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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. Create a For Loop. Increment a For Loop by a Set Value. Create a Do While Loop. Create a Do Until Loop. Create a Do Loop While Loop. 8 DECLARING ARRAYS. Declare an Array. Initialize an Array. Assign a Value to an Array. Access the Value of an Array Element. Declare a Multidimensional Array. Assign a Value to a Multidimensional Array. Access Elements of a Multidimensional Array. Sort an Array. Search Array Elements. Size an Array. Create a Dynamic Array. Pass an Array to a Subroutine or Function. Return an Array from a Function. Change an Array Value Using ByRef. 9 DEFINING SUBROUTINES AND FUNCTIONS. Define a Subroutine. Call a Subroutine. Create Parameters for a Subroutine. Pass Parameters to a Subroutine. Define a Function. Call a Function. 10 UNDERSTANDING DATABASES. Understanding Database Design. An Introduction to ADO.NET. Understanding Data, Tables, and a Database. Connect to a Database. Configure the Data Source. Using the Data Sources Window. Using SQL Statements. Using the DataGridView Control. Remove a Column from the Data Grid View. Add a Column to the Data Grid View. Change the Color of Every Other Row. Save Changes Made to the Data Grid View. Save Changes to a Database Using a Button Control. Add a SQL Query to the Data Grid View. Using Code to Bind Data to a Combo Box. Using the ReportViewer Control. 11 DEBUGGING YOUR APPLICATION. Set Breakpoints. Using the Watch Window. Using a Visualizer. 12 USING CLASSES. Create a Class and Declare an Object. Create a Sub Method for a Class. Create a Function Method for a Class. Create a Private Method. Create a Protected Method. Create a New() Method. Call a Method of a Class. Pass a Value to a Method of a Class. Assign a Value to a Public Property. Create a Property Procedure for a Class. Get a Value of a Property Procedure. Set a Value of a Property Procedure. Validate a Property Value. Inherit a Class. Using Overloading. Using Multiple Inheritance. 13 CREATING COMPONENTS. An Introduction to Component Creation. Create a Component. Create a Windows Forms Control. Handle Default Properties. Add a Member. Add an Event. Using Standard Controls. Create a Control from Scratch. Reference a Library. 14 CREATING GRAPHICS. Add a Picture to a Form. Using the Color Dialog Box. Understanding the Graphics Object. Create a Brush. Create a Pen. Draw Bitmaps and Images. Draw Simple Primitives. Draw a Curve. Draw Text. Create a Path. Using Regions. Create a Shaped Window. 15 PROVIDING INPUT AND OUTPUT. Using a File Stream. Read from a Stream. Write to a Stream. Watch for File System Changes. Access File Information. Access Directory Information. Provide a File Dialog Box. Using the PrintDocument Control. Using the Printer Dialog Box. Using the Page Setup Dialog Box. Create a Print Preview. Download from a Web Server. Make a Connection to a Server. Accept Incoming Connections. 16 PACKAGING YOUR APPLICATION. Create a Setup Program. Create a Shortcut for Your Application. Create an Icon for Your Application. Run the Setup Program. INDEX.