Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic 2010 in 24 Hours: Complete Starter Kit (Sams Teach Yourself...in 24 Hours)

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Table of Contents Introduction PART I: The Visual Basic 2010 Environment HOUR 1: Jumping in with Both Feet: A Visual Basic 2010 Programming Tour Starting Visual Basic 2010 Creating a New Project Understanding the Visual Studio 2010 Environment Changing the Characteristics of Objects Adding Controls to a Form Designing an Interface Writing the Code Behind an Interface Running a Project HOUR 2: Navigating Visual Basic 2010 Using the Visual Basic 2010 Start Page Navigating and Customizing the Visual Basic Environment Working with Toolbars Adding Controls to a Form Using the Toolbox Setting Object Properties Using the Properties Window Managing Projects A Quick-and-Dirty Programming Primer Getting Help HOUR 3: Understanding Objects and Collections Understanding Objects Understanding Properties Understanding Methods Building a Simple Object Example Project Understanding Collections Using the Object Browser HOUR 4: Understanding Events Understanding Event-Driven Programming Building an Event Example Project Keeping Event Names Current PART II: Building a User Interface HOUR 5: Building Forms: The Basics Changing a Form’s Name Changing a Form’s Appearance Showing and Hiding Forms HOUR 6: Building Forms: Advanced Techniques Working with Controls Creating Topmost Nonmodal Windows Creating Transparent Forms Creating Scrollable Forms Creating MDI Forms Setting the Startup Form HOUR 7: Working with Traditional Controls Displaying Static Text with the Label Control Allowing Users to Enter Text Using a Text Box Creating Buttons Creating Containers and Groups of Option Buttons Displaying a List with the List Box Creating Drop-Down Lists Using the Combo Box HOUR 8: Using Advanced Controls Creating Timers Creating Tabbed Dialog Boxes Storing Pictures in an Image List Control Building Enhanced Lists Using the List View Control Creating Hierarchical Lists Using the Tree View Control HOUR 9: Adding Menus and Toolbars to Forms Building Menus Using the Toolbar Control Creating a Status Bar PART III: Making Things Happen—Programming HOUR 10: Creating and Calling Code Procedures Creating Visual Basic Code Modules Writing Code Procedures Calling Code Procedures Exiting Procedures Avoiding Infinite Recursion HOUR 11: Using Constants, Data Types, Variables, and Arrays Understanding Data Types Defining and Using Constants Declaring and Referencing Variables Working with Arrays Determining Scope Declaring Variables of Static Scope Naming Conventions Using Variables in Your Picture Viewer Project HOUR 12: Performing Arithmetic, String Manipulation, and Date/Time Adjustments Performing Basic Arithmetic Operations with Visual Basic Comparing Equalities Understanding Boolean Logic Manipulating Strings Working with Dates and Times HOUR 13: Making Decisions in Visual Basic Code Making Decisions Using If ... Then Branching Within a Procedure Using GoTo HOUR 14: Looping for Efficiency Looping a Specific Number of Times Using For ... Next Using Do ... Loop to Loop an Indeterminate Number of Times HOUR 15: Debugging Your Code Adding Comments to Your Code Identifying the Two Basic Types of Errors Using Visual Basic’s Debugging Tools Writing an Error Handler Using Try ... Catch ... Finally HOUR 16: Designing Objects Using Classes Understanding Classes Instantiating Objects from Classes HOUR 17: Interacting with Users Displaying Messages Using the MessageBox.Show ( ) Function Creating Custom Dialog Boxes Using InputBox ( ) to Get Information from a User Interacting with the Keyboard Using the Common Mouse Events HOUR 18: Working with Graphics Understanding the Graphics Object Working with Pens Using System Colors Working with Rectangles Drawing Shapes Drawing Text Persisting Graphics on a Form Building a Graphics Project Example PART IV: Working with Data HOUR 19: Performing File Operations Using the OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog Controls Manipulating Files with the File Object Manipulating Directories with the Directory Object HOUR 20: Working with the Registry and Text Files Working with the Registry Reading and Writing Text Files HOUR 21: Working with a Database Introducing ADO.NET Manipulating Data HOUR 22: Controlling Other Applications Using Automation Automating Microsoft Excel Automating Microsoft Word PART V: Deploying Solutions and Beyond HOUR 23: Deploying Applications Understanding ClickOnce Technology Using the Publish Wizard to Create a ClickOnce Application Testing Your Picture Viewer ClickOnce Install Program Uninstalling an Application You’ve Distributed Setting Advanced Options for Creating ClickOnce Programs HOUR 24: The 10,000-Foot View The .NET Framework Common Language Runtime Microsoft Intermediate Language Namespaces Common Type System Garbage Collection Further Reading Index A B C D E F G H I J-K-L M N O P Q-R S T U V W-X-Y-Z