Visual Basic 2005 for Programmers: Deitel Developer Series, Second Edition

Chapter 3. Introduction to Visual Basic Programming

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Objectives

In this chapter you will learn: To write simple Visual Basic programs using code rather than visual programming. To write statements that input data from the keyboard and output data to the screen. To declare and use data of various types. To store and retrieve data from memory. To use arithmetic operators to perform calculations. To use the precedence of arithmetic operators to determine the order in which operators are applied. ...