Vb.Net Developer's Guide
by Wakefield, Cameron; Sonder, Henk-Evert; Lee, Wei MengFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-10-01
Publisher(s): Elsevier Science Ltd
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Summary
The complete guide to developing applications with VB.NET. Introduces a new set of standards, protocols, and syntax that previous users of Visual Basic will need to learn to regain their guru status and be positioned to create enterprise-critical applications. Softcover. CD-ROM included.
Table of Contents
| From the Series Editor | p. xxxi |
| New Features in Visual Basic .NET | p. 1 |
| Introduction | p. 2 |
| Examining the New IDE | p. 3 |
| Cosmetic Improvements | p. 3 |
| Development Accelerators | p. 5 |
| .NET Framework | p. 6 |
| A Very Brief and Simplified History | p. 6 |
| .NET Architecture | p. 7 |
| ASP.NET | p. 7 |
| Framework Classes | p. 8 |
| .NET Servers | p. 8 |
| Common Language Runtime | p. 8 |
| History | p. 8 |
| Convergence | p. 9 |
| Object-Oriented Language | p. 10 |
| Object-Oriented Concepts | p. 10 |
| Advantages of Object-Oriented Design | p. 11 |
| History of Object Orientation and VB | p. 13 |
| Namespaces | p. 13 |
| Web Applications | p. 13 |
| Web Applications Overview | p. 13 |
| Web Forms | p. 14 |
| Web Services | p. 15 |
| Security | p. 17 |
| Type Safety | p. 18 |
| Casting | p. 18 |
| Data Conversion | p. 19 |
| Bitwise Operations | p. 20 |
| New Compiler | p. 20 |
| Compiling an Executable | p. 20 |
| Architecture | p. 21 |
| File Management in Previous Versions of VB | p. 21 |
| File Management | p. 22 |
| Changes from Visual Basic 6.0 | p. 23 |
| Variants | p. 23 |
| Variable Lower Bounds | p. 23 |
| Fixed Length Strings | p. 23 |
| NULL Propagation | p. 23 |
| Other Items Removed | p. 24 |
| Properties and Variables | p. 25 |
| The Microsoft .NET Framework | p. 33 |
| Introduction | p. 34 |
| What Is the .NET Framework? | p. 34 |
| Introduction to the Common Language Runtime | p. 35 |
| Using .NET-Compliant Programming Languages | p. 37 |
| Creating Assemblies | p. 39 |
| Using the Manifest | p. 42 |
| Assembly Cache | p. 45 |
| Locating an Assembly | p. 45 |
| Understanding Metadata | p. 51 |
| The Benefits of Metadata | p. 52 |
| Identifying an Assembly with Metadata | p. 53 |
| Types | p. 53 |
| Assembly Dependencies | p. 55 |
| Reflection | p. 56 |
| Ending DLL Hell | p. 58 |
| Using System Services | p. 60 |
| Exception Handling | p. 60 |
| Garbage Collection | p. 62 |
| Console I/O | p. 62 |
| Microsoft Intermediate Language | p. 63 |
| The Just-In-Time Compiler | p. 63 |
| Using the Namespace System to Organize Classes | p. 64 |
| The Common Type System | p. 65 |
| Type Safety | p. 68 |
| Relying on Automatic Resource Management | p. 68 |
| The Managed Heap | p. 69 |
| Garbage Collection and the Managed Heap | p. 71 |
| Security Services | p. 79 |
| Framework Security | p. 80 |
| Installing and Configuring VB.NET | p. 91 |
| Introduction | p. 92 |
| Editions | p. 92 |
| Installing Visual Studio .NET | p. 93 |
| Installing on Windows 2000 | p. 99 |
| The New IDE | p. 100 |
