1 GETTING STARTED WITH VB.NET
Install Visual Studio 2005
Create a New Project
Using Parts of a Project
Create a “Hello World” Application
2 WORKING WITH WINDOWS FORMS
Create a New Form
Add a Control to a Form
Set the Properties of a Control
Resize a Control
Create a Menu
Create a Dialog Box
Set the Tab Key Order
Create a Message Box
Write Code for an Event
3 CREATING WINDOWS CONTROLS: LABELS, TEXT BOXES, AND LISTS
Add a TextBox Control to a Form
Access a TextBox Control
Set Defaults for a TextBox Control
Add a Label Control to a Form
Add a ListBox Control
Set Defaults for a ListBox Control
Write Items to a ListBox Control
Access an Item Selected from a ListBox Control
Add a ComboBox Control
Access an Item Selected from a ComboBox Control
4 CREATING WINDOWS CONTROLS: BUTTONS, RADIO BUTTONS, AND CHECK BOXES
Add a Button Control
Write a Button Control Event
Change the Label of a Button Control
Using an Image for a Button Control
Make a Button the Default Button
Add a Radio Button
Access a Radio Button
Add a Check Box
Access a Check Box
Create a GroupBox Control
5 DECLARING VARIABLES, EXPRESSIONS, AND STATEMENTS
Understanding Variable Types
Declare a Variable
Initialize a Variable
Assign a Value to a Variable
Using Variables
Change the Value of a Variable
Convert Data Types
Create a Simple Expression
Create a Complex Expression
Using Operator Precedence
Create a Statement
Create More Complex Expressions
6 CREATING CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS
Understanding Conditional Statements
Create an If...Then Statement
Create an Equivalent Logical Expression
Create a Not Equivalent Logical Expression
Create a Compound Logical Expression
Create an If...Then...Else Statement
Create an If...Then...ElseIf...Then Statement
Create an If...Then...ElseIf...Then...Else Statement
Create a Nested If...Then Statement
Create a Select Case Statement
Create a Select Case...Case Else Statement
7 CREATING LOOPS
8 DECLARING ARRAYS
9 DEFINING SUBROUTINES AND FUNCTIONS
10 UNDERSTANDING DATABASES
11 DEBUGGING YOUR APPLICATION
12 USING CLASSES
13 CREATING COMPONENTS
14 CREATING GRAPHICS
15 PROVIDING INPUT AND OUTPUT
16 PACKAGING YOUR APPLICATION
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