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Visual Basic .Net Primer Plus
By Jack  Purdum,
Publisher	: Sams Publishing
Pub Date	: April 16, 2003
ISBN	: 0-672-32485-7
Pages	: 1008

		Copyright
		About The Author
		Acknowledgments
		We Want To Hear From You!
		Introduction
			Who Should Read This Book
			Objectives of This Book
			For Instructors
			Conventions
			Contacting the Author
		Chapter  1.   Getting Started With Visual Studio .Net
			Installing Visual Studio .NET
			Checking the Visual Basic .NET Installation
			Running Your First Program
			Ending a Programming Session with Visual Basic .NET
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Chapter  2.   The Basics of Object-Oriented Programming
			A Brief History of Computer Programming
			A Program Example Using OOP
			Compiling Your First Program
			Running a Visual Basic .NET Program
			Adding Code to Your Program
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Chapter  3.   Thinking About Programs
			Why Bother?
			Algorithms
			Five Programming Steps
			Sideways Refinement
			What Is UML?
			UML Class Diagrams
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Chapter  4.   Data Types and Numeric Variables
			Visual Basic .NET Data Types
			Details About the Visual Basic .NET Data Types
			Variables
			Behind the Scenes: The Visual Basic .NET Symbol Table
			The Inspector Program
			Visual Basic .NET Program Errors
			A Simple Math Program
			Binary Numbers
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Chapter  5.   Subroutines and Functions
			Subroutines
			Functions
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Chapter  6.   String Variables
			Strings
			Working with the String Class in Visual Basic .NET
			Other String Methods
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Chapter  7.   Arrays
			Organizing Data with Arrays
			Changing the Base Index of an Array
			Dynamic Arrays
			Multidimensional Arrays
			Multidimensional Arrays with More Than Two Dimensions
			Determining the Size of an Array
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Chapter  8.   Scope and Lifetime of Variables
			What Is Scope?
			Block Scope
			Module Scope
			Namespaces
			Lifetimes
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Chapter  9.   Arithmetic and Assignment Operators
			Arithmetic Operators
			A Sample Program Using the Arithmetic Operators
			Shorthand Operators
			Operator Precedence
			Summary
			Exercise
			Review Questions
		Chapter  10.   Relational and Logical Operators
			Relational Operators
			Logical Operators
			Operator Precedence
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Chapter  11.   Making Decisions
			Simple If Statements
			The If-Then-Else Statement
			Multiple Decisions Using If
			The Select Case Statement
			Enumerations: Making Select Case Blocks Easier to Understand
			Short-Circuiting Operators
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Chapter  12.   Program Loops
			Loop Structure
			A Simple Program Loop
			The For - Next Loop
			Using a For - Next Loop to Implement an Algorithm
			For Loops and Arrays
			Exit For ”Getting Out of a For Loop Early
			Nested For Loops
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Chapter  13.   While Loops
			While End While Loops
			The BinaryConversion Program
			Do While Loops ”Flavor One
			Do While Loops ”Flavor Two
			Until Loops
			Terminating Do Loops Early
			Sentinels
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Chapter  14.   Advanced Array Processing
			Declaring and Defining Arrays
			Sorting an Array
			Searching an Array
			Other Array Properties and Methods
			Arrays as Objects
			Sample Program Using an Array Object
			Collections
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Chapter  15.   Encapsulation
			Creating Your Own Classes
			Adding a Class to a Project
			Testing the Code for the CPassword Class
			Creating Your Own Class Library
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Chapter  16.   Class Properties
			Designing a Program Design
			Testing the COven Class
			The ReadOnly and WriteOnly Properties
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Chapter  17.   Inheritance
			Base Classes and Derived Classes
			The Building Base Class
			The Apartment , Commercial , and Home Derived Classes
			Define Versus Declare
			Testing the Building Class
			Virtual Classes
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Chapter  18.   Polymorphism
			What Is Polymorphism?
			An Example of Inheritance and Polymorphism
			Testing Polymorphism
			Creating an Interface
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Chapter  19.   Error Processing and Debugging
			Types of Errors
			Sample Program for Testing the Debugger
			Using the Visual Basic .NET Debugger
			Unstructured Error Handling
			Structured Error Processing
			A Program Example Using Exception Handling
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Chapter  20.   Visual Basic .NET Controls
			The Form Control
			A Sample Program with Controls
			Running the Sample Program
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Chapter  21.   Creating Your Own Controls
			The PhoneSSN Control
			Handling Events
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Chapter  22.   Visual Basic .NET Graphics
			Your Computer Display
			The Imageviewer Project
			Creating Your Own Graphics Objects
			Setting the Font
			Using the Yellowline and Redline Features
			Testing the Gauge Control
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Chapter  23.   Disk Data Files
			Introduction to Data Files
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Chapter  24.   Database Fundamentals
			What Is a Database?
			ADO.NET
			Using SQL
			Using SQL
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Chapter  25.   Database Programming With Visual Basic .NET
			Using Visual Basic .NET Wizards to Interact with a Database
			Adding a DataSet Object
			Life Without Wizards
			Modifying a Database
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Chapter  26.   Web Programming With Visual Basic .NET
			Introduction
			Dynamic HTML
			Home Mortgage Web Page
			Summary
			Review Questions
		Appendix  A.   ASCII Table
		Index