| Integrated Development Environment Automation Model | p. 100 |
| Add-Ins | p. 104 |
| Wizards | p. 109 |
| Macros | p. 109 |
| Home Page | p. 110 |
| Project Options | p. 112 |
| Toolbox | p. 116 |
| Child Windows | p. 120 |
| Task List | p. 123 |
| Solution Explorer | p. 127 |
| Properties Window | p. 129 |
| Form Layout Toolbar | p. 130 |
| Hide/Show Code Elements | p. 132 |
| Web Forms | p. 133 |
| Intellisense | p. 134 |
| Customizing the IDE | p. 135 |
| Customizing the Code Editor | p. 135 |
| Customizing Shortcut Keys | p. 135 |
| Customizing the Toolbars | p. 136 |
| Customizing Built-In Commands | p. 137 |
| Customizing the Start Page | p. 139 |
| Common Language Runtime | p. 145 |
| Introduction | p. 146 |
| Component Architecture | p. 148 |
| Managed Code versus Unmanaged Code | p. 150 |
| Interoperability with Managed Code | p. 152 |
| System Namespace | p. 153 |
| File I/O | p. 155 |
| Drawing | p. 156 |
| Printing | p. 157 |
| Common Type System | p. 158 |
| Type Casting | p. 160 |
| Garbage Collection | p. 163 |
| Object Allocation/Deallocation | p. 164 |
| Close/Dispose | p. 165 |
| .NET Programming Fundamentals | p. 171 |
| Introduction | p. 172 |
| Variables | p. 173 |
| Constants | p. 175 |
| Structures | p. 176 |
| Program Flow Control | p. 178 |
| If...Then...Else | p. 178 |
| Select Case | p. 182 |
| While Loops | p. 184 |
| For Loops | p. 186 |
| Arrays | p. 187 |
| Declaring an Array | p. 188 |
| Multidimensional Arrays | p. 189 |
| Dynamic Arrays | p. 191 |
| Functions | p. 192 |
| Object Oriented Programming | p. 196 |
| Inheritance | p. 196 |
| Polymorphism | p. 197 |
| Encapsulation | p. 197 |
| Classes | p. 198 |
| Overloading | p. 202 |
| Overriding | p. 203 |
| Shared Members | p. 205 |
| String Handling | p. 206 |
| Error Handling | p. 210 |
| Advanced Programming Concepts | p. 219 |
| Introduction | p. 220 |
| Using Modules | p. 221 |
| Utilizing Namespaces | p. 222 |
| Understanding the Imports Keyword | p. 226 |
| Implementing Interfaces | p. 229 |
| Delegates and Events | p. 232 |
| Simple Delegates | p. 235 |
| Multicast Delegates | p. 236 |
| Event Programming | p. 236 |
| Language Interoperability | p. 237 |
| File Operations | p. 239 |
| Directory Listing | p. 239 |
| Data Files | p. 241 |
| Text Files | p. 243 |
| Appending to Files | p. 246 |
| Collections | p. 246 |
| The Drawing Namespace | p. 248 |
| Images | p. 253 |
| Printing | p. 256 |
| Understanding Free Threading | p. 262 |
| SyncLock | p. 263 |
| Creating Windows Forms | p. 269 |
| Introduction | p. 270 |
| Application Model | p. 270 |
| Properties | p. 271 |
| Manipulating Windows Forms | p. 275 |
| Properties of Windows Forms | p. 275 |
| Methods of Windows Forms | p. 276 |
| Creating Windows Forms | p. 287 |
| Changing the Borders of a Form | p. 289 |
| Resizing Forms | p. 291 |
| Setting Location of Forms | p. 292 |
| Form Events | p. 294 |
| Creating Multiple Document Interface Applications | p. 297 |
| Creating an MDI Parent Form | p. 297 |
| Creating MDI Child Forms | p. 298 |
| Adding Controls to Forms | p. 300 |
| Anchoring Controls on Forms | p. 301 |
| Docking Controls on Forms | p. 303 |
