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Starting Out with Visual Basic 2008, Fourth Edition

by Tony Gaddis; Kip Irvine

Publisher: Addison-Wesley

Publishing Date: 2008/02/12

eText ISBN-10

0-321-55804-9

eText ISBN-13

978-0-321-55804-6

Print ISBN-10

0-321-53135-3

Print ISBN-13

978-0-321-53135-3

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction to Programming and Visual Basic, 1

1.1. Computer Systems: Hardware and Software, 2

1.2. Programs and Programming Languages, 4

Tutorial 1-1: Running the Wage Calculator application, 8

Tutorial 1-2: Running an application that demonstrates event procedures, 9

1.3. More about Controls and Programming, 10

Tutorial 1-3: Running an application that demonstrates various controls, 11

1.4. The Programming Process, 17

1.5. Visual Studio and Visual Basic Express (the Visual Basic Environment), 21

Tutorial 1-4: Starting Visual Studio, 21

Tutorial 1-5: Opening the Design, Solution Explorer, Dynamic Help, and Properties windows in Visual Studio, 27

Tutorial 1-6: Getting familiar with Visual Studio, 32

Review Questions and Exercises, 35

Programming Challenges, 38

Chapter 2. Creating Applications with Visual Basic, 39

2.1. Focus on Problem Solving: Building the Directions Application, 39

Tutorial 2-1: Beginning the Directions application, 42

Tutorial 2-2: Adding a Label control to the Directions application, 44

Tutorial 2-3: Setting the Label’s TextAlign property, 46

Tutorial 2-4: Changing the Label’s font size and style, 47

Tutorial 2-5: Deleting a control, 48

Tutorial 2-6: Inserting a PictureBox control, 48

Tutorial 2-7: Saving and running the application, 50

Tutorial 2-8: Closing a Visual Basic project, 52

Tutorial 2-9: Opening an existing project, 55

Tutorial 2-10: Using the Object box, Alphabetical button, and Categorized button, 57

2.2. Focus on Problem Solving: Responding to Events, 57

Tutorial 2-11: Placing the lblDirections, btnDisplayDirections, and btnExit controls in the Directions application, 62

Tutorial 2-12: Writing event procedures for the Directions application, 66

Tutorial 2-13: Changing the text colors, 71

Tutorial 2-14: Setting the FormBorderStyle property and locking the controls in the Directions application, 73

2.3. Modifying the Text Property with Code, 74

Tutorial 2-15: Examining an application that displays messages, 74

2.4. The AutoSize, BorderStyle, and TextAlign Properties, 76

2.5. Clickable Images, 78

Tutorial 2-16: Writing Click event procedures for PictureBox controls, 78

2.6. Using Visual Studio Help, 80

Tutorial 2-17: Using Dynamic Help in Visual Studio, 83

2.7. Debugging Your Application, 87

Tutorial 2-18: Locating a compile error in Design mode, 87

Review Questions and Exercises, 90

Programming Challenges, 93

Chapter 3. Variables and Calculations, 97

3.1. Gathering Text Input, 97

Tutorial 3-1: Using a TextBox control, 98

Tutorial 3-2: Building the Date String application, 101

Tutorial 3-3: Using the Focus method, 105

Tutorial 3-4: Changing the tab order, 106

Tutorial 3-5: Setting access keys, accept, and cancel buttons, 109

3.2. Variables and Data Types, 111

Tutorial 3-6: Assigning text to a variable, 116

3.3. Performing Calculations, 121

3.4. Mixing Different Data Types, 129

Tutorial 3-7: Examining a Simple Calculator application, 138

3.5. Formatting Numbers and Dates, 141

Tutorial 3-8: Examining the Format Demo application, 144

3.6. Exception Handling, 146

Tutorial 3-9: Salary Calculation application with exception handling, 151

3.7. Group Boxes and the Load Event Procedure, 153

3.8. Focus on Program Design and Problem Solving: Building the Room Charge Calculator Application, 156

Tutorial 3-10: Beginning the Room Charge Calculator application, 160

Tutorial 3-11: Changing a label’s colors, 166

3.9. More about Debugging: Locating Logic Errors, 166

Tutorial 3-12: Single-stepping through an application’s code at runtime, 167

Review Questions and Exercises, 177

Programming Challenges, 183

Chapter 4. Making Decisions and Working with Strings, 189

4.1. The Decision Structure, 189

4.2. The If...Then Statement, 191

Tutorial 4-1: Examining an application that uses the If...Then statement, 194

4.3. The If...Then...Else Statement, 197

Tutorial 4-2: Completing an application that uses the If...Then...Else statement, 198

4.4. The If...Then...ElseIf Statement, 200

Tutorial 4-3: Completing an application that uses the If...Then...ElseIf statement, 201

