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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-100764508679
ISBN-139780764508677
eBay Product ID (ePID)2218169
Product Key Features
Number of Pages448 Pages
Publication NameVisualbasic .net for Dummies
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2001
SubjectProgramming Languages / General, Programming Languages / Visual Basic
TypeTextbook
AuthorWallace Wang
Subject AreaComputers
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight22.4 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-089346
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal005.268
Table Of ContentIntroduction 1 Part I: Creating a Visual Basic .NET Program 7 Chapter 1: How Visual Basic .NET Works 9 Chapter 2: Using the Visual Basic .NET User Interface 15 Chapter 3: Designing Your First User Interface 25 Chapter 4: Writing BASIC Code 35 Part II: Creating User Interfaces 49 Chapter 5: User Interface Design 101 51 Chapter 6: Designing Forms 73 Chapter 7: Boxes and Buttons for Making Choices 87 Chapter 8: Text Boxes and Labels for Typing and Showing Words 95 Chapter 9: Showing Choices with List and Combo Boxes 105 Chapter 10: Fine-Tuning the Appearance of Your User Interface 115 Part III: Making Menus 121 Chapter 11: Creating and Editing Pull-Down Menus 123 Chapter 12: Submenus, Growing Menus, and Pop-Up Menus 137 Chapter 13: Showing Dialog Boxes 147 Part IV: The Basics of Writing Code 165 Chapter 14: Writing Event-Handling Procedures 167 Chapter 15: Using Variables 181 Chapter 16: Getting Data from the User 195 Chapter 17: Math 101: Arithmetic, Logical, and Comparison Operators 203 Chapter 18: Strings and Things 219 Chapter 19: Defining Constants and Using Comments 233 Chapter 20: Storing Stuff in Data Structures 245 Chapter 21: Killing Bugs 257 Part V: Making Decisions and Getting Loopy 269 Chapter 22: Making Decisions with If-Then Statements 271 Chapter 23: The Select Case Statement 281 Chapter 24: Repeating Yourself with Loops 287 Chapter 25: For-Next Loops That Can Count 295 Chapter 26: Nested Loops and Quick Exits 301 Part VI: Writing Subprograms (So You Don't Go Crazy All at Once) 305 Chapter 27: General Procedures (Subprograms That Everyone Can Share) 307 Chapter 28: Passing Arguments 317 Chapter 29: Function, a Unique Type of Subprogram 325 Part VII: Understanding Object-Oriented Programming 335 Chapter 30: What the Heck Is Object-Oriented Programming? 337 Chapter 31: Getting Some Class with Object-Oriented Programming 345 Chapter 32: Using Inheritance and Overloading 355 Part VIII: The Part of Tens 365 Chapter 33: Ten Visual Basic .NET Topics That Didn't Fit Anywhere Else 367 Chapter 34: (Almost) Ten Tips for Using the Visual Basic .NET User Interface 375 Index 379
SynopsisWould you like to write Windows programs but don't know where to start? Visual Basic. NET, the latest distribution of Microsoft's programming language was designed to let anybody--even people with no prior programming experience--create sophisticated programs with stunning user interfaces, quickly and easily., Dive into object-oriented programming and other VB .NET features Create Basic programs with Microsofts new .NET framework The pain-free way to get up to speed on the new Visual Basic .NET Do you want to write Windows programs but dont know where to start? Relax! From creating menus and writing code to working with loops, subrouting, and object-oriented techniques, this friendly guide is just what you need to tap the power of Visual Basic .NET. The Dummies Way(TM) Explanations in plain English "Get in, get out" information Icons and other navigational aids Tear-out cheat sheet Top ten lists A dash of humor and fun Get smart! @ www.dummies.com Find listings of all our books Create your own personalized book with Hungry Minds a la Carte(TM) Sign up for daily eTips at www.dummiesdaily.com, Visual Basic.NET For Dummies offers a fun and creative environment for developing programs with Visual Basic.NET. From the fundamentals of writing code to the excitement of building next-generation applications for Microsoft's new .NET Platform, Visual Basic.NET For Dummies explains this popular language in terms that non-programmers and first-time Visual Basic programmers can understand. Experienced Visual Basic programmers will benefit from this book as it highlights the features and functions of this new and much-changed version of Visual Basic. All readers will delight in expert For Dummies author Wallace Wang's coverage of topics that include: Variables, constants, loops and other programming fundamentals, Visual Basic.NET syntax, Working with the new Visual Basic.NET IDE, Forms and controls, and Understanding Objects.