Visual Basic 2008 programmer's reference [electronic resource] / Rod Stephens ; technical editor, John Mueller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stephens, Rod, 1961-

Contributor:

Mueller, John, 1958-

Series:

Programmer's reference Visual Basic 2008

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microsoft Visual BASIC.

BASIC (Computer program language).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1250 p.)

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, Ind. : Wiley, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Providing programmers and developers of all skill levels with a comprehensive tutorial and reference to Visual Basic (VB) 2008, Microsoft MVP Rod Stephens presents a broad, solid understanding of essential topics on the latest version of VB. He explains the forms, controls, and other objects that VB furnishes for building applications in a modern windows environment. Plus, he examines the powerful development environment that makes VB such a productive language, and he delves into the VB language itself to show you how to use it to perform an array of important development tasks. Note:</b

Contents:

Visual Basic 2008 Programmer's Reference; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; Should You Use Visual Basic 2008?; Who Should Read This Book; How This Book Is Organized; How to Use This Book; Necessary Equipment; Conventions; The Book's Web Site; Wrox Errata; p2p.wrox.com; Visual Basic 2008 Version 1 Warning; Part I: IDE; Chapter 1: Introduction to the IDE; Different IDE Appearance; IDE Configurations; Projects and Solutions; Starting the IDE; Creating a Project; Saving a Project; Summary; Chapter 2: Menus, Toolbars, and Windows; Menus; Toolbars; Secondary Windows

SummaryChapter 3: Customization; Adding Commands; Removing Commands; Modifying Commands; Making Keyboard Shortcuts; Summary; Chapter 4: Windows Form Designer; Setting Designer Options; Adding Controls; Selecting Controls; Copying Controls; Moving and Sizing Controls; Arranging Controls; Setting Properties; Adding Code to Controls; Summary; Chapter 5: WPF Designer; Early Version Warning; Recognizing Designer Windows; Adding Controls; Selecting Controls; Copying Controls; Moving and Sizing Controls; Setting Properties; Setting Group Properties; Adding Code to Controls; Summary

Chapter 6: Visual Basic Code EditorMargin Icons; Outlining; Tooltips; IntelliSense; Code Coloring and Highlighting; Code Snippets; The Code Editor at Runtime; Summary; Chapter 7: Debugging; The Debug Menu; The Debug Windows Submenu; The Breakpoints Window; The Command and Immediate Windows; Summary; Part II: Getting Started; Chapter 8: Selecting Windows Forms Controls; Controls Overview; Choosing Controls; Third-Party Controls; Summary; Chapter 9: Using Windows Forms Controls; Controls and Components; Creating Controls; Properties; Methods; Events; Summary; Chapter 10: Windows Forms

TransparencyAbout, Splash, and Login Forms; Mouse Cursors; Icons; Properties Adopted by Child Controls; Property Reset Methods; Overriding WndProc; SDI and MDI; MRU Lists; Dialog Boxes; Wizards; Summary; Chapter 11: Selecting WPF Controls; Controls Overview; Containing and Arranging Controls; Making Selections; Entering Data; Displaying Data; Providing Feedback; Initiating Action; Presenting Graphics and Media; Providing Navigation; Managing Documents; Digital Ink; Summary; Chapter 12: Using WPF Controls; WPF Concepts; WPF in the IDE; XAML Features; Procedural WPF; Documents; Summary

Chapter 13: WPF WindowsWindow Applications; Page Applications; Summary; Chapter 14: Program and Module Structure; Hidden Files; Code File Structure; Typographic Code Elements; Summary; Chapter 15: Data Types, Variables, and Constants; Data Types; Type Characters; Data Type Conversion; Variable Declarations; Option Explicit and Option Strict; Scope; Parameter Declarations; Property Procedures; Enumerated Data Types; Anonymous Types; Nullable Types; Constants; Delegates; Naming Conventions; Summary; Chapter 16: Operators; Arithmetic Operators; Concatenation Operators; Comparison Operators

Logical Operators

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-118-05900-X

1-281-21764-6

9786611217648

0-470-28179-0

OCLC:

608622287