Table of Contents | Visual Basic 2005 in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (OReilly))

Visual Basic 2005: In a Nutshell, 3rd Edition
By Paul Lomax, Tim Patrick, Ron Petrusha, Steven Roman, Ph.D.
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Publisher: O'Reilly
Pub Date: January 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-596-10152-X
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-59-610152-7
Pages: 766

Table of Contents | Index

Preface

Why Another Visual Basic Book?

Who This Book Is For

How This Book Is Structured

About the Third Edition

Using Code Examples

Conventions Used in This Book

Safari® Enabled

How to Contact Us

Acknowledgments

Part I: The Basics

Chapter 1. Introduction

Section 1.1. Why Visual Basic .NET?

Section 1.2. What Is Visual Basic .NET?

Section 1.3. What Can You Do with Visual Basic .NET?

Section 1.4. Versions of Visual Basic for .NET

Chapter 2. The .NET Framework: General Concepts

Section 2.1. Common Language Runtime

Section 2.2. Managed Code

Section 2.3. Namespaces

Section 2.4. Types and Objects

Section 2.5. Assemblies

Section 2.6. The Framework Class Library

Section 2.7. Application Deployment

Section 2.8. The .NET Framework and Visual Basic

Chapter 3. Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming

Section 3.1. Principles of Object-Oriented Programming

Section 3.2. OOP Development in Visual Basic

Chapter 4. Variables and Data Types

Section 4.1. Data Types

Section 4.2. Variables

Section 4.3. Constants

Section 4.4. Enumerations

Section 4.5. Arrays

Section 4.6. Collections

Section 4.7. Parameters and Arguments

Chapter 5. Operators

Section 5.1. Arithmetic Operators

Section 5.2. Concatenation Operators

Section 5.3. Logical and Bitwise Operators

Section 5.4. Assignment Operators

Section 5.5. Comparison Operators

Section 5.6. Object Operators

Section 5.7. Operator Overloading

Section 5.8. Operator Precedence

Chapter 6. Program Structure

Section 6.1. Visual Studio Application Types

Section 6.2. Referencing Components and Classes

Section 6.3. Application Entry Points

Section 6.4. Code File Contents

Section 6.5. The Structure of a Visual Basic Program

Chapter 7. The .NET Framework Class Library

Section 7.1. The System Namespace

Section 7.2. The System.Collections Namespace

Section 7.3. The System.Data Namespace

Section 7.4. The System.IO Namespace

Section 7.5. The System.Text.RegularExpressions Namespace

Section 7.6. The System.Windows.Forms Namespace

Section 7.7. Other Namespaces

Chapter 8. Delegates and Events

Section 8.1. Delegates

Section 8.2. Events and Event Binding

Chapter 9. Attributes

Section 9.1. Syntax and Use

Section 9.2. Defining a Custom Attribute

Section 9.3. Using a Custom Attribute

Chapter 10. Generics

Section 10.1. What Are Generics?

