1. Chapter 1 Visual Studio

   1. How do I do that?

   2. Code, Debug, and Continue Without Restarting Your Application

   3. Look Inside an Object While Debugging

   4. Diagnose and Correct Errorson the Fly

   5. Rename All Instances of Any Program Element

   6. Use IntelliSense Filteringand AutoCorrect

   7. Edit Control Properties in Place

   8. Call Methods at Design Time

   9. Insert Boilerplate CodeUsing Snippets

   10. Create XML Documentation for Your Code

2. Chapter 2 The Visual Basic Language

   1. Use the My Objects to Program Common Tasks

   2. Get Application Information

   3. Use Strongly Typed Resources

   4. Use Strongly Typed Configuration Settings

   5. Build Typesafe Generic Classes

   6. Make Simple Data Types Nullable

   7. Use Operators with Custom Objects

   8. Split a Class into Multiple Files

   9. Extend the My Namespace

   10. Skip to the Next Iteration of a Loop

   11. Dispose of Objects Automatically

   12. Safeguard Properties with Split Accessibility

   13. Evaluate Conditions Separately with Short-Circuit Logic

3. Chapter 3 Windows Applications

   1. Use Office-Style Toolbars

   2. Add Any Control to a ToolStrip

   3. Add Icons to Your Menu

   4. Put the Web in a Window

   5. Validate Input While the User Types

   6. Create Text Boxes thatAuto-Complete

   7. Play a Windows System Sound

   8. Play Simple WAV Audio

   9. Create a Windows Explorer-like Split Window

   10. Take Control of Window Layout

   11. Control When Your Application Shuts Down

   12. Prevent Your Application from Starting Twice

   13. Communicate Between Forms

   14. Improve Redraw Speeds for GDI+

   15. Handle Asynchronous Tasks Safely

   16. Use a Better Data-Bound Grid

   17. Format the DataGridView

   18. Add Images and Controls to the DataGridView

4. Chapter 4 Web Applications

   1. Create a Web Application in Visual Studio 2005

   2. Administer a Web Application

   3. Bind to Data Without Writing Code

   4. Bind Web Controls to a Custom Class

   5. Display Interactive Tables Without Writing Code

   6. Display Records One at a Time

   7. Achieve a Consistent Look and Feel with Master Pages

   8. Add Navigation to Your Site

   9. Easily Authenticate Users

   10. Determine How Many People Are Currently Using Your Web Site

   11. Use Role-Based Authorization

   12. Store Personalized Information

5. Chapter 5 Files, Databases, and XML

   1. Get Drive Information

   2. Get File and Directory Information

   3. Copy, Move, and Delete Files

   4. Read and Write Files

   5. Compress and Decompress Data

   6. Collect Statistics on Your Data Connections

   7. Batch DataAdapter Commands for Better Performance

   8. Bulk-Copy Rows from One Table to Another

   9. Write Database-Agnostic Code

   10. Use the New XPathDocument and XPathNavigator

   11. Edit an XML Document with XPathNavigator

6. Chapter 6 .NET 2.0 Platform Services

   1. Easily Log Events

   2. Ping Another Computer

   3. Get Information About a Network Connection

   4. Upload and Download Files with FTP

   5. Test Group Membership of the Current User

   6. Encrypt Secrets for the Current User

   7. Unleash the Console

   8. Time Your Code

   9. Deploy Your Application with ClickOnce

1. Colophon

Our look is the result of reader comments, our own experimentation, and feedback from distribution channels. Distinctive covers complement our distinctive approach to technical topics, breathing personality and life into potentially dry subjects. The Developer's Notebook series is modeled on the tradition of laboratory notebooks. Laboratory notebooks are an invaluable tool for researchers and their successors.

The purpose of a laboratory notebook is to facilitate the recording of data and conclusions as the work is being conducted, creating a faithful and immediate history. The notebook begins with a title page that includes the owner's name and the subject of research. The pages of the notebook should be numbered and prefaced with a table of contents. Entries must be clear, easy to read, and accurately dated; they should use simple, direct language to indicate the name of the experiment and the steps taken. Calculations are written out carefully and relevant thoughts and ideas recorded. Each experiment is introduced and summarized as it is added to the notebook. The goal is to produce comprehensive, clearly organized notes that can be used as a reference. Careful documentation creates a valuable record and provides a practical guide for future developers. Sanders Kleinfeld was the production editor and proofreader for Visual Basic 2005: A Developer's Notebook, and Derek Di Matteo was the copyeditor. Marlowe Shaeffer and Claire Cloutier provided quality control. Angela Howard wrote the index.

Edie Freedman designed the cover of this book. Emma Colby produced the cover layout with QuarkXPress 4.1 using the Officina Sans and JuniorHandwriting fonts.

David Futato designed the interior layout, with contributions from Edie Freedman. This book was converted by Joe Wizda to FrameMaker 5.5.6 with a format conversion tool created by Erik Ray, Jason McIntosh, Neil Walls, and Mike Sierra that uses Perl and XML technologies. The text font is Adobe Boton; the heading font is ITC Officina Sans; the code font is LucasFont's TheSans Mono Condensed, and the handwriting font is a modified version of JuniorHandwriting made by Tepid Monkey Foundry and modified by O'Reilly. The illustrations that appear in the book were produced by Robert Romano, Jessamyn Read, and Lesley Borash using Macromedia FreeHand MX and Adobe Photoshop CS. This colophon was written by Colleen Gorman.