CHAPTER 4 Controlling the Flow
- CHAPTER 5 Working with Data Structures
- CHAPTER 6 Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML)
- CHAPTER 7 Building Windows Applications
- CHAPTER 8 Displaying Dialog Boxes
- CHAPTER 9 Creating Menus
- CHAPTER 10 Debugging and Error Handling
- CHAPTER 11 Building Objects
- CHAPTER 12 Advanced Object-Oriented Techniques
- CHAPTER 13 Building Class Libraries
- CHAPTER 14 Creating Windows Forms User Controls
- CHAPTER 15 Accessing Databases
- CHAPTER 16 Database Programming with SQL Server and ADO.NET
- CHAPTER 17 Dynamic Data Web Site
- CHAPTER 18 ASP.NET
- CHAPTER 19 Visual Basic 2010 and XML
- CHAPTER 20 Deploying Your Application
- APPENDIX A Exercise Solutions
- APPENDIX B Where to Now?
- INDEX
- CHAPTER 1: WELCOME TO VISUAL BASIC INTRODUCTION xxix
- Event-Driven Programming
- Installing Visual Basic
- The Visual Studio 2010 IDE
- The Profile Setup Page
- The Menu
- The Toolbars
- Creating a Simple Application - Windows in the Visual Studio 2010 IDE
- The Toolbox
- Modified Hungarian Notation
- The Code Editor
- Using the Help System
- Summary
- CHAPTER 2: THE MICROSOFT .NET FRAMEWORK
- Microsoft’s Reliance on Windows
- MSN 1.0
- The .NET Vision
- This Sounds Like Java
- Where Now?
- Writing Software for Windows
- The .NET Framework Classes
- Executing Code
- Common Language Runtime
- Code Loading and Execution
- Application Isolation
- Security
- Interoperability
- Exception Handling
- The Common Type System and Common Language Specification
- Summary
- CHAPTER 3: WRITING SOFTWARE CONTENTS
- Information and Data
- Algorithms
- What Is a Programming Language?
- Working with Variables
- Comments and Whitespace
- Data Types
- Working with Numbers
- Common Integer Math Operations
- Integer Math Shorthand
- The Problem with Integer Math
- Floating-Point Math
- Other States
- Single-Precision Floating-Point Numbers
- Working with Strings
- Concatenation
- Using the Concatenation Operator Inline
- More String Operations
- Substrings
- Formatting Strings
- Localized Formatting
- Replacing Substrings
- Using Dates
- Formatting Date Strings
- Extracting Date Properties
- Date Constants
- Defining Date Literals
- Manipulating Dates
- Boolean
- Storing Variables
- Binary
- Bits and Bytes
- Representing Values
- Converting Values
- Methods
- Why Use Methods?
- Methods You’ve Already Seen
