Visual Basic 2008
Providing programmers and developers of all skill levels with a
comprehensive tutorial and reference to Visual Basic (VB) 2008,
Microsoft MVP Rod Stephenspresents a broad, solid understanding of
essential topics on the latest version of VB. He explains the
forms, controls, and other objects that VB furnishes for building
applications in a modern windows environment. Plus, he examines the
powerful development environment that makes VB such a productive
language, and he delves into the VB language itself to show you how
to use it to perform an array of important development tasks.
New examples and extensively revised and retested code that
complies with the 2008 release help you obtain a firm understanding
of VB 2008. Extensive appendixes prove to be particularly useful to
help you translate from the languages you already know into the
corresponding VB syntax. Ultimately, you''ll find coverage of the
technologies you need in order to build sophisticated applications
with VB 2008.
What you will learn from this book
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Extension methods for adding new features to existing
classes
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How to select and use Windows Forms Controls for a specific
purpose
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Tips for using subroutines and functions to break a program into
manageable pieces
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Techniques for error handling and debugging
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Various important classes and objects to use when building an
application
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How to use the graphics device interface routines to draw images
in VB
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Ways an application interacts with its environment
Who this book is for
This book is for programmers who are looking to explore the latest
features of the new release of Visual Basic. No prior experience
with earlier versions of Visual Basic is necessary.
Wrox Professional guides are designed to give
the experienced developer straight facts on a new technology,
without hype or unnecessary explanations. They deliver hard
information with plenty of practical examples to help you apply new
tools to your development projects today.