| Layering Objects on Forms | p. 304 |
| Positioning Controls on Forms | p. 304 |
| Dialog Boxes | p. 305 |
| Displaying Message Boxes | p. 306 |
| Common Dialog Boxes | p. 306 |
| Creating Dialog Boxes | p. 322 |
| Creating and Working with Menus | p. 323 |
| Adding Status Bars to Forms | p. 328 |
| Adding Toolbars to Forms | p. 330 |
| Data Binding | p. 332 |
| Simple Data Binding | p. 332 |
| Complex Data Binding | p. 333 |
| Data Sources for Data Binding | p. 333 |
| Using the Data Form Wizard | p. 334 |
| Using the Windows Forms Class Viewer | p. 338 |
| Using the Windows Forms ActiveX Control Importer | p. 338 |
| Windows Forms Components and Controls | p. 347 |
| Introduction | p. 348 |
| Built-In Controls | p. 348 |
| Label Control | p. 351 |
| LinkLabel Control | p. 354 |
| TextBox Control | p. 357 |
| Button Control | p. 361 |
| CheckBox Control | p. 364 |
| RadioButton Control | p. 365 |
| RichTextBox Control | p. 367 |
| TreeView Control | p. 369 |
| ListBox Control | p. 371 |
| ComboBox Control | p. 381 |
| PictureBox Control | p. 388 |
| TrackBar Control | p. 389 |
| DateTimePicker Control | p. 391 |
| Panel Control | p. 394 |
| GroupBox Control | p. 396 |
| TabControl Control | p. 397 |
| Creating Custom Windows Components | p. 399 |
| Creating Custom Windows Controls | p. 403 |
| Using ADO.NET | p. 409 |
| Introduction | p. 410 |
| Overview of XML | p. 411 |
| XML Documents | p. 411 |
| XSL | p. 411 |
| XDR | p. 412 |
| XPath | p. 412 |
| Understanding ADO.NET Architecture | p. 412 |
| Differences between ADO and ADO.NET | p. 414 |
| XML Support | p. 414 |
| Maintaining State | p. 415 |
| Using the XML Schema Definition Tool | p. 416 |
| Connected Layer | p. 417 |
| Data Providers | p. 418 |
| Connection Strings | p. 418 |
| Command Objects | p. 421 |
| DataReader | p. 425 |
| DataSet | p. 426 |
| Disconnected Layer | p. 427 |
| Using DataSet | p. 428 |
| Using the SQL Server Data Provider | p. 435 |
| TDS | p. 436 |
| Remoting | p. 439 |
| Data Controls | p. 440 |
| DataGrid | p. 440 |
| DataList | p. 446 |
| Repeater | p. 450 |
| Developing Web Applications | p. 459 |
| Introduction | p. 460 |
| Web Forms | p. 461 |
| A Simple Web Form | p. 462 |
| How Web Forms Differ from Windows Forms | p. 464 |
| Why Web Forms Are Better Than Classic ASP | p. 465 |
| Adding Controls to Web Forms | p. 467 |
| How Web Form Controls Differ from Windows Form Controls | p. 476 |
| ASP.NET Server Controls | p. 476 |
| Creating Custom Web Form Controls | p. 492 |
| Web Services | p. 504 |
| How Web Services Work | p. 505 |
| Developing Web Services | p. 505 |
| Web Service Utilities | p. 509 |
| Consuming Web Services from Web Forms | p. 511 |
| Using Windows Forms in Distributed Applications | p. 513 |
| Optimizing, Debugging, and Testing | p. 523 |
| Introduction | p. 524 |
| Debugging Concepts | p. 524 |
| Debug Menu | p. 528 |
| Watches | p. 529 |
| Breakpoints | p. 531 |
| Exceptions Window | p. 532 |
| Command Window | p. 534 |
| Conditional Compilation | p. 536 |
| Trace | p. 538 |
| Assertions | p. 540 |
| Code Optimization | p. 541 |
| Finalization | p. 542 |