Tutorial 4-4: Comparing an If...Then...ElseIf statement to a series of If...Then statements, 204

4.5. Nested If Statements, 208

Tutorial 4-5: Completing an application with a nested If statement, 208

4.6. Logical Operators, 210

4.7. Comparing, Testing, and Working with Strings, 216

Tutorial 4-6: Examining an application that performs string comparisons, 219

Tutorial 4-7: Completing a string searching application, 224

4.8. Focus on GUI Design: The Message Box, 227

4.9. The Select Case Statement, 231

Tutorial 4-8: Examining Crazy Al’s Sales Commission Calculator application, 235

4.10. Introduction to Input Validation, 238

4.11. Focus on GUI Design: Radio Buttons and Check Boxes, 240

Tutorial 4-9: Completing an application with radio buttons and check boxes, 242

4.12. Class-Level Variables, 244

4.13. Focus on Program Design and Problem Solving: Building the Health Club Membership Fee Calculator Application, 245

Tutorial 4-10: Building the Health Club Membership Fee Calculator application, 250

Review Questions and Exercises, 257

Programming Challenges, 262

Chapter 5. Lists, Loops, Validation, and More, 271

5.1. Input Boxes, 271

5.2. List Boxes, 274

Tutorial 5-1: Creating list boxes, 279

5.3. Introduction to Loops: The Do While Loop, 283

Tutorial 5-2: Completing an application that uses the Do While loop, 284

Tutorial 5-3: Modifying the Do While Demo application to use a posttest loop, 288

Tutorial 5-4: Using a loop to keep a running total, 289

Tutorial 5-5: Examining an application that uses a user-controlled loop, 293

5.4. The Do Until and For...Next Loops, 295

Tutorial 5-6: Examining an application that uses the Do Until loop, 296

Tutorial 5-7: Examining an application that uses the For...Next loop, 298

Tutorial 5-8: Completing an application that uses the For...Next loop, 300

5.5. Nested Loops, 304

5.6. Multicolumn List Boxes, Checked List Boxes, and Combo Boxes, 305

Tutorial 5-9: Creating combo boxes, 309

5.7. Input Validation, 311

Tutorial 5-10: Completing an application that demonstrates input validation, 312

Tutorial 5-11: An example of inconvenient data input correction, 316

Tutorial 5-12: Modifying the Validation Demo project to use the SelectAll method, 317

5.8. ToolTips, 319

Tutorial 5-13: Adding ToolTips to an application, 320

5.9. Focus on Program Design and Problem Solving: Building the Vehicle Loan Calculator Application, 321

Tutorial 5-14: Building the Vehicle Loan Calculator application, 330

Review Questions and Exercises, 336

Programming Challenges, 343

Chapter 6. Procedures and Functions, 351

6.1. Procedures, 352

Tutorial 6-1: Examining an application with a procedure, 352

Tutorial 6-2: Creating a procedure, 355

6.2. Passing Arguments to Procedures, 363

Tutorial 6-3: Examining an application that demonstrates passing an argument to a procedure, 364

Tutorial 6-4: Working with ByVal and ByRef, 367

6.3. Functions, 370

Tutorial 6-5: Examining the GPA Calculator application, 372

6.4. More about Debugging: Stepping Into, Over, and Out of Procedures and Functions, 378

Tutorial 6-6: Practicing the Step Into, Step Over, and Step Out commands, 379

6.5. Focus on Program Design and Problem Solving: Building the Bagel and Coffee Price Calculator Application, 381

Tutorial 6-7: Building the Bagel House application, 391

Review Questions and Exercises, 396

Programming Challenges, 400

Chapter 7. Multiple Forms, Standard Modules, and Menus, 407

7.1. Multiple Forms, 407

Tutorial 7-1: Completing an application that displays modal and modeless forms, 416

Tutorial 7-2: Completing an application with multiple forms, 422

7.2. Standard Modules, 428

Tutorial 7-3: Examining an application that uses a standard module, 431

7.3. Menus, 435

Tutorial 7-4: Building a menu, 443

7.4. Focus on Problem Solving: Building the High Adventure Travel Agency Price Quote Application, 448

Tutorial 7-5: Building the High Adventure Travel Agency Price Quote application, 457

Review Questions and Exercises, 470

Programming Challenges, 475

Chapter 8. Arrays, Timers, and More, 485

8.1. Arrays, 485

Tutorial 8-1: Completing an application that uses an array, 494

8.2. More about Array Processing, 497

Tutorial 8-2: Examining an application that uses parallel arrays, 501

8.3. Procedures and Functions That Work with Arrays, 508

Tutorial 8-3: Examining an application with functions and with arrays, 510

8.4. Multidimensional Arrays, 514

Tutorial 8-4: Completing an application that sums the rows of a two-dimensional array, 516

