Visual Basic 2005(c) A Developer's Notebook

Visual Basic 2005: A Developers Notebook

ISBN: 0596007264
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2006
Pages: 123

Authors: Matthew MacDonald

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Visual Basic 2005: A Developer s Notebook
Table of Contents
Copyright
The Developer s Notebook Series
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Organization
Preface
Who This Book Is For
What You Need to Use This Book
About This Book
Conventions Used in This Book
Using Code Examples
Safari Enabled
How to Contact Us
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Visual Studio
Section 1.1. How do I do that?
Section 1.2. Code, Debug, and Continue Without Restarting Your Application
Section 1.3. Look Inside an Object While Debugging
Section 1.4. Diagnose and Correct Errorson the Fly
Section 1.5. Rename All Instances of Any Program Element
Section 1.6. Use IntelliSense Filteringand AutoCorrect
Section 1.7. Edit Control Properties in Place
Section 1.8. Call Methods at Design Time
Section 1.9. Insert Boilerplate CodeUsing Snippets
Section 1.10. Create XML Documentation for Your Code
Chapter 2. The Visual Basic Language
Section 2.1. Use the My Objects to Program Common Tasks
Section 2.2. Get Application Information
Section 2.3. Use Strongly Typed Resources
Section 2.4. Use Strongly Typed Configuration Settings
Section 2.5. Build Typesafe Generic Classes
Section 2.6. Make Simple Data Types Nullable
Section 2.7. Use Operators with Custom Objects
Section 2.8. Split a Class into Multiple Files
Section 2.9. Extend the My Namespace
Section 2.10. Skip to the Next Iteration of a Loop
Section 2.11. Dispose of Objects Automatically
Section 2.12. Safeguard Properties with Split Accessibility
Section 2.13. Evaluate Conditions Separately with Short-Circuit Logic
Chapter 3. Windows Applications
Section 3.1. Use Office-Style Toolbars
Section 3.2. Add Any Control to a ToolStrip
Section 3.3. Add Icons to Your Menu
Section 3.4. Put the Web in a Window
Section 3.5. Validate Input While the User Types
Section 3.6. Create Text Boxes thatAuto-Complete
Section 3.7. Play a Windows System Sound
Section 3.8. Play Simple WAV Audio
Section 3.9. Create a Windows Explorer-like Split Window
Section 3.10. Take Control of Window Layout
Section 3.11. Control When Your Application Shuts Down
Section 3.12. Prevent Your Application from Starting Twice
Section 3.13. Communicate Between Forms
Section 3.14. Improve Redraw Speeds for GDI
Section 3.15. Handle Asynchronous Tasks Safely
Section 3.16. Use a Better Data-Bound Grid
Section 3.17. Format the DataGridView
Section 3.18. Add Images and Controls to the DataGridView
Chapter 4. Web Applications
Section 4.1. Create a Web Application in Visual Studio 2005
Section 4.2. Administer a Web Application
Section 4.3. Bind to Data Without Writing Code
Section 4.4. Bind Web Controls to a Custom Class
Section 4.5. Display Interactive Tables Without Writing Code
Section 4.6. Display Records One at a Time
Section 4.7. Achieve a Consistent Look and Feel with Master Pages
Section 4.8. Add Navigation to Your Site
Section 4.9. Easily Authenticate Users
Section 4.10. Determine How Many People Are Currently Using Your Web Site
Section 4.11. Use Role-Based Authorization
Section 4.12. Store Personalized Information
Chapter 5. Files, Databases, and XML
Section 5.1. Get Drive Information
Section 5.2. Get File and Directory Information
Section 5.3. Copy, Move, and Delete Files
Section 5.4. Read and Write Files
Section 5.5. Compress and Decompress Data
Section 5.6. Collect Statistics on Your Data Connections
Section 5.7. Batch DataAdapter Commands for Better Performance
Section 5.8. Bulk-Copy Rows from One Table to Another
Section 5.9. Write Database-Agnostic Code
Section 5.10. Use the New XPathDocument and XPathNavigator
Section 5.11. Edit an XML Document with XPathNavigator
Chapter 6. .NET 2.0 Platform Services
Section 6.1. Easily Log Events
Section 6.2. Ping Another Computer
Section 6.3. Get Information About a Network Connection
Section 6.4. Upload and Download Files with FTP
Section 6.5. Test Group Membership of the Current User
Section 6.6. Encrypt Secrets for the Current User
Section 6.7. Unleash the Console
Section 6.8. Time Your Code
Section 6.9. Deploy Your Application with ClickOnce
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