Visualbasic .Net for Dummies

Informationen zum Autor Wallace Wang is the bestselling author of Beginning Programming For Dummies, 2nd Edition, Steal This Computer Book 2, and many other books. In addition to writing computer books, he also performs stand-up comedy in Las Vegas and has appeared on the TV show A&E's "Evening at the Improv." Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction.PART I: Creating a Visual Basic .NET Program.Chapter 1: How Visual Basic .NET Works.Chapter 2: Using the Visual Basic .NET User Interface.Chapter 3: Designing Your First User Interface.Chapter 4: Writing BASIC Code.PART II: Creating User Interfaces.Chapter 5: User Interface Design 101.Chapter 6: Designing Forms.Chapter 7: Boxes and Buttons for Making Choices.Chapter 8: Text Boxes and Labels for Typing and Showing Words.Chapter 9: Showing Choices with List and Combo Boxes.Chapter 10: Fine-Tuning the Appearance of Your User Interface.PART III: Making Menus.Chapter 11: Creating and Editing Pull-Down Menus.Chapter 12: Submenus, Growing Menus, and Pop-Up Menus.Chapter 13: Showing Dialog Boxes.PART IV: The Basics of Writing Code.Chapter 14: Writing Event-Handling Procedures.Chapter 15: Using Variables.Chapter 16: Getting Data from the User.Chapter 17: Math 101: Arithmetic, Logical, and Comparison Operators.Chapter 18: Strings and Things.Chapter 19: Defining Constants and Using Comments.Chapter 20: Storing Stuff in Data Structures.Chapter 21: Killing Bugs.PART V: Making Decisions and Getting Loopy.Chapter 22: Making Decisions with If-Then Statements.Chapter 23: The Select Case Statement.Chapter 24: Repeating Yourself with Loops.Chapter 25: For-Next Loops That Can Count.Chapter 26: Nested Loops and Quick Exits.PART VI: Writing Subprograms (So You Don't Go Crazy All at Once).Chapter 27: General Procedures (Subprograms That Everyone Can Share).Chapter 28: Passing Arguments.Chapter 29: Functions, a Unique Type of Subprogram.PART VII: Understanding Object-Oriented Programming.Chapter 30: What the Heck Is Object-Oriented Programming?Chapter 31: Getting Some Class with Object-Oriented Programming.Chapter 32: Using Inheritance and Overloading.PART VIII: The Part of Tens.Chapter 33: Ten Visual Basic .NET Topics Tha...

List of contents

Introduction 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

About the author

Wallace Wang is the bestselling author of Beginning Programming For Dummies, 2nd Edition, Steal This Computer Book 2, and many other books. In addition to writing computer books, he also performs stand-up comedy in Las Vegas and has appeared on the TV show A&E's "Evening at the Improv."

Product details

• Authors: Wang, W Wang, Wallace Wang, Wang Wallace
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.11.2001
• EAN: 9780764508677
• ISBN: 978-0-7645-0867-7
• No. of pages: 448
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Programming languages; Informatik, .NET, computer science, Visual Basic, Programmierung / Visual Basic, Programming / Visual Basic