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Beginning Visual Basic 2012

by Bryan Newsome

September 2012

Beginner

744 pages

19h 30m

English

Wrox

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Event-Driven ProgrammingInstalling Visual Basic 2012The Visual Studio 2012 IDECreating a Simple ApplicationUsing the Help SystemSummary
Microsoft's Reliance on WindowsWriting Software for WindowsCommon Language RuntimeThe Common Type System and Common Language SpecificationSummary
Information and DataWorking with VariablesComments and WhitespaceData TypesStoring VariablesMethodsSummary
Making DecisionsThe If StatementSelect CaseLoopsSummary
Understanding ArraysUnderstanding EnumerationsUnderstanding ConstantsStructuresWorking with ArrayListsWorking with CollectionsBuilding Lookup Tables with HashtableAdvanced Array ManipulationSummary
What Is XAML?XAML SyntaxWindows Presentation FoundationSummary
Responding to EventsBuilding a Simple ApplicationCounting CharactersCounting WordsCreating More Complex ApplicationsCreating the ToolbarCreating the Status BarCreating an Edit BoxClearing the Edit BoxResponding to Toolbar ButtonsUsing Multiple FormsAbout DialogSummary
The MessageBoxThe OpenFileDialog ControlThe SaveDialog ControlThe FontDialog ControlThe ColorDialog ControlThe PrintDialog ControlThe FolderBrowserDialog ControlSummary
Understanding Menu FeaturesCreating MenusContext MenusSummary

Major Error TypesDebuggingError HandlingSummary
Understanding ObjectsBuilding ClassesReusabilityDesigning an ObjectConstructorsInheritanceObjects and StructuresThe Framework ClassesSummary
Building a Favorites ViewerAn Alternative Favorite ViewerUsing Shared Properties and MethodsUnderstanding Object-Oriented Programming and Memory ManagementSummary
Understanding Class LibrariesUsing Strong NamesRegistering AssembliesDesigning Class LibrariesUsing Third-Party Class LibrariesViewing Classes with the Object BrowserSummary
Windows Forms ControlsCreating and Testing a User ControlExposing Properties from User ControlsDesign Time or RuntimeCreating a Command Link ControlSummary
What You Need to Complete This Chapter's ExercisesWhat Is a Database?Understanding Basic SQL SyntaxExecuting Queries in SQL ServerSummary
ADO.NETADO.NET Data NamespacesThe ADO.NET Classes in ActionData BindingSummary
Creating a Dynamic Data Entities WebsiteCustomizing the Design of a Dynamic Data WebsiteSummary
Thin-Client ArchitectureWeb Forms versus Windows FormsWeb Applications: The Basic PiecesActive Server PagesBuilding WebsitesSummary
What Is Deployment?Creating a Visual Studio 2012 Setup ApplicationCustomize the User InterfaceDeploying Different SolutionsSummary
Windows 8 Application Design PrinciplesApplication LayoutSummary
Chapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 11Chapter 12Chapter 13Chapter 14Chapter 15Chapter 16Chapter 17Chapter 18Chapter 19Chapter 20
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Chapter 2

The Microsoft .NET Framework

What You Will Learn in this Chapter

What the .NET Framework is
Using the .NET vision
Why Microsoft dared to spend billions on a single development project

The .NET Framework provides an unprecedented platform for building Windows, web, and mobile applications with one or more programming languages. It is a definitive guide, encompassing and encapsulating where we have come from as a development community and, of course, where we are going.

.NET has been a success in many respects. Within the .NET Framework, languages (C# and F#) have been born, and the well-established Visual Basic language has been reborn. The .NET Framework even supports legacy languages such as C++.

The .NET Framework provides the base for all development using Visual Studio 2012. It provides base classes, available to all Visual Studio 2012 languages, for such functions as accessing databases, parsing XML, displaying and processing Windows and web forms, and providing security for your applications. All languages in Visual Studio 2012 share and use the same base classes, making your choice of a programming language in Visual Studio 2012 a matter of personal preference and syntax style.

Microsoft's Reliance on Windows

In terms of the great corporations of the world, Microsoft is still a new kid on the block. It is a fabulously rich and successful business. Nonetheless, the company has grown from nothing to a corporate superpower in a very short time.

What is perhaps more ...