Section 10.2. Type Parameters

Section 10.3. Multiple Type Parameters

Section 10.4. Constraints

Section 10.5. Multiple Constraints

Section 10.6. Accessing Type Parameter Members

Section 10.7. Generic Methods

Section 10.8. Nested Generic Types

Section 10.9. Overloaded Types and Members

Chapter 11. Error Handling in Visual Basic

Section 11.1. Error Detection and Error Handling

Section 11.2. Runtime Error Handling

Section 11.3. Dealing with Logic Errors

Section 11.4. Error Constants

Part II: Reference

Chapter 12. The Language Reference

#Const Directive

#If...Then...#Else Directive

#Region...#End Region Directive

Abs Function

Acos Function

AddHandler Statement

AddressOf Operator

AppActivate Procedure

Application Class

Application.CompanyName Property

Application.DoEvents Method

Application.ExecutablePath Property

Application.ProductName Property

Application.ProductVersion Property

Application.Run Method

Array Class

Array.BinarySearch Method

Array.Copy Method

Array.IndexOf Method

Array.LastIndexOf Method

Array.Reverse Method

Array.Sort Method

Asc, AscW Functions

AssemblyVersion Attribute

Asin Function

Atan Function

Atan2 Function

AttributeUsage Attribute

Beep Procedure

Call Statement

CallByName Function

CBool Function

CByte Function

CChar Function

CDate Function

CDbl Function

CDec Function

Ceiling Function

ChDir Procedure

ChDrive Procedure

Choose Function

Chr, ChrW Functions

CInt Function

Class...End Class Statement

Clipboard Class

CLng Function

CLSCompliant Attribute

CObj Function

Collection Class

Collection.Add Method

Collection.Count Property

Collection.Item Property

Collection.Remove Method

ColorDialog Class

COMClass Attribute

Command Function

Const Statement

Continue Statement

Cos Function

Cosh Function

CreateObject Function

CSByte Function

CShort Function

CSng Function

CStr Function

CType Function

CUInt Function

CULng Function

CUShort Function

CurDir Function

Custom Event Statement

DateAdd Function

DateDiff Function

DatePart Function

DateSerial Function

DateString Property

DateValue Function

Day Function

DDB Function

Debug Class

Debug.Assert Method

Debug.Listeners Property

Debug.Write Method

Debug.WriteIf Method

Debug.WriteLine Method

Debug.WriteLineIf Method

Declare Statement

DefaultMember Attribute

Delegate Statement

DeleteSetting Procedure

Dim Statement

Dir Function

DirectCast Function

Directory Class

Directory.CreateDirectory Method

Directory.Delete Method

Directory.Exists Method

Directory.GetCreationTime Method

Directory.GetDirectories Method

Directory.GetDirectoryRoot Method

Directory.GetFiles Method

Directory.GetFileSystemEntries Method

Directory.GetLogicalDrives Method

Directory.GetParent Method

Directory.Move Method

Do...Loop Statement

E Field

End Statement

Enum Statement

Environ Function

EOF Function

Erase Statement

Erl Property

Err Object

Err.Clear Method

Err.Description Property

Err.GetException Method

Err.HelpContext Property

Err.HelpFile Property

Err.LastDLLError Property

Err.Number Property

Err.Raise Method

Err.Source Property

Error Statement

ErrorToString Function

Event Statement

Exception Class

Exit Statement

Exp Function

File Class

File.Exists Method

FileAttr Function

FileClose Procedure

FileCopy Procedure

FileDateTime Function

FileGet, FileGetObject Procedures

FileLen Function

FileOpen Procedure

FilePut, FilePutObject Procedures

FileWidth Procedure

Filter Function

Fix Function

Flags Attribute

Floor Function

FontDialog Class

For...Next Statement

For Each...Next Statement

Format Function

FormatCurrency, FormatNumber, FormatPercent Functions

FormatDateTime Function

FreeFile Function

Friend Keyword

Function Statement

FV Function

GetAllSettings Function

GetAttr Function

GetChar Function

GetObject Function

GetSetting Function

GetType Operator

Global Keyword

GoTo Statement

Guid Attribute

Handles Keyword

Hashtable Class

Hashtable.Add Method

Hashtable.ContainsKey Method

Hashtable.ContainsValue Method

Hashtable.CopyTo Method

Hashtable.Item Property

Hashtable.Keys Property

Hashtable.Remove Method

Hashtable.Values Property

Hex Function

Hour Function

IEEERemainder Function

If...Then...Else Statement

IIf Function

Implements Keyword

Implements Statement

Imports Statement

Inherits Statement

Input Procedure

InputBox Function

InputString Function

InStr Function

InStrRev Function

Int Function

Interface...End Interface Statement

IPmt Function

IRR Function

Is Operator

IsArray Function

IsDate Function

IsDBNull Function

IsError Function

IsNot Operator

IsNothing Function

IsNumeric Function

IsReference Function

Join Function

Kill Procedure

LBound Function

