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1 GETTING STARTED WITH VB.NET 2

Install Visual Studio 2005 2

Create a New Project 6

Using Parts of a Project 8

Create a “Hello World” Application 10

2 WORKING WITH WINDOWS FORMS 12

Create a New Form 12

Add a Control to a Form 13

Set the Properties of a Control 14

Resize a Control 16

Create a Menu 17

Create a Dialog Box 18

Set the Tab Key Order 20

Create a Message Box 22

Write Code for an Event 23

3 CREATING WINDOWS CONTROLS: LABELS, TEXT BOXES, AND LISTS 24

Add a TextBox Control to a Form 24

Access a TextBox Control 26

Set Defaults for a TextBox Control 28

Add a Label Control to a Form 30

Add a ListBox Control 32

Set Defaults for a ListBox Control 34

Write Items to a ListBox Control 36

Access an Item Selected from a ListBox Control 38

Add a ComboBox Control 40

Access an Item Selected from a ComboBox Control 42

4 CREATING WINDOWS CONTROLS: BUTTONS, RADIO BUTTONS, AND CHECK BOXES 44

Add a Button Control 44

Write a Button Control Event 45

Change the Label of a Button Control 46

Using an Image for a Button Control 47

Make a Button the Default Button 48

Add a Radio Button 50

Access a Radio Button 52

Add a Check Box 54

Access a Check Box 56

Create a GroupBox Control 58

5 DECLARING VARIABLES, EXPRESSIONS, AND STATEMENTS 60

Understanding Variable Types 60

Declare a Variable 62

Initialize a Variable 63

Assign a Value to a Variable 64

Using Variables 65

Change the Value of a Variable 66

Convert Data Types 68

Create a Simple Expression 70

Create a Complex Expression 71

Using Operator Precedence 72

Create a Statement 73

Create More Complex Expressions 74

6 CREATING CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS 76

Understanding Conditional Statements 76

Create an If...Then Statement 78

Create an Equivalent Logical Expression 80

Create a Not Equivalent Logical Expression 82

Create a Compound Logical Expression 84

Create an If...Then...Else Statement 86

Create an If...Then...ElseIf...Then Statement 88

Create an If...Then...ElseIf...Then...Else Statement 90

Create a Nested If...Then Statement 92

Create a Select Case Statement 94

Create a Select Case...Case Else Statement 96

7 CREATING LOOPS 98

Create a For Loop 98

Increment a For Loop by a Set Value 100

Create a Do While Loop 102

Create a Do Until Loop 104

Create a Do Loop While Loop 106

8 DECLARING ARRAYS 108

Declare an Array 108

Initialize an Array 110

Assign a Value to an Array 112

Access the Value of an Array Element 114

Declare a Multidimensional Array 116

Assign a Value to a Multidimensional Array 118

Access Elements of a Multidimensional Array 120

Sort an Array 122

Search Array Elements 124

Size an Array 126

Create a Dynamic Array 128

Pass an Array to a Subroutine or Function 130

Return an Array from a Function 132

Change an Array Value Using ByRef 134

9 DEFINING SUBROUTINES AND FUNCTIONS 136

Define a Subroutine 136

Call a Subroutine 138

Create Parameters for a Subroutine 140

Pass Parameters to a Subroutine 142

Define a Function 144

Call a Function 146

10 UNDERSTANDING DATABASES 148

Understanding Database Design 148

An Introduction to ADO.NET 150

Understanding Data, Tables, and a Database 152

Connect to a Database 154

Configure the Data Source 156

Using the Data Sources Window 158

Using SQL Statements 160

Using the DataGrid View Control 162

Remove a Column from the Data Grid View 164

Add a Column to the Data Grid View 166

Change the Color of Every Other Row 168

Save Changes Made to the Data Grid View 170

Save Changes to a Database Using a Button Control 172

Add a SQL Query to the Data Grid View 174

Using Code to Bind Data to a Combo Box 176

Using the ReportViewer Control 178

11 DEBUGGING YOUR APPLICATION 180

Set Breakpoints 180

Using the Watch Window 182

Using a Visualizer 184

12 USING CLASSES 186

Create a Class and Declare an Object 186

Create a Sub Method for a Class 188

Create a Function Method for a Class 190

Create a Private Method 192

Create a Protected Method 194

Create a New() Method 196

Call a Method of a Class 198

Pass a Value to a Method of a Class 200

Assign a Value to a Public Property 202

Create a Property Procedure for a Class 204

Get a Value of a Property Procedure 206

Set a Value of a Property Procedure 208

Validate a Property Value 210

Inherit a Class 212

Using Overloading 214

Using Multiple Inheritance 216

13 CREATING COMPONENTS 218

An Introduction to Component Creation 218

Create a Component 220

Create a Windows Forms Control 222

Handle Default Properties 224

Add a Member 226

Add an Event 228

Using Standard Controls 230

Create a Control from Scratch 232

Reference a Library 234

14 CREATING GRAPHICS 236

Add a Picture to a Form 236

Using the Color Dialog Box 238

Understanding the Graphics Object 240

Create a Brush 242

Create a Pen 244

Draw Bitmaps and Images 246

Draw Simple Primitives 248

Draw a Curve 250

Draw Text 252

Create a Path 254

Using Regions 256

Create a Shaped Window 258

15 PROVIDING INPUT AND OUTPUT 260

Using a File Stream 260

Read from a Stream 262

Write to a Stream 263

Watch for File System Changes 264

Access File Information 266

Access Directory Information 268

Provide a File Dialog Box 270

Using the PrintDocument Control 272

Using the Printer Dialog Box 274

Using the Page Setup Dialog Box 276

Create a Print Preview 278

Download from a Web Server 280

Make a Connection to a Server 282

Accept Incoming Connections 284

16 PACKAGING YOUR APPLICATION 286

Create a Setup Program 286

Create a Shortcut for Your Application 288

Create an Icon for Your Application 290

Run the Setup Program 292

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