Visual Basic .Net Programming with Peter Aitken [With CDROM] Book

	Introduction	xvii
Chapter 1	Introduction to Visual Basic	1
	The Visual Basic Programming Model	1
	Programming with Components	2
	Classes and Objects	3
	Rolling Your Own	4
	The .NET Framework	5
	The Role of Code	6
	Project Types	6
	Your First Visual Basic Project	6
	What Next?	14
Chapter 2	Using Visual Studio	17
	Parts of the Screen	17
	Projects, Solutions, and Assemblies	22
	Visual Studio Options	26
	Creating and Opening Projects	29
	Editing Code	29
	Building and Running Projects	32
	Working with Windows	33
	Getting Help	33
Chapter 3	Visual Basic Syntax: Fundamentals and Data Storage	37
	Syntax Fundamentals	38
	Data Storage	39
	Arrays	50
	Structures	52
	Enumerations	53
	Variable Scope	54
	Expressions and Data Manipulation	57
Chapter 4	Visual Basic Syntax: Program Control and Procedures	63
	Program Control Statements	63
	Procedures	74
Chapter 5	Runtime Error and Exception Handling	81
	What Are Exceptions?	81
	Structured Exception Handling	82
	Unstructured Exception Handling	88
Chapter 6	Visual Basic and the .NET Framework	93
	Why .NET?	93
	Inside the .NET Framework	94
	Value Types and Reference Types	101
	Namespaces	102
	Where Does Visual Basic Fit In?	103
Chapter 7	Creating Windows Applications	105
	Forms and Controls	105
	The Form Class	108
	Designing Forms	117
	Working with Forms	121
	Events in Forms and Controls	125
Form Demonstration 1	Displaying Multiple Forms	128
Form Demonstration 2	Using Sub Main	129
Chapter 8	Controls for Windows Applications	131
	Working with Controls	131
	The Windows Form Controls	135
	Other Controls	162
	Working with the Mouse	164
	Keyboard-Related Events	170
	Creating Access Keys for Controls	172
	Working with Fonts	173
	The Color Structure	173
	The ContentAlignment Enumeration	174
Chapter 9	Object-Oriented Programming with VB .NET, Part 1	177
	OOP Fundamentals	177
	Creating Classes in VB .NET	179
Chapter 10	Object-Oriented Programming with VB .NET, Part 2	203
	Structures	203
	Interfaces	205
	Special Object References	216
Chapter 11	Creating Custom Controls	219
	Control Creation Basics	219
	Using a Windows Control Library	220
	Subclassing an Existing Control	220
	Creating a UserControl Control	228
Chapter 12	Writing Console Applications	237
	Console Fundamentals	237
	The Console Class	238
	Command-Line Arguments	239
	Redirecting Input and Output	241
	Errors in Console Applications	242
Chapter 13	Creating MDI Applications	243
	MDI Basics	243
	Creating MDI Forms	245
	Maintaining a Child Window List	245
	Working with Child Forms	245
	Arranging Child Forms	246
	An MDI Application Demonstration	247
Chapter 14	Working with Text and Numbers	255
	The String Class	255
	Obsolete String Functions and Statements	262
	Working with Numbers	262
	Generating Random Numbers	264
Chapter 15	Working with Dates and Times	267
	The Date Time Structure	267
	TimeSpan	272
	Code Examples	273
	Calendar	276
Chapter 16	File Access and Management	279
	File Fundamentals	279
	Exceptions in File Access	280
	File Access	281
	File Management	297
	The File-Related Controls	304
Chapter 17	Graphics and Printing	309
	The PictureBox Control	309
	Graphics	310
	The Image Class	329
	Printing	332
Chapter 18	Processing XML	341
	XML Overview	341
	.NET Tools for XML	344
	Reading XML with the XmlTextReader Class	345
	Using the XmlDocument Class	362
	Other XML Tools	370
Chapter 19	Database Access with ADO.NET	373
	So, What's a Database?	374
	ADO.NET	378
	ADO.NET Classes for Data Access	379
	SQL	392
	The Data View Class	393
	Binding Controls to Data	395
	Visual Studio Tools for Database Applications	402
Chapter 20	Creating Web Applications with ASP.NET	409
	What Is a Web Application?	409
	Parts of a Web Application	411
	A First Web Application	412
	Controls for Web Applications	421
	The System.Web.UI.Page Class and the Page_Load() Event	422
	Managing State in Web Applications	422
	Events in a Web Application	427
	Security and Web Applications	428
Chapter 21	Controls for Web Applications	435
	Web Control Overview	435
	Common Web Control Members	436
	The Web Form Controls	438
Chapter 22	Database Access in Web Applications	463
	ADO.NET and ASP.NET	463
	Reading Data with the DataReader Class	464
	The Repeater Control	468
	The DataList Control	474
	The DataGrid Control	483
Chapter 23	Creating and Using Web Services	501
	What Are Web Services?	501
	A First Web Service	502
	SOAP	508
	Describing Web Services with WSDL Files	509
	Proxy Classes and WSDL.EXE	510
	Calling Web Services Asynchronously	514
	Web References and Discovery Files	518
	Passing Objects to and from Web Services	519
Chapter 24	Developing Customized Web Controls	521
	User Control Basics	521
	User Control Properties	523
	Converting ASP.NET Pages to User Controls	530
Chapter 25	Debugging and Deploying Your Applications	533
	Debugging Your Programs	533
	Deploying Your Applications	542
Appendix A	Changes in Visual Basic .NET	551
Appendix B	The Upgrade Wizard	579
Appendix C	VB.NET Exceptions	585
Appendix D	Compiler Options	589
	Index	593