Data Entry and Validation with C sharp and VB .NET Windows Forms

The old hacker adage "Garbage in, garbage out" has never been so important as it is today. With ever-increasing amounts of information flowing into and out of modern applications, the task of an application developer to control and verify information is critically important to any software project.
For the first time, Data Entry and Validation with C# and VB .NET Windows Forms brings together current knowledge on this subject in an understandable, easy-to-read form. Covering development and best practices for data entry and validation, including GDI+, custom controls, localization, accessibility, proper data validation techniques, and best practices with Visual Basic and C#, Data Entry and Validation with C# and VB .NET Windows Forms is a book no modern programmer should be without.

List of contents

The .NET Data Entry Controls.- UI Design Considerations for Data Entry.- Data Presentation Screen Issues.- Keyboard- and Mouse-Based Data Entry.- The Object-Oriented GUI.- Advanced Data Entry.- Error Handling.- Advanced Validation and Custom Data Validation Controls.- XML Data Entry and Validation.- Keeping Users Happy.- Pulling It All Together.

Summary

* Shows how to use the basic controls for data entry and validation.
* Shows the most effective way to build an easy-to-use GUI.
* Shows how to properly use the keyboard and mouse for quick and
effective data entry.
* Describes the differences between a simple text-based GUI and an
object-oriented GUI.
* Describes the different forms that data can take and how to handle
them.

Product details

• Authors: Nick Symmonds
• Publisher: Apress
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.08.2003
• EAN: 9781590591086
• ISBN: 978-1-59059-108-6
• No. of pages: 768
• Weight: 1206 g
• Illustrations: XXIII, 768 p. 194 illus.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > IT; Microsoft, B, Software Engineering, Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems, Operating systems, Professional and Applied Computing, Microsoft software, Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft and .NET, .NET;C#;VB.NET;Visual Basic;Windows;XML;techniques