Simply Visual Basic 2008
by Deitel, PaulEdition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-01-01
Publisher(s): Prentice Hall
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Summary
Combining the Deiteltrade; signatureLive-Codetrade; Approachwith a newApplication-Driventrade;methodology, this book uses a step-by-step tutorial approach to explore the basics of programming, builds upon previously learned concepts, and introduces new programming features in each successive tutorial.Updated throughout for Visual Studio 2008, Visual Basic 2008 and .NET 3.5. Audits presentation of Visual Basic against the most recent Microsoft Visual Basic Language Specification. Covers GUI design, controls, methods, functions, data types, control structures, procedures, arrays, object-oriented programming, strings and characters, sequential files, and more. Includes higher-end topics such as database programming, multimedia and graphics, and Web applications development.For individuals beginning their mastery of Visual Basic Programming.
Table of Contents
| [Important: See www.deitel.com/books/SimplyVB2008/ for the latest table of contents.] | |
| Drawing Application | |
| Introducing Computers, the Internet and Visual Basic | |
| What Is a Computer? | |
| Computer Organization | |
| Machine Languages, Assembly Languages and High-Level Languages | |
| Visual Basic | |
| Other High-Level Languages | |
| Structured Programming | |
| Key Software Trend: Object Technology | |
| The Internet and the World Wide Web | |
| Introduction to Microsoft .Net | |
| Test-Driving the Visual Basic Drawing Application | |
| Web Resources | |
| Wrap-Up | |
| Welcome Application | |
| Introducing the Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition IDE | |
| Test-Driving the Welcome Application | |
| Overview of the Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition IDE | |
| Creating a Project for the Welcome Application | |
| Menu Bar and Toolbar | |
| Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition IDE Windows | |
| Auto-Hide | |
| Using Help | |
| Saving and Closing Projects in Visual Basic | |
| Web Resources | |
| Wrap-Up | |
| Welcome Application | |
| Introduction to Visual Programming | |
| Test-Driving the Welcome Application | |
| Constructing the Welcome Application | |
| Objects Used in the Welcome Application | |
| Wrap-Up | |
| Designing the Inventory Application | |
| Introducing Text | |
| Boxes and Buttons | |
| Test-Driving the Inventory Application | |
| Constructing the Inventory Application | |
| Adding Labels to the Inventory Application | |
| Adding Text | |
| Boxes and a Button to the Form | |
| Wrap-Up | |
| Completing the Inventory Application | |
| Introducing Programming | |
| Test-Driving the Inventory Application | |
| Introduction to Visual Basic Code | |
| Inserting an Event Handler | |
| Performing a Calculation and Displaying the Result | |
| Using the Debugger: Syntax Errors | |
| Wrap-Up | |
| Enhancing the Inventory Application | |
| Introducing Variables, Memory Concepts and Arithmetic | |
| Test-Driving the Enhanced Inventory Application | |
| Variables | |
| Handling the Text | |
| Changed Event | |
| Memory Concepts | |
| Arithmetic | |
| Using the Debugger: Breakpoints | |
| Internet and Web Resources | |
| Wrap-Up | |
| Wage Calculator Application | |
| Introducing Algorithms, Pseudocode and Program Control | |
| Test-Driving the Wage Calculator Application | |
| Algorithms | |
| Pseudocode | |
| Control Structures | |
| If...Then Selection Statement | |
| If...Then...Else Selection Statement | |
| Constructing the Wage Calculator Application | |
| Assignment Operators | |
| Formatting Text | |
| Using the Debugger: The Watch Window | |
| Wrap-Up | |
| Dental Payment Application | |
| Introducing Check | |
| Boxes and Message Dialogs | |
| Test-Driving the Dental Payment Application | |
| Designing the Dental Payment Application | |
| Using CheckBoxes | |
| Using a Dialog to Display a Message | |
| Logical Operators | |
| Designer-Generated Code | |
| Wrap-Up | |
| Car Payment Calculator Application | |
| Introducing the Do While...Loop and Do Until...Loop | |
| Repetition Statements | |
| Test-Driving the Car Payment Calculator Application | |
| Do While...Loop Repeti | |
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