8.5. Focus on GUI Design: The Enabled Property, Timer Control, and Splash Screens, 521

Tutorial 8-5: The Timer Demo, 523

Tutorial 8-6: Creating a splash screen, 525

8.6. Focus on GUI Design: Anchoring and Docking Controls, 527

8.7. Random Numbers, 530

Tutorial 8-7: Examining the CatchMe application, 531

8.8. Focus on Problem Solving: Building the Demetris Leadership Center Application, 534

Tutorial 8-8: Building the Demetris Leadership Center Sales Reporting application, 537

Review Questions and Exercises, 544

Programming Challenges, 549

Chapter 9. Files, Printing, and Structures, 555

9.1. Using Files, 555

Tutorial 9-1: Completing an application that writes data to a file, 560

Tutorial 9-2: Completing an application that reads a file, 565

Tutorial 9-3: Examining an application that detects the end of a file, 570

9.2. The OpenFileDialog, SaveFileDialog, FontDialog, and ColorDialog Controls, 574

Tutorial 9-4: Creating a simple text editor application, 578

9.3. The PrintDocument Control, 587

Tutorial 9-5: Adding printing capabilities to the Simple Text Editor application, 588

9.4. Structures, 593

Tutorial 9-6: Examining an application with a structure, 596

9.5. Focus on Problem Solving: Modifying the Demetris Leadership Center Application, 598

Tutorial 9-7: Modifying the Demetris Leadership Center Sales-Reporting application, 599

Review Questions and Exercises, 608

Programming Challenges, 614

Chapter 10. Working with Databases, 619

10.1. Database Management Systems, 619

10.2. Database Concepts, 620

10.3. DataGridView Control, 624

Tutorial 10-1: Showing a database table in a DataGridView control, 625

Tutorial 10-2: Sorting and Updating the SalesStaff table, 632

10.4. Data-Bound Controls, 634

Tutorial 10-3: Binding a DataGridView to the SalesStaff table, 638

Tutorial 10-4: Binding individual controls to the SalesStaff table, 639

Tutorial 10-5: Displaying the Members table in a list box, 643

Tutorial 10-6: Inserting Karate member payments, 646

Tutorial 10-7: Adding a total to the Karate student payments, 649

10.5. Structured Query Language (SQL), 651

Tutorial 10-8: Filtering rows in the SalesStaff table, 659

10.6. Focus on Problem Solving: Karate School Management Application, 661

Tutorial 10-9: Creating the Karate School Manager startup form, 665

Tutorial 10-10: Adding the Membership / List all function to the Karate School Manager, 665

Tutorial 10-11: Adding the Membership / Add new member function to the Karate School Manager, 668

Tutorial 10-12: Adding the Membership / Find member function to the Karate School Manager, 670

Tutorial 10-13: Adding the Payments / All members function to the Karate School Manager, 672

Review Questions and Exercises, 680

Programming Challenges, 682

Chapter 11. Developing Web Applications, 687

11.1. Programming for the Web, 687

11.2. Creating ASP.NET Applications, 691

Tutorial 11-1: Creating the Click application, 695

11.3. Web Server Controls, 699

Tutorial 11-2: Student Picnic application, 701

11.4. Designing Web Forms, 708

Tutorial 11-3: Signing up for a Kayak Tour, 711

11.5. Applications with Multiple Web Pages, 714

Tutorial 11-4: Adding a description form to the Kayak Tour application, 716

11.6. Using Databases, 718

Tutorial 11-5: Displaying the Karate Members table in a GridView, 721

Tutorial 11-6: Updating the Karate Members table, 726

Review Questions and Exercises, 735

Programming Challenges, 738

Chapter 12. Classes, Collections, and Scrollable Controls, 741

12.1. Classes and Objects, 741

12.2. Creating a Class, 744

Tutorial 12-1: Creating the Student Data application, 757

12.3. Collections, 762

12.4. Focus on Problem Solving: Creating the Student Collection Application, 768

Tutorial 12-2: Completing the Student Collection application, 769

12.5. The Object Browser, 774

Tutorial 12-3: Using the Object Browser, 774

12.6. Focus on GUI Design: Scroll Bars and Track Bars, 776

Tutorial 12-4: Working with scrollable controls, 778

12.7. Introduction to Inheritance, 780

Tutorial 12-5: Completing an application that uses inheritance, 787

Review Questions and Exercises, 796

Programming Challenges, 804

Appendix A. User Interface Design Guidelines, 809

Appendix B. Converting Mathematical Expressions to Programming Statements, 812

Appendix C. Answers to Checkpoints, 814

Appendix D. Glossary, 832

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