Visual Basic.Net Core Reference

Accelerate your productivity with Visual Basic(R) .NET--and quickly create powerful Win32(R) applications and high-performance, scalable applications for the Web--with this indispensable tutorial and reference. Building on the success of the author's popular programming book for Visual Basic 6.0, this new book teaches you the best practices for porting and reusing existing Visual Basic code in the .NET Framework as well as for exploiting the language's advanced new object-oriented capabilities. It covers the common language runtime (CLR), multithreaded programs, Windows(R) Forms applications, GDI+ graphic programming, Windows services, ADO.NET classes for database programs, ASP.NET Web Forms, and Web Services. It includes advanced optimization techniques and tips for leveraging the power of the Microsoft(R) Visual Studio(R) .NET environment.


Topics covered include: Getting started with Visual Basic .NETModules, variables, and error handlingObject-oriented features, including inheritanceDelegates and attributes Arrays, lists, and collectionsFiles, directories, and streamsObject serializationRegular expressionsThreadingAssemblies and AppDomainsReflection Windows Forms applications and GDI+Windows Forms custom control creation Windows services ADO.NET XML ASP.NET Web Forms applications User controls and custom controls XML Web services


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CD-ROM features: A fully searchable electronic copy of PROGRAMMING MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC 6.0Sample applications written in Visual Basic .NET


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