About the Book
This book is written for those just
beginning with Visual Basic.NET, the powerful next release of Visual Basic.
It is written for students who plan to use a computer for information acquisition
and processing in the Information Systems, Information Technology, and
Business worlds. All examples are drawn from the world of business or sports,
providing a non-technical introduction to the material.
The Visual Basic.NET Coach subscribes
to the classic idiom “practice makes perfect” by providing extensive coverage
of all the basic skills needed to master the VB.NET language. New topics
are immediately reinforced via a series of detailed examples and drills.
Features
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A DVD including Visual Studio.NET, Professional
Edition - 60 day trial.
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An exceptional step-by-step, object-oriented,
approach that is easy for everyone to follow.
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A precise yet non-intimidating writing style
that appeals to beginners.
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A full-color presentation that shows actual
screens in the VB environment.
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Over 150 drills, complete with solutions and
detailed explanations, to provide immediate practice of and feedback on
what was just learned.
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Extensive real-world examples of the programming
concepts covered.
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Case studies that run throughout the book
to tie everything together (The Payroll System and The Voting Booth).
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A gradual introduction to object-oriented
syntax and terminology.
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An introduction to new controls and to the
new development environment.
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“Coach's Corner” feature in every chapter
which provides advanced coverage of many VB.NET concepts.
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Additional laboratory exercises are available
with problem descriptions, discussions, and complete step-by-step solutions.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Computing.
Types of Languages and Why.
Where Does Visual Basic fit in?
What Makes a Quality Program?
Understanding Algorithms.
Top Down Algorithms vs Event Driven.
Concept of an Object.
Interpreters and Compilers.
2. Our First VB Applications.
What is a Project?
Introduction to the Integrated Development
Environment.
Creating Our First Application.
Picture Box Control.
Text Box Control.
Button Control.
Basic Event Handling.
Saving the Project.
Cleaning it All Up.
Use of Color.
Case Study.
3. Performing Operations and Storing
the Result.
Variables.
Simple Operators.
Local and Global Variables.
Constants.
Complex Operators.
Using the Debugger.
Case Study.
Coach's Corner.
4. Decision Making.
If Statements.
Else and ElseIf Statements.
Compound Conditional Statements.
Nested Conditional Statements.
Short Circuit Evaluation.
Select Case Statements.
Case Study.
Coach's Corner.
5. Subroutines and Functions.
What are Subroutines and Functions?
Built-In Functions.
Writing Functions and Subroutines.
Declaring and calling Methods.
Pass By Reference and Pass By Value.
Important Events.
Case Study.
Coach's Corner.
6. Basic Declaring of Objects.
Object-Oriented Development Concepts.
Using Built-In Objects.
Creating Your Own Classes.
Case Study.
Coach's Corner - Additional Built-In
Objects.
7. Repetition.
For Loops.
Do Loops.
Nested Loops.
Setting Break Points with the Debugger.
Case Study.
Coach's Corner.
8. Arrays & Structures.
Arrays.
Two-Dimensional Arrays.
Structures.
Coach's Corner.
9. Files.
Sequential Files.
Fixed -Width Files.
Comma-Delimited Files.
Random Access Files.
Case Study.
Coach's Corner.
10. Advanced Object Oriented Programming.
Visual Inheritance.
Inheritance in Code.
Overloading methods.
Destructors.
Additional Events.
Case Study.
Coach's Corner.
11. Introduction to Database Concepts.
Introduction to Database Concepts.
Displaying Data Stored in a Database.
Adding and Editing Data in a Database.
Deleting Data in a Database.
Binding a Database to Controls.
SQL SELECT.
Case Study.
Coach's Corner.
12. Advanced Visual Basic Topics.
Error Handling using Throw and Catch.
Graphics.
Creating Menus Using the Menu Editor.
Multiple Form Applications.
MDI Applications.
Case Study. |
