Title:
Microsoft Visual Basic .NET : comprehensive concepts and techniques
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Series:
Shelly Cashman series
Publication Information:
Boston, MA : Thomson Course Technology, 2003
Physical Description:
1v + 1 DVD
ISBN:
9780789565495
General Note:
Accompanied by compact disc : CP 11485
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Summary
Summary
Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques from the Shelly Cashman Series will help you teach this new version of Visual Basic with confidence and will allow your students to learn this new version with ease.
Table of Contents
| Preface |
| To the Student |
| Data Disk Download Instructions |
| Chapter 1 An Introduction to Visual Basic .NET and Program Design |
| Objectives |
| Introduction |
| What Is Microsoft Visual Basic .NET? |
| Programming and Application Development |
| Application Types |
| The Development Cycle |
| Object-Oriented Programming and Object-Oriented Design |
| What Is .NET? |
| Chapter Summary |
| Key Terms |
| Homework Assignments |
| Programming Assignments |
| Chapter 2 The Visual Basic .NET Integrated Development Environment |
| Objectives |
| Introduction |
| Chapter Two--Calculating Take-Home Pay |
| Starting and Customizing Visual Basic .NET |
| Opening an Existing Project |
| Exploring the Visual Basic .NET Integrated Development Environment |
| Running a Project |
| Modifying an Existing Project |
| Saving and Running a Project |
| Documenting an Application |
| Visual Basic .NET Help |
| Quitting Visual Basic .NET |
| Chapter Summary |
| What You Should Know |
| Key Terms |
| Homework Assignments |
| Debugging Assignment |
| Programming Assignments |
| Chapter 3 Building an Application in the Visual Basic .NET Environment |
| Objectives |
| Introduction |
| Chapter Three--State Tax Computation |
| Program Development |
| Starting a New Project |
| Working with Form Properties for a Windows Application |
| Working with Controls for a Windows Application |
| TextBox, Label, NumericUpDown, and Button Control Properties |
| TextBox and NumericUpDown Control Methods |
| Saving and Testing the Application |
| Documenting the Application and Quitting Visual Basic .NET |
| Chapter Summary |
| What You Should Know |
| Key Terms |
| Homework Assignments |
| Debugging Assignment |
| Programming Assignments |
| Chapter 4 Working with Variables, Constants, Data Types, and Expressions |
| Objectives |
| Introduction |
| Chapter Four--Calculating Automobile Loan Payments |
| Program Development |
| Starting the Project and Creating the User Interface |
| Using the Layout Toolbar |
| Setting a Default Button on a Form and Locking Controls |
| Declaring Constants and Variables |
| Numeric Expressions and Operator Precedence |
| Intrinsic Functions |
| Saving, Testing, and Documenting the Project |
| Chapter Summary |
| What You Should Know |
| Key Terms |
| Homework Assignments |
| Debugging Assignment |
| Programming Assignments |
| Chapter 5 Decision Making |
| Objectives |
| Introduction |
| Chapter Five--Modifying the Automobile Loan Calculator Application |
| Program Development |
| Opening the Project and Modifying the User Interface |
| Modifying Existing Code |
| Decision-Making Control Structures |
| The If...Then...Else Statement |
| Logical Operators |
| The Select Case Statement |
| Saving, Testing, and Documenting the Project |
| Chapter Summary |
| What You Should Know |
| Key Terms |
| Homework Assignments |
| Debugging Assignment |
| Programming Assignments |
| Chapter 6 Repetition and Multiple Forms |
| Objectives |
| Introduction |
| Chapter Six--Checking Daily Sales Totals |
| Program Development |
| Creating the User Interface |
| Adding a Form to a Project and Creating the Interface |
| Declaring Objects |
| Repetition and the Do Statement |
| Working with Collections in ListView Controls |
| The For...Next Statement |
| String Manipulation |
| Concatenation Operators |
| Keyboard Events |
| The Form Resize Event and Coding Additional Forms |
| Saving, Testing, and Documenting the Project |
| Chapter Summary |
| What You Should Know |
| Key Terms |
| Homework Assignments |
| Debugging Assignment |
| Programming Assignments |
| Chapter 7 Using Menus, Common Dialogs, Procedures, Functions, and Arrays |
| Objectives |
| Introduction |
| Chapter Seven--Creating the Know Your Dogs Quiz |
| Program Development |
| Creating the User Interface |
| Arrays |
| Function Procedures |
