Starting Out with Visual Basic. NET

Name: Starting Out with Visual Basic. NET
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ISBN: 9781576760949

ISBN-10: 1576760944

ISBN-13: 9781576760949

Edition: 2nd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Kip Irvine, Bruce Denton, Tony Gaddis

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Starting Out with Visual Basic .NET is intended for use in an introductory programming course. Gaddis, Denton and Irvine write in clear, easy-to-understand language. At the same time, they cover all the necessary topics of an introductory programming course. Their text is rich in example programs that are concise, practical, and real world oriented. This approach insures that students not only learn how to use the various controls, constructs, and features of Visual Basic, but why and when.

Book details

List price: $100.40
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Longman, Incorporated
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 890
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.586
Language: English

Kip Irvine has written four computer programming textbooks, for Intel Assembly Language, C++, Visual Basic, and COBOL. His "Assembly Language for Intel-Based Computers" has been translated to six languages, and has been a best seller since 1990. Kip grew up in Hawaii as a surfer, sailor, and surfboard maker. He studied classical guitar and music composition at University of Hawaii, eventually earning his music doctorate from the University of Miami. He began programming computers for music synthesis around 1982, and taught at Miami-Dade Community College. He has a Masters degree in Computer Science from the University of Miami, and is currently on the computer science faculty at Florida… International University.




Introduction to Programming and Visual Basic .NET



Introduction



Computer Systems: Hardware and Software



Programs and Programming Languages



More About Controls and Programming



The Programming Process



Visual Studio and the Visual Basic .NET Environment



Creating Applications with Visual Basic .NET



Introduction



Focus on Problem Solving: Building the Hotel Directions Application



Focus on Problem Solving: Responding to Events



Modifying the Text property with Code



Working with the AutoSize, BorderStyle, and TextAlign Properties



Clickable Images



Using Visual Basic .NET Help



Debugging Your Application



Input, Variables, Constants, and Calculations



Introduction



Gathering Text Input



Variables



Performing Calculations and Working with Numbers



Formatting Numbers for Output



Group Boxes, Form Formatting, and the Load Event Procedure



Focus on Program Design and Problem Solving: Building the Room Charge Calculator Application



More About Debugging: Locating Logic Errors



Making Decisions and Working with Strings



Introduction



The Decision Structure



The If...Then Statement



The If...Then...Else Statement



The If...Then...ElseIf Statement



Nested If Statements



Logical Operators



Comparing, Testing, and Working with Strings



Focus on GUI Design: The Message Box



The Select Case Statement



Introduction to Input Validation



Focus on GUI Design: Radio Buttons and Check Boxes



Class-Level Variables



Focus on Program Design and Problem Solving: Building the Health Club Membership Application



Lists, Loops, Validation, and More



Introduction



Input Boxes



List Boxes



Introduction to Loops: The Do While Loop



The Do Until and For...Next Loops



Nested Loops



Multicolumn List Boxes, Checked List Boxes and Combo Boxes



Input Validation



Tool Tips



Focus on Program Design and Problem Solving: Building the Vehicle Loan Calculator Application



Sub Procedures and Functions



Introduction



Sub Procedures



Passing Values to a Procedure



Function Procedures



More About Debugging: Stepping Into, Over, and Out of Procedures and Functions



Focus on Program Design and Problem Solving: Building the Bagel and Coffee Price Calculator Application



Multiple Forms, Standard Modules, and Menus



Introduction



Multiple Forms



Standard Modules



Menus



Focus on Problem Solving: Building the High Adventure Travel Agency Price Quote Application



Arrays, Timers, and More



Introduction



Arrays



More About Array Processing



Sub Procedures and Functions that Work with Arrays



Multidimensional Arrays



Focus on GUI Design: The Enabled Property, the Timer Control, and Splash Screens



Focus on GUI Design: Anchoring and Docking Controls



Random Numbers



Focus on Problem Solving: Building the Demetris Leadership Center Application



Files, Printing, and Structures



Introduction



Using Files



The OpenFileDialog, SaveFileDialog, FontDialog, and ColorDialog Controls



The PrintDocument Control



Structures



Focus on Problem Solving: Modifying the Demetris Leadership Center Application



Working with Databases



Introduction



What Is a Database?



ADO .NET



Focus on Problem Solving: The Sounds Incredible Music Store CD Inventory Application



Advanced Database