Alison Balter’s Mastering Microsoft® Office Access 2007 Development

Chapter 9. Objects, Properties, Methods, and Events Explained

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Why This Chapter Is Important
• Understanding Objects, Properties, Events, and Methods
• Using the Object Browser to Learn About Access’s Objects
• Referring to Objects
• Working with Properties and Methods
• Declaring and Assigning Object Variables
• Understanding the Differences Between Objects and Collections
• Passing Objects to Subroutines and Functions
• Determining the Type of a Control
• Using Special Properties That Refer to Objects
• Understanding Access’s Object Model
• Taking Advantage of Additional Useful Properties
• Practical Examples: Working with Objects

Why This Chapter Is Important

Objects, properties, methods, and events are at the heart of all programming that you do ...