VB .NET Language in a Nutshell
Published on 4. September 2001
Book
654 pages
978-0-596-00092-9 (ISBN)
Description
In response to the extensive changes to Visual Basic and the newness of the .NET platform, this guide is aimed at professional developers - those deeply experienced in Visual Basic and those adding VB .NET to their list of mastered languages. It documents, using practical examples, how language elements work as well as alternative approaches, optimal usage, and potential pitfalls. The book leads the reader through the important areas of programming VB .NET including: variables and data types; introduction to object-oriented programming; the .NET framework - general concepts; the .NET framework class library; delegates and events; and error handling. An alphabetical reference to the functions, statements, directives, objects and object members that make up the VB .NET language is provided. To ease the transition to .NET, there's a "VB .NET/VB 6 Differences" section for each language element.
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Steven Roman | Ron Petrusha | Paul Lomax
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Steven Roman is a professor emeritus of mathematics at the California State University, Fullerton. His previous books with O'Reilly include Access Database Design and Programming, Writing Excel Macros, and Win32 API Programming with Visual Basic. Ron Petrusha is an editor for O'Reilly and is the author/coauthor of many books, including VBScript in a Nutshell. Ron has a background in quantitative labor history, specializing in Russian labor history, and holds degrees from the University of Michigan and Columbia University. He began working with computers in the mid 1970s, programming in SPSS (a programmable statistical package) and FORTRAN on the IBM 370 family. Since then, he has been a computer book buyer, an editor of a number of books on Windows and Unix, and a consultant on projects written in dBASE, Clipper, and Visual Basic. Paul Lomax, author of O'Reilly's VB & VBA in a Nutshell and a coauthor of VBScript in a Nutshell, is an experienced VB programmer with a passion for sharing his knowledge--and his collection of programming tips and techniques gathered from real-world experience.
Content
Preface. Part I. The Basics. Chapter 1. Introduction Why VB .NET? What Is VB .NET? What Can You Do with VB .NET? Chapter 2. Variables and Data Types Variables Declaring Variables and Constants Data Types Arrays Object Variables and Their Binding The Collection Object Parameters and Arguments. Chapter 3. Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming Why Learn Object-Oriented Techniques? Principles of Object-Oriented Programming Classes and Objects Inheritance Interfaces, Abstract Members, and Classes Polymorphism and Overloading Scope and Accessibility in Class Modules. Chapter 4. The .NET Framework: General Concepts Namespaces Common Language Runtime (CLR), Managed Code, and Managed Data Managed Execution Assemblies Assemblies and VB .NET. Chapter 5. The .NET Framework Class Library The System Namespace Other Namespaces. Chapter 6. Delegates and Events Delegates Events and Event Binding. Chapter 7. Error Handling in VB .NET Error Detection and Error Handling Runtime Error Handling Dealing with Logical Errors Error Constants. Part II. Reference. Chapter 8. The Language Reference. Part III. Appendixes. Appendix A. What's New and Different in VB .NET. Appendix B. Language Elements by Category. Appendix C. Operators. Appendix D. Constants and Enumerations. Appendix E. The VB .NET Command-Line Compiler. Appendix F. VB 6 Language Elements Not Supported by VB .NET. Index