Font Conventions
This book follows certain conventions for font usage. Understanding these conventions up front makes it easier to use this book.
Italic is used for:
Pathnames, filenames, program names, compilers, options, and commands
New terms where they are defined
Internet addresses, such as domain names and URLs
Constant width is used for:
Anything that appears literally in a Visual Basic program, including keywords, data types, constants, method names, variables, class names, and interface names
Command lines and options that should be typed verbatim on the screen
All code listings
HTML documents, tags, and attributes
Constant width italic is used for:
General placeholders that indicate that an item is replaced by some actual value in your own program
Constant width bold is used for:
Text in code examples that is typed by the user
Highlighting code additions or changes that should be noted by the reader
Tip
This icon designates a note, which is an important aside to the nearby text.
Warning
This icon designates a warning relating to the nearby text.
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