| |  | Copyright |
| | | Preface |
| | | | Why Another VB Book? |
| | | | Who This Book Is For |
| | | | How This Book Is Structured |
| | | | Conventions Used in This Book |
| | | | How to Contact Us |
| | | | Acknowledgments |
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| | | Part I: The Basics |
| | | | Chapter 1. Introduction |
| | | | Section 1.1. Why VB.NET? |
| | | | Section 1.2. What Is VB.NET? |
| | | | Section 1.3. What Can You Do with VB.NET? |
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| | | | Chapter 2. Program Structure |
| | | | Section 2.1. Getting a VB Program to Run |
| | | | Section 2.2. The Structure of a VB Program |
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| | | | Chapter 3. Variables and Data Types |
| | | | Section 3.1. Variables |
| | | | Section 3.2. Declaring Variables and Constants |
| | | | Section 3.3. Data Types |
| | | | Section 3.4. Arrays |
| | | | Section 3.5. Object Variables and Their Binding |
| | | | Section 3.6. The Collection Object |
| | | | Section 3.7. Parameters and Arguments |
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| | | | Chapter 4. Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming |
| | | | Section 4.1. Why Learn Object-Oriented Techniques? |
| | | | Section 4.2. Principles of Object-Oriented Programming |
| | | | Section 4.3. Classes and Objects |
| | | | Section 4.4. Inheritance |
| | | | Section 4.5. Interfaces, Abstract Members, and Classes |
| | | | Section 4.6. Polymorphism and Overloading |
| | | | Section 4.7. Accessibility in Class Modules |
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| | | | Chapter 5. The .NET Framework: General Concepts |
| | | | Section 5.1. Namespaces |
| | | | Section 5.2. Common Language Runtime (CLR), Managed Code, and Managed Data |
| | | | Section 5.3. Managed Execution |
| | | | Section 5.4. Assemblies |
| | | | Section 5.5. Assemblies and VB.NET |
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| | | | Chapter 6. The .NET Framework Class Library |
| | | | Section 6.1. The System Namespace |
| | | | Section 6.2. Other Namespaces |
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| | | | Chapter 7. Delegates and Events |
| | | | Section 7.1. Delegates |
| | | | Section 7.2. Events and Event Binding |
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| | | | Chapter 8. Attributes |
| | | | Section 8.1. Syntax and Use |
| | | | Section 8.2. Defining a Custom Attribute |
| | | | Section 8.3. Using a Custom Attribute |
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| | | | Chapter 9. Error Handling in VB.NET |
| | | | Section 9.1. Error Detection and Error Handling |
| | | | Section 9.2. Runtime Error Handling |
| | | | Section 9.3. Dealing with Logical Errors |
| | | | Section 9.4. Error Constants |
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| | | Part II: Reference |
| | | | Chapter 10. 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 |
| | | | 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 Statement |
| | | | Clipboard Class |
| | | | Clipboard.GetDataObject Method |
| | | | Clipboard.SetDataObject Method |
| | | | CLng Function |
| | | | CLSCompliant Attribute |
| | | | CObj Function |
| | | | Collection Class |
| | | | Collection.Add Method |
| | | | Collection.Count Property |
| | | | Collection.Item Method |
| | | | Collection.Remove Method |
| | | | ColorDialog Class |
| | | | COMClass Attribute |
| | | | Command Function |
| | | | Const Statement |
| | | | Cos Function |
| | | | Cosh Function |
| | | | CreateObject Function |
| | | | CShort Function |
| | | | CSng Function |
| | | | CStr Function |
| | | | CType Function |
| | | | CurDir Function |
| | | | DateAdd Function |
| | | | DateDiff Function |
| | | | DatePart Function |
| | | | DateSerial Function |
| | | | DateString Property |
| | | | DateValue Function |
| | | | Day Function |
| | | | DDB Function |
| | | | Debug Class |
| | | | Debug.Assert Method |
| | | | Debug.AutoFlush Property |
| | | | Debug.Close Method |
| | | | Debug.Flush Method |
| | | | Debug.Indent Method |
| | | | Debug.IndentLevel Property |
| | | | Debug.IndentSize Property |
| | | | Debug.Listeners Property |
| | | | Debug.Unindent Method |
| | | | 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 |
| | | | Get Statement |
| | | | GetAllSettings Function |
| | | | GetAttr Function |
| | | | GetChar Function |
| | | | GetObject Function |
| | | | GetSetting Function |
| | | | GetTimer Function |
| | | | GetType Operator |
| | | | GoTo Statement |
| | | | Guid Attribute |
| | | | Handles Keyword |
| | | | Hashtable Class |
| | | | Hashtable.Add Method |
| | | | Hashtable.Clear Method |
| | | | Hashtable.ContainsKey Method |
| | | | Hashtable.ContainsValue Method |
| | | | Hashtable.CopyTo Method |
| | | | Hashtable.Count Property |
| | | | Hashtable.Item Property |
| | | | Hashtable.Keys Property |
| | | | Hashtable.Remove Method |
| | | | Hashtable.Values Property |