LCase Function

Left Function

Len Function

Like Operator

LineInput Function

Loc Function

Lock Procedure

LOF Function

Log Function

Log10 Function

LSet Function

LTrim Function

MarshalAs Attribute

Max Function

Me Keyword

Mid Function

Mid Statement

Min Function

Minute Function

MIRR Function

MkDir Procedure

Mod Operator

Module...End Module Statement

Month Function

MonthName Function

MsgBox Function

MTAThread Attribute

MyBase Keyword

MyClass Keyword

Namespace Statement

New Keyword

Nothing Keyword

Now Property

NPer Function

NPV Function

Obsolete Attribute

Oct Function

Of Keyword

On Error Statement

OpenFileDialog Class

Operator Statement

Option Compare Statement

Option Explicit Statement

Option Strict Statement

Out Attribute

ParamArray Attribute

Partial Keyword

Partition Function

PI Field

Pmt Function

Pow Function

PPmt Function

Print, PrintLine Procedures

Private Keyword

Property Statement

Protected Keyword

Public Keyword

PV Function

QBColor Function

Queue Class

Queue.Contains Method

Queue.CopyTo Method

Queue.Dequeue Method

Queue.Enqueue Method

Queue.Peek Method

Queue.ToArray Method

RaiseEvent Statement

Randomize Procedure

Rate Function

ReDim Statement

Rem Statement

RemoveHandler Statement

Rename Procedure

Replace Function

Reset Procedure

Resume Statement

Return Statement

RGB Function

Right Function

RmDir Procedure

Rnd Function

Round Function

RSet Function

RTrim Function

SaveFileDialog Class

SaveSetting Procedure

ScriptEngine Property

ScriptEngineBuildVersion Property

ScriptEngineMajorVersion Property

ScriptEngineMinorVersion Property

Second Function

Seek Function

Seek Procedure

Select Case Statement

Send, SendWait Methods

SetAttr Procedure

Shadows Keyword

Shared Keyword

Shell Function

Sign Function

Sin Function

Sinh Function

SLN Function

Space Function

SPC Function

Split Function

Sqrt Function

Stack Class

Stack.Contains Method

Stack.CopyTo Method

Stack.Peek Method

Stack.Pop Method

Stack.Push Method

Stack.ToArray Method

STAThread Attribute

Static Statement

Stop Statement

Str Function

StrComp Function

StrConv Function

StrDup Function

StrReverse Function

Structure...End Structure Statement

Sub Statement

Switch Function

SYD Function

SyncLock Statement

SystemTypeName Function

TAB Function

Tan Function

Tanh Function

ThreadStatic Attribute

Throw Statement

TimeOfDay Property

Timer Property

TimeSerial Function

TimeString Property

TimeValue Function

Today Property

Trim Function

Try...Catch...Finally Statement

TryCast Function

TypeName Function

TypeOf Operator

UBound Function

UCase Function

Unlock Procedure

Using...End Using Statement

Val Function

VarType Function

VBFixedArray Attribute

VBFixedString Attribute

VbTypeName Function

WebMethod Attribute

WebService Attribute

Weekday Function

WeekdayName Function

While...End While Statement

With...End With Statement

WithEvents Keyword

Write, WriteLine Procedures

Year Function

Chapter 13. The 'My' Reference

AllUsersApplicationData Property

AltKeyDown Property

Application Object

ApplicationContext Property

AssemblyName Property

Audio Object

AvailablePhysicalMemory Property

AvailableVirtualMemory Property

ButtonsSwapped Property

CapsLock Property

ChangeCulture Method

ChangeUICulture Method

ClassesRoot Property

Clear Method

Clipboard Object

Clock Object

Close Method

CombinePath Method

CommandLineArgs Property

CommentTokens Property

CompanyName Property

Computer Object

ContainsAudio Method

ContainsData Method

ContainsFileDropList Method

ContainsImage Method

ContainsText Method

CopyDirectory Method

CopyFile Method

CreateDirectory Method

CtrlKeyDown Property

Culture Property

CurrentConfig Property

CurrentDirectory Property

CurrentPrincipal Property

CurrentUser Property

CurrentUserApplicationData Property

DefaultFileLogWriter Property

DeleteDirectory Method

DeleteFile Method

Delimiters Property

Deployment Property

Description Property

Desktop Property

DirectoryExists Method

DirectoryPath Property

DoEvents Method

DownloadFile Method

Drives Property

DynData Property

EndOfData Property

ErrorLine Property

ErrorLineNumber Property

FieldWidths Property

FileExists Method

FileSystem Object

FindInFiles Method

Forms Object

GetAudioStream Method

GetData Method

GetDataObject Method

GetDirectories Method

GetDirectoryInfo Method

GetDriveInfo Method

GetEnvironmentVariable Method

GetFileDropList Method

GetFileInfo Method

GetFiles Method

GetImage Method

GetName Method

GetParentPath Method

GetTempFileName Method

GetText Method

GetValue Method

GmtTime Property

HasFieldsEnclosedInQuotes Property

Info Object (My.Application)