| Coding a Menu Command and Using a FontDialog Control |
| Multidimensional Arrays |
| Sub Procedures |
| Saving, Testing, and Documenting the Project |
| Chapter Summary |
| What You Should Know |
| Key Terms |
| Homework Assignments |
| Debugging Assignment |
| Programming Assignments |
| Chapter 8 Debugging, Creating Executable Files, and Distributing a Windows Application |
| Objectives |
| Introduction |
| Chapter Eight--Debugging the Modified Today's Sales Check Application |
| Syntax Errors and the Task List Window |
| Using Breakpoints with Stepping and DataTips |
| Debugging Run-Time Errors by Watching Variables and Expressions |
| The Autos, Locals, and Me Windows |
| Viewing Collection Items and Using the Command Window |
| Creating an Executable File |
| Creating a Setup Project for a Windows Application |
| Chapter Summary |
| What You Should Know |
| Key Terms |
| Homework Assignments |
| Programming Assignments |
| Chapter 9 Designing, Creating, and Using a Class |
| Objectives |
| Introduction |
| Chapter Nine--Creating the Employee Class |
| Program Development |
| Creating a Class Library |
| Creating a Class |
| Adding Properties and Methods to a Class |
| Subclasses |
| Building, Saving, and Documenting the Class Library |
| Using a Class in Code |
| Saving, Testing, and Documenting the Project |
| Chapter Summary |
| What You Should Know |
| Key Terms |
| Homework Assignments |
| Debugging Assignment |
| Programming Assignments |
| Chapter 10 Accessing Databases with ADO.NET, Handling Exceptions, and Printing |
| Objectives |
| Introduction |
| Chapter Ten--Creating the Compensation Review Report Application |
| Program Development |
| Connecting to a Database Using ADO.NET |
| Reading Records from a Database Using ADO.NET |
| Building, Saving, and Documenting the Class Library |
| Creating the User Interface |
| Printing a Report |
| Saving, Testing, and Documenting the Project |
| Using Crystal Reports to Create a Report |
| Chapter Summary |
| What You Should Know |
| Key Terms |
| Homework Assignment |
| Debugging Assignment |
| Programming Assignments |
| Chapter 11 Creating Web Applications and Writing Data to a Database |
| Objectives |
| Introduction |
| Chapter Eleven--Creating the Compensation Review Update Web Application |
| Program Development |
| Creating a Public Procedure in a Class Library |
| Writing Data to a Database Using ADO.NET |
| Using the SQL Insert and Delete Statements |
| Using Optional Parameters in a Procedure |
| Building, Saving, and Documenting the Class Library |
| Creating a Web Application |
| Working with HTML Controls for a Web Application |
| Working with Web Controls for a Web Application |
| Coding a Web Application |
| Saving, Testing, and Documenting the Project |
| Chapter Summary |
| What You Should Know |
| Key Terms |
| Homework Assignments |
| Debugging Assignment |
| Programming Assignments |
| Chapter 12 Creating Console Applications, Understanding XML, and Creating Web Services |
| Objectives |
| Introduction |
| Chapter Twelve--Creating the Payroll Update Console Application and Web Service |
| Program Development |
| Adding a Public Procedure to a Module |
| Creating a Console Application |
| Creating and Writing to Text Files |
| Creating and Writing to XML Files |
| Saving, Testing, and Documenting the Console Application |
| Creating a Web Service |
| Saving, Testing, and Documenting the Web Service |
| Using a Web Service |
| Chapter Summary |
| What You Should Know |
| Key Terms |
| Homework Assignments |
| Debugging Assignment |
| Programming Assignments |
| Appendix A Flowcharting, Pseudocode, and the Unified Modeling Language (UML) |
| Guidelines for Preparation of Flowcharts |
| Control Structures |
| Flowcharting Tips |
| Pseudocode |
| The Unified Modeling Language (UML) |
| Homework Assignments |
| Appendix B Changing Screen Resolution and the IDE Layout |
| Changing Screen Resolution |
| Changing the IDE Layout |
| Appendix C Visual Basic .NET Common Control Summary |
| Control Properties, Methods, and Events |
| Appendix D General Forms of Common Visual Basic .NET Statements, Data Types, and Naming Conventions |
| General Forms of Visual Basic .NET Statements |
| Visual Basic .NET Data Types and Naming Convention |
| Visual Basic .NET Control Naming Convention |
| Appendix E The .NET Framework Class Library Overview |
| Namespaces and Classes |
| Appendix F ASCII Character Codes |
| ASCII Character Set |
| Index |
