Visual Basic 2005 How to Program

Name: Visual Basic 2005 How to Program
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ISBN: 9780131869004

ISBN-10: 0131869000

ISBN-13: 9780131869004

Edition: 3rd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Harvey M. Deitel, Paul J. Deitel

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With Visual Basic.NET, Microsoft transforms Visual Basic into a supercharged tool for developing next-generation Web services and Windows applications. Now, learn Visual Basic.NET hands-on, through thousands of lines of live code in hundreds of complete working programs -- explained with exceptional clarity by the renowned programming trainers of Deitel & Associates! Visual Basic.NET How to Program starts by introducing the Visual Studio.NET development environment; then covers all key VB.NET programming fundamentals, from control structures to methods, arrays, and object-oriented programming. It delivers in-depth coverage of VB.NET GUI development; multithreading; graphics and multimedia;…

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List price: $122.80
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 1568
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 2.00" tall
Weight: 4.796
Language: English



Preface



Introduction to Computers, the Internet and Visual Basic



Introduction



What Is a Computer?



Computer Organization



Early Operating Systems



Personal Computing, Distributed Computing and Client/Server Computing



Hardware Trends



Microsoft's Windows Operating System



Machine Languages, Assembly Languages and High-Level Languages



Visual Basic



C, C++, Java and Visual C#



Other High-Level Languages



The Internet and the World Wide Web



Extensible Markup Language (XML)



Microsoft's .NET



The .NET Framework and the Common Language Runtime



Test-Driving a Visual Basic Application



(Only Required Section of the Case Study) Software Engineering Case Study: Introduction to Object Technology and the UML



Wrap-Up



Web Resources



Introduction to the Visual Basic Express 2005 IDE



Introduction



Overview of the Visual Studio 2005 IDE



Menu Bar and Toolbar



Navigating the Visual Studio IDE



Solution Explorer



Toolbox



Properties Window



Using Help



Using Visual Programming to Create a Simple Program that Displays Text and an Image



Wrap-Up



Web Resources



Introduction to Visual Basic Programming



Introduction



Displaying a Line of Text



Creating Your First Console Application in Visual Basic Express



Displaying a Single Line of Text with Multiple Statements



Adding Integers



Memory Concepts



Arithmetic



Decision Making: Equality and Relational Operators



Using a Message Dialog to Display a Message



(Optional) Software Engineering Case Study: Examining the ATM Requirements Document



Wrap-Up



Web Resources



Introduction to Classes and Objects



Introduction



Classes, Objects, Methods and Instance Variables



Declaring a Class with a Method and Instantiating an Object of a Class



Declaring a Method with a Parameter



Instance Variables and Properties



Value Types and Reference Types



Initializing Objects with Constructors



Validating Data with Set Accessors in Properties



(Optional) Software Engineering Case Study: identifying the Classes in the ATM Requirements Document



Wrap-Up



Control Statements: Part I



Introduction



Algorithms



Pseudocode



Control Structures



If...Then Selection Statement



If...Then...Else Selection Statement



While Repetition Statement



Do While...Loop Repetition Statement



Do Until...Loop Repetition Statement



Compound Assignment Operators



Formulating Algorithms: Counter-Controlled Repetition



Formulating Algorithms: Sentinel-Controlled Repetition



Formulating Algorithms: Nested Control Statements



Formulating Algorithms: Nested Repetition Statements



Visual Basic Programming in a Windows Application



(Optional) Software Engineering Case Study: Identifying Class Attributes in the ATM System



Wrap-Up



Control Statements: Part 2



Introduction



Essentials of Counter-Controlled Repetition



For...Next Repetition Statement



Examples Using the For...Next Statement



GradeBook Case Study: Select...Case Multiple-Selection Statement



Do...Loop While Repetition Statement



Do...Loop Until Repetition Statement



Using the Exit Statement in Repetition Statements



Using the Continue Statement in Repetition Statements



Logical Operators



(Optional) Software Engineering Case Study: Identifying Objects' States and Activities in the ATM System