Info Object (My.Computer)

InitializeWithWindowsUser Method

InstalledUICulture Property

IsAuthenticated Property

IsAvailable Property

IsInRole Method

IsNetworkDeployed Property

Keyboard Object

LineNumber Property

LoadedAssemblies Property

LocalMachine Property

LocalTime Property

Log Object (My)

Log Object (My.Application)

MinimumSplashScreenDisplayTime Property

Mouse Object

MoveDirectory Method

MoveFile Method

My Namespace

MyDocuments Property

MyMusic Property

MyPictures Property

Name Property (My.Computer)

Name Property (My.User)

Network Object

NetworkAvailabilityChanged Event (My.Application)

NetworkAvailabilityChanged Event (My.Computer.Network)

NumLock Property

OpenForms Property

OpenSerialPort Method

OpenTextFieldParser Method

OpenTextFileReader Method

OpenTextFileWriter Method

OSFullName Property

OSPlatform Property

OSVersion Property

PeekChars Method

PerformanceData Property

Ping Method

Play Method

PlaySystemSound Method

Ports Object

ProductName Property

ProgramFiles Property

Programs Property

ReadAllBytes Method

ReadAllText Method

ReadFields Method

ReadLine Method

ReadToEnd Method

Registry Object

RenameDirectory Method

RenameFile Method

Request Object

Resources Object

Response Object

Run Method

SaveMySettingsOnExit Property

Screen Property

ScrollLock Property

SendKeys Method

SerialPortNames Property

SetAudio Method

SetData Method

SetDataObject Method

SetDelimiters Method

SetFieldWidths Method

SetFileDropList Method

SetImage Method

SetText Method

Settings Object

SetValue Method

ShiftKeyDown Property

Shutdown Event

SpecialDirectories Object

SplashScreen Property

StackTrace Property

Startup Event

StartupNextInstance Event

Stop Method

Temp Property

TextFieldParser Object

TextFieldType Property

TickCount Property

Title Property

TotalPhysicalMemory Property

TotalVirtualMemory Property

TraceSource Property

Trademark Property

TrimWhiteSpace Property

UICulture Property

UnhandledException Event

UploadFile Method

User Object

Users Property

Version Property

WebServices Object

WheelExists Property

WheelScrollLines Property

WorkingSet Property

WriteAllBytes Method

WriteAllText Method

WriteEntry Method

WriteException Method

Part III: Appendixes

Appendix A. Language Elements by Category

Section A.1. Array Handling

Section A.2. Clipboard

Section A.3. Collection Objects

Section A.4. Common Dialogs

Section A.5. Conditional Compilation

Section A.6. Conversion

Section A.7. Date and Time

Section A.8. Debugging

Section A.9. Declaration

Section A.10. Error Handling

Section A.11. File System

Section A.12. Financial

Section A.13. Information

Section A.14. Input/Output

Section A.15. Integrated Development Environment

Section A.16. Interaction

Section A.17. Mathematics

Section A.18. Program Structure and Flow

Section A.19. Programming

Section A.20. Registry

Section A.21. String Manipulation

Appendix B. Namespace Hierarchy

Section B.1. 'My' Namespace Hierarchy

Section B.2. System Namespace Hierarchy

Appendix C. Constants and Enumerations

Section C.1. Visual Basic Intrinsic Constants

Section C.2. ControlChars Class

Section C.3. Visual Basic Enumerations

Appendix D. What's New and Different in Visual Basic .NET 2002

Section D.1. Language Changes in VB.NET 2002

Section D.2. Changes to Programming Elements

Section D.3. Obsolete Programming Elements

Section D.4. Structured Exception Handling

Section D.5. Changes in Object Orientation

Appendix E. What's New and Different in Visual Basic .NET 2003

Section E.1. Language Changes in VB.NET 2003

Appendix F. What's New and Different in Visual Basic 2005

Section F.1. Enhancements of Existing Functionality

Section F.2. The 'My' Namespace

Section F.3. Other New Features

Appendix G. VB 6 Language Elements No Longer Supported

Appendix H. The Visual Basic Command-Line Compiler

Section H.1. Compiler Basics

Section H.2. Command-Line Switches

Section H.3. Using a Response File

Section H.4. Conditional Compilation Constants

About the Authors

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