Chapter 22. Using My as a Shortcut to Common Framework Functions

In this chapter:

Visual Basic 2010 Simplifications Using the Example of the DotNetCopy Backup Tool

The Principle Functionality of DotNetCopy

The My Namespace

Calling Forms Without Instantiation

Reading Command-Line Arguments with My.Application.CommandLineArgs

Targeted Access to Resources with My.Resources

Writing Localizable Applications with Resource Files and the My Namespace

Simplified File Operations with My.Computer.FileSystem

Using Application Settings with My.Settings

Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 has a few language-specific features (some would use the term “peculiarities”) that at first glance seem to circumvent the object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts on which the ...

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