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| Introduction | |
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| IDE | |
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| INTRODUCTION TO THE IDE | |
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| Introducing the IDE | |
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| Different IDE Appearances | |
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| IDE Configurations | |
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| Projects and Solutions | |
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| Starting the IDE | |
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| Creating a Project | |
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| Saving a Project | |
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| Summary | |
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| MENUS, TOOLBARS, AND WINDOWS | |
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| IDE Tools | |
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| Menus | |
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| File | |
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| Edit | |
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| View | |
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| Project | |
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| Build | |
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| Debug | |
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| Data | |
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| Format | |
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| Tools | |
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| Test | |
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| Window | |
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| Help | |
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| Toolbars | |
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| Secondary Windows | |
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| Toolbox | |
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| Properties Window | |
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| Summary | |
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| WINDOWS FORMS DESIGNER | |
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| Introducing Windows Forms Designer | |
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| Setting Designer Options | |
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| Adding Controls | |
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| Selecting Controls | |
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| Copying Controls | |
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| Moving and Sizing Controls | |
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| Arranging Controls | |
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| Setting Properties | |
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| Setting Group Properties | |
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| Using Smart Tags | |
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| Adding Code to Controls | |
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| Summary | |
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| WPF DESIGNER | |
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| Introducing WPF Designer | |
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| Editor Weaknesses | |
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| Recognizing Designer Windows | |
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| Adding Controls | |
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| Selecting Controls | |
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| Moving and Sizing Controls | |
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| Setting Properties | |
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| Setting Group Properties | |
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| Adding Code to Controls | |
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| Summary | |
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| VISUAL BASIC CODE EDITOR | |
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| Editing Code | |
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| Margin Icons | |
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| Outlining | |
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| Tooltips | |
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| IntelliSense | |
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| Code Coloring and Highlighting | |
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| Code Snippets | |
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| Architectural Tools | |
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| Rename | |
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| Go To Definition | |
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| Go To Type Definition | |
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| Highlight References | |
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| Find All References | |
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| Generate From Usage | |
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| The Code Editor at Run Time | |
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| Summary | |
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| DEBUGGING | |
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| Debugging and Testing | |
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| The Debug Menu | |
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| The Debug �10154; Windows Submenu | |
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| The Breakpoints Window | |
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| The Command and Immediate Windows | |
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| Summary | |
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| GETTING STARTED | |
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| SELECTING WINDOWS FORMS CONTROLS | |
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| Controls | |
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| Controls Overview | |
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| Choosing Controls | |
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| Containing and Arranging Controls | |
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| Making Selections | |
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| Entering Data | |
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| Displaying Data | |
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| Providing Feedback | |
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| Initiating Action | |
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| Displaying Graphics | |
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| Displaying Dialog Boxes | |
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| Third-Party Controls | |
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| Summary | |
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| USING WINDOWS FORMS CONTROLS | |
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| Using Controls and Components | |
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| Controls and Components | |
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| Creating Controls | |
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| Properties | |
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| Properties at Design Time | |
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| Properties at Run Time | |
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| Useful Control Properties | |
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| Position and Size Properties | |
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| Methods | |
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| Events | |
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| Creating Event Handlers at Design Time | |
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| Validation Events | |
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| Summary | |
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| WINDOWS FORMS | |
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| Using Forms | |
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| Transparency | |
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| About, Splash, and Login Forms | |
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| Mouse Cursors | |
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| Icons | |
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| Application Icons | |
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| Notification Icons | |
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| Properties Adopted by Child Controls | |
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| Property Reset Methods | |
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| Overriding WndProc | |
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| MRU Lists | |
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| Dialog Boxes | |
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| Wizards | |
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| Summary | |
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| SELECTING WPF CONTROLS | |
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| WPF Controls and Code | |
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| Controls Overview | |
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| Containing and Arranging Controls | |
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| Making Selections | |
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| Entering Data | |
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| Displaying Data | |
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| Providing Feedback | |
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| Initiating Action | |
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| Presenting Graphics and Media | |
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| Providing Navigation | |
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| Managing Documents | |
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| Digital Ink | |
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| Summary | |
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| USING WPF CONTROLS | |
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| WPF Controls | |
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| WPF Concepts | |
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| Separation of User Interface and Code | |
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| WPF Control Hierarchies | |
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| WPF in the IDE | |
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| Editing XAML | |
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| Editing Visual Basic Code | |
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| XAML Features | |
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| Objects | |
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| Resources | |
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| Styles | |
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| Templates | |
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| Transformations | |
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| Animations | |
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| Drawing Objects | |
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| Procedural WPF | |
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| Documents | |
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| Flow Documents | |
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| Fixed Documents | |
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| XPS Documents | |
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| Summary | |
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| WPF WINDOWS | |
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| Using WPF Windows | |
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| Window Applications | |
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| Page Applications | |
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| Browser Applications | |
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| Frame Applications | |
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| Summary | |
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| PROGRAM AND MODULE STRUCTURE | |
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| Solutions and Projects | |
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| Hidden Files | |
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| Code File Structure | |
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| Code Regions | |
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| Conditional Compilation | |
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| Namespaces | |
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| Typographic Code Elements | |
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| Comments | |
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| XML Comments | |
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| Line Continuation | |
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| Implicit Line Continuation | |
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| Line Joining | |
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| Summary | |
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| DATA TYPES, VARIABLES, AND CONSTANTS | |
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| Variables | |
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| Data Types | |
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| Type Characters | |
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| Data Type Conversion | |
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| Narrowing Conversions | |
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| Data Type Parsing Methods | |
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| Widening Conversions | |
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| The Convert Class | |
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| ToString | |
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| Variable Declarations | |
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| Attribute_List | |
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| Accessibility | |
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| Shared | |
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| Shadows | |
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| ReadOnly | |
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| Dim | |
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| WithEvents | |
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| Name | |
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| Bounds_List | |
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| New | |
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| As Type and Inferred Types | |
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| Initialization_Expression | |
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| Initializing Collections | |
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| Multiple Variable Declarations | |
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| Option Explicit and Option Strict | |
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| Scope | |
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| Block Scope | |
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| Procedure Scope | |
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| Module Scope | |
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| Namespace Scope | |
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| Restricting Scope | |
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| Parameter Declarations | |
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| Property Procedures | |
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| Enumerated Data Types | |
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| Anonymous Types | |
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| Nullable Types | |
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| Constants | |
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| Accessibility | |
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| As Type | |
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| Initialization_Expression | |
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| Delegates | |
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| Naming Conventions | |
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| Summary | |
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| OPERATORS | |
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| Understanding Operators | |
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| Arithmetic Operators | |
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| Concatenation Operators | |
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| Comparison Operators | |
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| Logical Operators | |
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| Bitwise Operators | |
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| Operator Precedence | |
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| Assignment Operators | |
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| The StringBuilder Class | |
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| Date and TimeSpan Operations | |
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| Operator Overloading | |
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| Summary | |
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| SUBROUTINES AND FUNCTIONS | |
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| Managing Code | |
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| Subroutines | |
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| Attribute_List | |
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| Inheritance_Mode | |
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| Accessibility | |
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| Subroutine_Name | |
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| Parameters | |
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| Implements interface.subroutine | |
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| Statements | |
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| Functions | |
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| Property Procedures | |
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| Extension Methods | |
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| Lambda Functions | |
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| Relaxed Delegates | |