Beginning Visual Basic 2015

Bryan Newsome 지음

Wrox 2015년 11월 17일 출간

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Learn Visual Basic step by step and start programming right away Beginning Visual Basic 2015 is the ideal guide for new programmers, especially those learning their first language. This new edition has been updated to align with Visual Studio 2015, and also refocused to concentrate on key beginner topics. Precise, step-by-step instructions walk you through important tasks, and clear explanations targeted to beginners will have you writing your first Visual Basic application quickly. You'll start from the absolute beginning, assuming no prior programming experience, and then gradually build your skills to write Visual Basic applications for Windows and the Web. Coverage includes objects, class libraries, graphics, databases, and much more, with explicit instructions on using ASP.NET, SQL Server, ADO.NET, and XML. Visual Studio is the usual environment for Visual Basic programming, and the latest upgrade has made Visual Basic more feature compatible with C# to allow programmers to move fluidly between the two languages. Don't know C#? Don't worry! This book starts from the very beginning of Visual Basic programming to help you build your skills from the ground-up. Understand flow control and data structure Debug Windows applications, dialog boxes, and menus Master objects and object-oriented techniques Access databases, program graphics, and program for the Web Over three million programmers use Visual Basic, and many of them learned it as their first language. It's beginner-friendly, versatile, and visually oriented, making it an ideal introduction to the programming mindset, workflow, and hard skills. Beginning Visual Basic 2015 gets you started on the right foot, with clear, patient instruction and plenty of hands-on practice.

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INTRODUCTION xxvii CHAPTER 1: WELCOME TO VISUAL BASIC 2015 1 Implementing Event-Driven Programming 2 Installing Visual Basic 2015 3 The Visual Studio 2015 IDE 5 The Profi le Setup Page 5 The Menu 6 The Toolbars 8 Creating a Simple Application 9 Windows in the Visual Studio 2015 IDE 10 Modifi ed Hungarian Notation 17 The Code Editor 18 Using the Help System 22 Summary 23 CHAPTER 2: THE MICROSOFT .NET FRAMEWORK 25 The .NET Vision 25 This Sounds Like Java 26 Where Now? 27 Writing Software for Windows 27 The .NET Framework Classes 28 Executing Code 30 Common Language Runtime 31 Code Loading and Execution 31 Application Isolation 31 Security 32 Interoperability 33 Exception Handling 33 The Common Type System and Common Language Specification 33 Summary 34 CHAPTER 3: WRITING SOFTWARE 37 Information and Data 37 Algorithms 38 What Is a Programming Language? 39 Working with Variables 40 Comments and Whitespace 43 Comments 43 Whitespace 45 Data Types 45 Working with Numbers 45 Common Integer Math Operations 46 Integer Math Shorthand 49 The Problem with Integer Math 50 Floating-Point Math 50 Working with Strings 53 Using Dates 62 Boolean 69 Storing Variables 69 Binary 69 Bits and Bytes 70 Representing Values 70 Converting Values 72 Methods 74 Why Use Methods? 74 Methods You&'ve Already Seen 75 Building a Method 78 Choosing Method Names 81 Scope 82 Summary 84 CHAPTER 4: CONTROLLING THE FLOW 87 Making Decisions 87 The If Statement 88 The Else Statement 90 Allowing Multiple Alternatives with ElseIf 90 Nested If Stateme

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저자(글) Bryan Newsome

About the author Bryan Newsome is a senior programmer/analyst and a Microsoft Certified Application Developer for VB.NET. Since starting his career with Visual Basic 5, he has embraced each new version and now creates all new applications leveraging the .NET platform and VB.NET. Bryan has built a reputation around providing solutions and mentoring on leading-edge Microsoft technologies. Visit us at wrox.com where you have access to free code samples, Programmer to Programmer forums, and discussions on the latest happenings in the industry from around the world.