Wrap-Up



Methods: A Deeper Look



Introduction



Modules, Classes and Methods



Subroutines: Methods That Do Not Return a Value



Functions: Methods That Return a Value



Shared Methods and Class Math



GradBook Case Study: Declaring Methods with Multiple Parameters



Notes on Declaring and Using Methods



Method Call Stack and Activation Records



Implicit Argument Conversions



Option Strict and Data-Type Conversions



Value Types and Reference Types



Framework Class Library Namespaces



Passing Arguments: Pass-by-Value vs. Pass-by-Reference



Scope of Declarations



Case Study: Random Number Generation



Case Study: A Game of Chance



Method Overloading



Optional Parameters



Recursion



(Optional) Software Engineering Case Study: Identifying Class Operations in the ATM System



Wrap-Up



Arrays



Introduction



Arrays



Declaring and Allocating Arrays



Examples Using Arrays



Allocating an Array



Initializing the Values in an Array



Summing the Elements of an Array



Using Arrays to Analyze Survey Results



Using Bar Charts to Display Array Data Graphically



Using the Elements of an Array as Counters



Case Study: Card Shuffling and Dealing Simulation



Passing an Array to a Method



For Each...Next Repetition Statement



GradeBook Case Study: Using an Array to Store Grades



Sorting an Array with Method Sort of Class Array



Searching Arrays



Searching an Array with Linear Search



Searching a Sorted Array with Method BinarySearch of Class Array



Rectangular Arrays



GradeBook Case Study: Using a Rectangular Array



Variable-Length Parameter Lists



Jagged Arrays



Changing the Size of an Array at Execution Time: Using the ReDim Statement



Passing Arrays: ByVal vs. ByRef



(Optional) Software Engineering Case Study: Collaboration Among Objects in the ATM System



Wrap-Up



Classes and Objects: A Deeper Look



Introduction



Time Class Case Study



Class Scope



Default and Parameterless Constructors



Time Class Case Study: Overloaded Constructors



Partial Classes



Composition



Using the Me Reference to Access the Current Object



Garbage Collection



Shared Class Members



Const and ReadOnly Members



Object Browser



Time Class Case Study: Creating Class Libraries



(Optional) Software Engineering Case Study: Starting to Program the Classes of the ATM System



Wrap-Up



Object-Oriented Programming: Inheritance



Introduction



Base Classes and Derived Classes



Protected Members



Relationship between Base Classes and Derived Classes



Creating and Using a CommissionEmployee Class



Creating a BasePlusCommissionEmployee Class without Using Inheritance



Creating a CommissionEmployee-BasePlusCommissionEmployee Inheritance Hierarchy



CommissionEmployee-BasePlusCommissionEmployee Inheritance Hierarchy Using Protected Instance Variables



CommissionEmployee-BasePlusCommissionEmployee Inheritance Hierarchy Using Private Instance Variables



Constructors in Derived Classes



Software Engineering with Inheritance



Class Object



Friend Members



Wrap-Up



Object-Oriented Programming: Polymorphism



Introduction



Polymorphic Video Game



Demonstrating Polymorphic Behavior



Abstract Classes and Methods



Case Study: Payroll System Class Hierarchy Using Polymorphism



Creating Abstract Base Class Employee



Creating Concrete Derived Class SalariedEmployee



Creating Concrete Derived Class HourlyEmployee



Creating Concrete Derived Class CommissionEmployee



Creating Indirect Concrete Derived Class BasePlusCommissionEmployee



Demonstrating Polymorphic Processing, Expression TypeOf...Is, TryCast and Downcasting



Summary of the Allowed Assignments between Base Class and Derived Class Variables



NotOverridable Methods and NotInheritable Classes



Case Study: Creating and Using Interfaces



Developing an IPayable Hierarchy



Declaring Interface IPayable



Creating Class Invoice



Modifying Class Employee to Implement Interface IPayable



Modifying Class SalariedEmployee for Use in the IPayable Hierarchy



Using Interface IPayable to Process Invoices and Employees Polymorphically



Common Interfaces of the .NET Framework Class Library (FCL)



(Optional) Software Engineering Case Study: Incorporating Inheritance and Polymorphism into the ATM System