| | | | Hex Function |
| | | | Hour Function |
| | | | IDataObject Interface |
| | | | IDataObject.GetData Method |
| | | | IDataObject.GetDataPresent Method |
| | | | IDataObject.GetFormats Method |
| | | | 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 Statement |
| | | | IPmt Function |
| | | | IRR Function |
| | | | Is Operator |
| | | | IsArray Function |
| | | | IsDate Function |
| | | | IsDBNull Function |
| | | | IsError Function |
| | | | 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 Operator |
| | | | 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 |
| | | | Now Property |
| | | | NPer Function |
| | | | NPV Function |
| | | | Obsolete Attribute |
| | | | Oct Function |
| | | | On Error Statement |
| | | | OpenFileDialog Class |
| | | | Option Compare Statement |
| | | | Option Explicit Statement |
| | | | Option Strict Statement |
| | | | Out Attribute |
| | | | ParamArray Attribute |
| | | | Partition Function |
| | | | Pi Field |
| | | | Pmt Function |
| | | | Pow Function |
| | | | PPmt Function |
| | | | Print, PrintLine Procedures |
| | | | Private Statement |
| | | | Property Statement |
| | | | Protected Keyword |
| | | | Public Statement |
| | | | PV Function |
| | | | QBColor Function |
| | | | Queue Class |
| | | | Queue.Clear Method |
| | | | Queue.Contains Method |
| | | | Queue.CopyTo Method |
| | | | Queue.Count Property |
| | | | 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 |
| | | | Set Statement |
| | | | SetAttr Procedure |
| | | | Shadows Keyword |
| | | | Shell Function |
| | | | Sign Function |
| | | | Sin Function |
| | | | Sinh Function |
| | | | SLN Function |
| | | | Space Function |
| | | | Spc Function |
| | | | Split Function |
| | | | Sqrt Function |
| | | | Stack Class |
| | | | Stack.Clear Method |
| | | | Stack.Contains Method |
| | | | Stack.CopyTo Method |
| | | | Stack.Count Property |
| | | | 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 |
| | | | TypeName Function |
| | | | UBound Function |
| | | | UCase Function |
| | | | Unlock Procedure |
| | | | Val Function |
| | | | ValDec Function |
| | | | VarType Function |
| | | | VBFixedArray Attribute |
| | | | VBFixedString Attribute |
| | | | VbTypeName Function |
| | | | WebMethod Attribute |
| | | | WebService Attribute |
| | | | Weekday Function |
| | | | WeekdayName Function |
| | | | While...End While Statement |
| | | | With Statement |
| | | | WithEvents Keyword |
| | | | Write Procedure |
| | | | WriteLine Procedure |
| | | | Year Function |
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| | | Part III: Appendixes |
| | | | Appendix A. What's New and Different in VB.NET |
| | | | Section A.1. Language Changes for VB.NET |
| | | | Section A.2. Changes to Programming Elements |
| | | | Section A.3. Obsolete Programming Elements |
| | | | Section A.4. Structured Exception Handling |
| | | | Section A.5. Changes in Object-Orientation |
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| | | | Appendix B. Language Elements by Category |
| | | | Section B.1. Array Handling |
| | | | Section B.2. Clipboard |
| | | | Section B.3. Collection Objects |
| | | | Section B.4. Common Dialogs |
| | | | Section B.5. Conditional Compilation |
| | | | Section B.6. Conversion |
| | | | Section B.7. Date and Time |
| | | | Section B.8. Debugging |
| | | | Section B.9. Declaration |
| | | | Section B.10. Error Handling |
| | | | Section B.11. Filesystem |
| | | | Section B.12. Financial |
| | | | Section B.13. IDataObject Interface |
| | | | Section B.14. Information |
| | | | Section B.15. Input/Output |
| | | | Section B.16. Integrated Development Environment |
| | | | Section B.17. Interaction |
| | | | Section B.18. Mathematics |
| | | | Section B.19. Program Structure and Flow |
| | | | Section B.20. Programming |
| | | | Section B.21. Registry |
| | | | Section B.22. String Manipulation |
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| | | | Appendix C. Operators |
| | | | Section C.1. Arithmetic Operators |
| | | | Section C.2. Assignment Operators |
| | | | Section C.3. Concatenation Operators |
| | | | Section C.4. Comparison Operators |
| | | | Section C.5. Logical and Bitwise Operators |
| | | | Section C.6. Operator Precedence |
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| | | | Appendix D. Constants and Enumerations |
| | | | Section D.1. Visual Basic Intrinsic Constants |
| | | | Section D.2. ControlChars Class |
| | | | Section D.3. Visual Basic Enumerations |
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| | | | Appendix E. The VB.NET Command-Line Compiler |
| | | | Section E.1. Compiler Basics |
| | | | Section E.2. Command-Line Switches |
| | | | Section E.3. Using a Response File |
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| | | | Appendix F. VB 6 Language Elements Not Supported by VB.NET |
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| | | Colophon |
| | | Index |