| Transitions | p. 542 |
| Parameter Passing Methods | p. 542 |
| Strings | p. 543 |
| Garbage Collection | p. 544 |
| Compiler Options | p. 544 |
| Testing Phases and Strategies | p. 546 |
| Unit Testing | p. 547 |
| Integration Testing | p. 547 |
| Beta Testing | p. 547 |
| Regression Testing | p. 548 |
| Stress Testing | p. 548 |
| Security | p. 553 |
| Introduction | p. 554 |
| Security Concepts | p. 555 |
| Permissions | p. 555 |
| Principal | p. 556 |
| Authentication | p. 557 |
| Authorization | p. 557 |
| Security Policy | p. 558 |
| Type Safety | p. 558 |
| Code Access Security | p. 558 |
| .NET Code Access Security Model | p. 559 |
| Role-Based Security | p. 578 |
| Principals | p. 578 |
| Role-Based Security Checks | p. 583 |
| Security Policies | p. 585 |
| Creating a New Permission Set | p. 588 |
| Modifying the Code Group Structure | p. 593 |
| Remoting Security | p. 600 |
| Cryptography | p. 600 |
| Security Tools | p. 603 |
| Application Deployment | p. 615 |
| Introduction | p. 616 |
| Packaging Code | p. 617 |
| Configuring the .NET Framework | p. 622 |
| Creating Configuration Files | p. 622 |
| Machine/Administrator Configuration Files | p. 623 |
| Application Configuration Files | p. 625 |
| Security Configuration Files | p. 626 |
| Deploying the Application | p. 629 |
| Common Language Runtime | p. 629 |
| Windows Installer | p. 630 |
| CAB Files | p. 631 |
| Internet Explorer 5.5 | p. 632 |
| Resource Files | p. 633 |
| Deploying Controls | p. 637 |
| Upgrading Visual Basic Applications to .NET | p. 647 |
| Introduction | p. 648 |
| Considerations Before Upgrading | p. 648 |
| Early Binding of Variables | p. 649 |
| Avoiding Null Propagation | p. 650 |
| Using ADO | p. 651 |
| Using Date Data Type | p. 652 |
| Using Constants | p. 652 |
| Considering Architecture Before Migration | p. 653 |
| Intranet/Internet Applications | p. 653 |
| Client/Server and Multi-Tier Applications | p. 655 |
| Single-Tier Applications | p. 656 |
| Data Sccess Applications | p. 656 |
| Data Types | p. 657 |
| Variants | p. 657 |
| Integers | p. 658 |
| Dates | p. 658 |
| Boolean | p. 659 |
| Arrays | p. 659 |
| Fixed-Length Strings | p. 660 |
| Windows API Data Types | p. 661 |
| Converting VB Forms to Windows Forms | p. 662 |
| Control Anchoring | p. 664 |
| Keyword Changes | p. 665 |
| Goto | p. 666 |
| GoSub | p. 666 |
| Option Base | p. 666 |
| AND/OR | p. 666 |
| Lset | p. 666 |
| VarPtr | p. 667 |
| StrPtr | p. 667 |
| Def | p. 667 |
| Programming Differences | p. 668 |
| Method Implementation | p. 668 |
| References to Unmanaged Libraries | p. 677 |
| Properties | p. 684 |
| Null Usage | p. 690 |
| Understanding Error Handling | p. 690 |
| Data Access Changes in Visual Basic .NET | p. 693 |
| Dataset and Recordset | p. 694 |
| Application Interoperability | p. 694 |
| Cursor Location | p. 695 |
| Disconnected Access | p. 695 |
| Data Navigation | p. 695 |
| Lock Implementation | p. 696 |
| Upgrading Interfaces | p. 696 |
| Upgrading Interfaces from Visual Basic 6.0 | p. 699 |
| Using the Upgrade Tool | p. 703 |
| Index | p. 713 |
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