Wrap-Up



Exception Handling



Introduction



Exception Handling Overview



Example: Divide by Zero Without Exception Handling



Example: Handling DivideByZeroExceptions and FormatExceptions



Enclosing Code in a Try Block



Catching Exceptions



Uncaught Exceptions



Termination Model of Exception Handling



Flow of Control When Exceptions Occur



.NET Exception Hierarchy



Classes ApplicationException and SystemException



Determining Which Exceptions a Method Throws



Finally Block



Exception Properties



User-Defined Exception Classes



Wrap-Up



Graphical User Interface Concepts: Part I



Introduction



Windows Forms



Event Handling



A Simple Event-Driven GUI



Another Look at the Visual Studio Generated Code



Delegates and the Event-Handling Mechanism



Other Ways to Create Event Handlers



Locating Event Information



Control Properties and Layout



Labels, TextBoxes and Buttons



GroupBoxes and Panels



CheckBoxes and RadioButtons



PictureBoxes



ToolTips



NumericUpDown Control



Mouse-Event Handling



Keyboard-Event Handling



Wrap-Up



Graphical User Interface Concepts: Part 2



Introduction



Menus



MonthCalendar Control



DateTimePicker Control



LinkLabel Control



ListBox Control



CheckedListBox Control



ComboBox Control



TreeView Control



ListView Control



TabControl Control



Multiple Document Interface (MDI) Windows



Visual Inheritance



User-Defined Controls



Wrap-Up



Multithreading



Introduction



Thread States: Life Cycle of a Thread



Thread Priorities and Thread Scheduling



Creating and Executing Threads



Thread Synchronization and Class Monitor



Producer/Consumer Relationship without Thread Synchronization



Producer/Consumer Relationship with Thread Synchronization



Producer/Consumer Relationship: Circular Buffer



Multithreading with GUIs



Wrap-Up



Strings, Characters and Regular Expressions



Introduction



Fundamentals of Characters and Strings



String Constructors



String Indexer, Length Property and CopyTo Method



Comparing Strings



Locating Characters and Substrings in Strings



Extracting Substrings from Strings



Concatenating Strings



Miscellaneous String Methods



Class StringBuilder



Length and Capacity Properties, EnsureCapacity Method and Indexer of Class StringBuilder



Append and AppendFormat Methods of Class StringBuilder



Insert, Remove and Replace Methods of Class StringBuilder



Char Methods



Card Shuffling and Dealing Simulation



Regular Expressions and Class RegEx



Regular Expression Example



Validating User Input with Regular Expressions



Regex methods Replace and Split



Wrap-Up



Graphics and Multimedia



Introduction



Drawing Classes and the Coordinate System



Graphics Contexts and Graphics Objects



Color Control



Font Control



Drawing Lines, Rectangles and Ovals



Drawing Arcs



Drawing Polygons and Polylines



Advanced Graphics Capabilities



Introduction to Multimedia



Loading, Displaying and Scaling Images



Animating a Series of Images



Windows Media Player



Microsoft Agent



Wrap-Up



Files and Streams



Introduction



Data Hierarchy



Files and Streams



Classes File and Directory



Creating a Sequential-Access Text File



Reading Data from a Sequential-Access Text File



Case Study: A Credit-Inquiry Program



Serialization



Creating a Sequential-Access File Using Object Serialization



Reading and Deserializing Data from a Sequential-Access Text File



Wrap-Up



Extensible Markup Language (XML)



Introduction



XML Basics



Structuring Data



XML Namespaces



Document Type Definitions (DTDs)



W3C XML Schema Documents



(Optional) Extensible Stylesheet Language and XSL Transformations



(Optional) Document Object Model (DOM)



(Optional) Schema Validation with Class XmlReader



(Optional) XSLT with Class XslCompiledTransform



Wrap-Up



Web Resources



Database, SQL and ADO.NET



Introduction



Relational Databases



Relational Database Overview: Books Database



SQL



Basic Select Query



Where Clause



Order by Clause



Merging Data from Multiple Tables: Inner Join



Insert Statement



Update Statement



Delete Statement



ADO.NET Object Model



Programming with ADO.NET: Extracting Information from a Database



Displaying a Database Table in a DataGridView



How Data Binding Works



Querying the Books Database



Programming with ADO.NET: Address Book Case Study



Using a DataSet to Read and Write XML



Wrap-Up



Web Resources



ASP.NET 2.0, Web Forms and Web Controls



Introduction



Simple HTTP Transactions



Multitier Application Architecture



Creating and Running a Simple Web-Form Example



Examining an ASPX File



Examining a Code-Behind File



Relationship Between an ASPX File and a Code-Behind File



How the Code in an ASP.NET Web Page Executes



Examining the XHTML Generated by an ASP.NET Application



Building an ASP.NET Web Application



Web Controls



Text and Graphics Controls



AdRotator Control



Validation Controls



Session Tracking



Cookies



Session Tracking with HttpSessionState



Case Study: Connecting to a Database in ASP.NET



Building a Web Form That Displays Data from a Database



Modifying the Code-Behind File for the Guestbook Application



Case Study: Secure Books Database Application



Examining the Completed Secure Books Database Application



Creating the Secure Books Database Application



Wrap-Up



Web Resources



Web Services



Introduction



.NET Web Services Basics



Creating a Web Service in Visual Web Developer



Determining a Web Service's Functionality



Testing a Web Service's Methods



Building a Client to Use a Web Service



Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)



