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VB .NET Language in a Nutshell

By
Steven Roman, PhD, Ron Petrusha, Paul Lomax
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media
Released:
August 2001
Pages:
656
Description
Need to make sense of the many changes to Visual Basic for the new .NET platform? VB .NET Language in a Nutshell introduces the important aspects of the language and explains the .NET framework. An alphabetical reference covers the functions, statements, directives, objects, and object members that make up the VB .NET language. To ease the transition, each language element includes a "VB .NET/VB 6 Differences" section.
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Table of Contents

  1. The Basics

    1. Chapter 1 Introduction

      1. Why VB .NET?
      2. What Is VB .NET?
      3. What Can You Do with VB .NET?

    2. Chapter 2 Variables and Data Types

      1. Variables
      2. Declaring Variables and Constants
      3. Data Types
      4. Arrays
      5. Object Variables and Their Binding
      6. The Collection Object
      7. Parameters and Arguments

    3. Chapter 3 Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming

      1. Why Learn Object-Oriented Techniques?
      2. Principles of Object-Oriented Programming
      3. Classes and Objects
      4. Inheritance
      5. Interfaces, Abstract Members, and Classes
      6. Polymorphism and Overloading
      7. Scope and Accessibility in Class Modules

    4. Chapter 4 The .NET Framework: General Concepts

      1. Namespaces
      2. Common Language Runtime (CLR), Managed Code, and Managed Data
      3. Managed Execution
      4. Assemblies
      5. Assemblies and VB .NET

    5. Chapter 5 The .NET Framework Class Library

      1. The System Namespace
      2. Other Namespaces

    6. Chapter 6 Delegates and Events

      1. Delegates
      2. Events and Event Binding

    7. Chapter 7 Error Handling in VB .NET

      1. Error Detection and Error Handling
      2. Runtime Error Handling
      3. Dealing with Logical Errors
      4. Error Constants

  2. Reference

    1. Chapter 8 The Language Reference

  3. Appendixes

    1. Appendix A What's New and Different in VB .NET

      1. Language Changes for VB .NET
      2. Changes to Programming Elements
      3. Obsolete Programming Elements
      4. Structured Exception Handling
      5. Changes in Object-Orientation

    2. Appendix B Language Elements by Category

      1. Array Handling
      2. Clipboard
      3. Collection Objects
      4. Common Dialogs
      5. Conditional Compilation
      6. Conversion
      7. Date and Time
      8. Debugging
      9. Declaration
      10. Error Handling
      11. Filesystem
      12. Financial
      13. IDataObject Interface
      14. Information
      15. Input/Output
      16. Integrated Development Environment
      17. Interaction
      18. Mathematics
      19. Program Structure and Flow
      20. Programming
      21. Registry
      22. String Manipulation

    3. Appendix C Operators

      1. Arithmetic Operators
      2. Assignment Operators
      3. Concatenation Operators
      4. Comparison Operators
      5. Logical and Bitwise Operators
      6. Operator Precedence

    4. Appendix D Constants and Enumerations

      1. Visual Basic Intrinsic Constants
      2. ControlChars Class
      3. Visual Basic Enumerations

    5. Appendix E The VB .NET Command-Line Compiler

      1. Compiler Basics
      2. Command-Line Switches
      3. Using a Response File

    6. Appendix F VB 6 Language Elements Not Supported by VB .NET

  1. Colophon

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Product Details
Title:
VB .NET Language in a Nutshell
By:
Steven Roman, PhD, Ron Petrusha, Paul Lomax
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media
Formats:
  • Print
  • Safari Books Online
Print Release:
August 2001
Pages:
656
Print ISBN:
978-0-596-00092-9
| ISBN 10:
0-596-00092-8
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About the Authors

  1. Ron Petrusha

    Ron Petrusha is an editor for O'Reilly and is the author/coauthor of many books, including VBScript in a Nutshell. Ron has a background in quantitative labor history, specializing in Russian labor history, and holds degrees from the University of Michigan and Columbia University. He began working with computers in the mid 1970s, programming in SPSS (a programmable statistical package) and FORTRAN on the IBM 370 family. Since then, he has been a computer book buyer, an editor of a number of books on Windows and Unix, and a consultant on projects written in dBASE, Clipper, and Visual Basic.

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  2. Paul Lomax

    Paul Lomax, author of O'Reilly's VB & VBA in a Nutshell and a coauthor of VBScript in a Nutshell, is an experienced VB programmer with a passion for sharing his knowledge--and his collection of programming tips and techniques gathered from real-world experience.

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