With this completely up-to-date tutorial and refenrence, you'll quickly learn how to develop Visual Basic (VB) programs that leverage the latest features of Vista and .NET 3.0 The tutorial section walks you through VB.NET from scratch, providing you with in-depth descriptions of the development environment, basic program syntax, and standard controls. You'll also explore the fundamental concepts in object-oriented programming with VB.
Inthe comprehensive reference section, you'll find out how to take advatage of specific VB feautures. Expert Rod Stephens shows you how to draw images, use GDI+ routines, and generate printed output. You'll also discover how to build an application that interacts with its environment, save and load data in external sources, and use standard dialog controls. This approach makes it easier than ever to learn this powerful language and create your own dynamic programs.
What you will learn from this book
- The best methods for mastering the new features of VB.NET
- Steps for implementing custom controls and drag and drop
- Ways to use trickier class issues such as private class scope, declaring events, and shared variable and
methods.
- Strategies for creating new classes designed to work with specific data types
- How to define an interface using XAML
- Techniques for building service-oriented applications using the Windows Communication Foundation
(WCF)
Who this book is for
This book is for programmers at all levels who are either looking to learn Visual Basic .NET or have already matered it and want some useful tips, tricks, and language details.
Part I: Getting Started
Part II: Object-Oriented Programming
Part III: Graphics
Part IV: Interacting with the Environment
Part V: Appendixes