Beginning Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition: From Novice to Professional

by Heather Wright

Overview

Beginning Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition is the affordable, accessible route to learning the .NET programming languages. Author Peter Wright proved his ability to teach Visual Basic to over 100,000 aspiring programmers during the 1990s with his line of best–sellers. Now that Microsoft is launching its new Express products, Wright is repeating his mission to teach you how to program, providing a friendly, clear message along the way.

Wright helps you explore Visual Basic 2005 Express. You'll learn about core programming principles that will enable you to move towards more complex and rewarding programming tasks.

This book guides you through every major aspect of Visual Basic 2005 Express, and guarantees that you'll learn how everything fits together—from the first programming principles to Express Start Kits that advance you in your own programming. By the end of the book, you'll be able to write your own programs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590596227
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	09/26/2006
Series:	Beginning: from Novice to Professional Series
Edition description:	1st ed.
Pages:	544
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)

About the Author

Peter Wright has been programming with, and writing about, Microsoft development tools since 1992. He is the author of about a dozen books, including the international best selling series, Beginning Visual Basic, and has written numerous articles for the both the print and online press worldwide. Born in England, Peter now lives in Florida along with his wife, 2 kids, and 2 fluffy attack spaniels called Mac and Tosh.

Table of Contents

Welcome to VB.NET Express.- The Basics of VB.NET.- Working with Variables.- Classes and Object Orientation in VB.NET.- More Advanced Object Orientation.- Handling Exceptions.- How VB.NET Express Helps you Code.- Writing Windows Applications.- Events and Delegates.- Dialogs.- User Interface Styles.- Handling Lists and Exceptions.- Menus and Toolbars.- Working with databases.- System.IO.- Contacting the Internet.- System.XML.- Threading.- Deeper into .NET.- Where To Next?