Publishing and Consuming Web Services



Defining the HugeInteger Web Service



Building a Web Service in Visual Web Developer



Deploying the HugeInteger Web Service



Creating a Client to Consume the HugeInteger Web Service



Consuming the HugeInteger Web Service



Session Tracking in Web Services



Creating a Blackjack Web Service



Consuming the Blackjack Web Service



Using Web Forms and Web Services



Adding Data Components to a Web Service



Creating a Web Form to Interact with the Airline Reservation Web Service



User-Defined Types in Web Services



Wrap-Up



Web Resources



Networking: Streams-Based Sockets and Datagrams



Introduction



Connection-Oriented vs. Connectionless Communication



Protocols for Transporting Data



Establishing a Simple TCP Server Using Stream Sockets



Establishing a Simple TCP Client Using Stream Sockets



Client/Server Interaction with Stream-Socket Connections



Connectionless Client/Server Interaction with Datagrams



Client/Server Tic-Tac-Toe Using a Multithreaded Server



WebBrowser Class



.NET Remoting



Wrap-Up



Data Structures



Introduction



Primitive-Type Structures; Boxing and Unboxing



Self-Referential Classes



Linked Lists



Stacks



Queues



Trees



Binary Search Tree of Integer Values



Binary Search Tree of IComparable Objects



Wrap-Up



Generics



Introduction



Motivation for Generic Methods



Generic Method Implementation



Type Constraints



Overloading Generic Methods



Generic Classes



Notes on Generics and Inheritance



Wrap-Up



Collections



Introduction



Collections Overview



Class Array and Enumerators



Non-Generic Collections



Class ArrayList



Class Stack



Class Hashtable



Generic Collections



Generic Class SortedDictionary



Generic Class LinkedList



Synchronized Collections



Wrap-Up



Operator Precedence Chart



Number Systems



Introduction



Abbreviating Binary Numbers as Octal and Hexadecimal Numbers



Converting Octal and Hexadecimal Numbers to Binary Numbers



Converting from Binary, Octal or Hexadecimal to Decimal



Converting from Decimal to Binary, Octal or Hexadecimal



Negative Binary Numbers: Two's Complement Notation



Using the Visual Studio 2005 Debugger



Introduction



Breakpoints and the Continue Command



The Locals and Watch Windows



Controlling Execution Using the Step Into, Step Over, Step Out and Continue Commands



Other Features



Edit and Continue



Exception Assistant



Just My Code Debugging



Other New Debugger Features



Wrap-Up



ASCII Character Set



Unicode



Introduction



Unicode Transformation Formats



Characters and Glyphs



Advantages/Disadvantages of Unicode



Unicode Consortium's Web Site



Using Unicode



Character Ranges



Introduction to XHTML: Part I



Introduction



Editing XHTML



First XHTML Example



W3C XHTML Validation Service



Headers



Linking



Images



Special Characters and More Line Breaks



Unordered Lists



Nested and Ordered Lists



Web Resources



Introduction to XHTML: Part 2



Introduction



Basic XHTML Tables



Intermediate XHTML Tables and Formatting



Basic XHTML Forms



More Complex XHTML Forms



Internal Linking



Creating and Using Image Maps



meta Elements



frameset Element



Nested framesets



Web Resources



XHTML Special Characters



XHTML Colors



ATM Case Study Code



ATM Case Study Implementation



Class ATM



Class Screen



Class Keypad



Class CashDispenser



Class DepositSlot



Class Account



Class BankDatabase



Class Transaction



Class BalanceInquiry



Class Withdrawal



Class Deposit



Module ATMCaseStudy



Wrap-Up



UML 2: Additional Diagram Types



Introduction



Additional Diagram Types



Primitive Types


Index