VB.NET Language in a Nutshell
VB.NET Language in a Nutshell, Second Edition By Steven Roman, Ph.D., Ron Petrusha, Paul Lomax
April 2002
Pages: 682

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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 Program Structure

      1. Getting a VB Program to Run
      2. The Structure of a VB Program

    3. Chapter 3 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

    4. Chapter 4 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. Accessibility in Class Modules

    5. Chapter 5 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

    6. Chapter 6 The .NET Framework Class Library

      1. The System Namespace
      2. Other Namespaces

    7. Chapter 7 Delegates and Events

      1. Delegates
      2. Events and Event Binding

    8. Chapter 8 Attributes

      1. Syntax and Use
      2. Defining a Custom Attribute
      3. Using a Custom Attribute

    9. Chapter 9 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 10 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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