By David I. Schneider -  University of Maryland

Publisher : Prentice Hall
Pub Date : March 03, 2006
Print ISBN-10 : 0-13-030654-1
Print ISBN-13 : 978-0-13-030654-8
eText ISBN-10 : 0-13-186104-2
eText ISBN-13 : 978-0-13-186104-6
Pages : 752

Based on the newest version of Microsoft's VB. NET, this revision of Schneider's best-selling guide is designed for readers with no prior computer programming experience. The author uses Visual Basic .NET 2005 to explore the fundamentals of programming, building a strong foundation that will give students a sustainable understanding of programming. KEY TOPICS: Offers a broad range of examples, case studies, exercises, and programming projects to give readers significant hands-on experience. Includes a new section on Graphics. Provides fully updated example text and data, including tax codes, social security forms/data, baseball statistics, and more. Contains all new, robust, interesting programming projects. Updates screenshots throughout using Windows XP. Bundles Visual Basic .NET Express automatically with each copy of the text. MARKET: A useful reference for both beginning and experienced programmers who want to learn more about the latest version of Microsoft's VB. NET.

Copyright
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
The Companion Website for Students and Instructors xv
Using This Book for a Short or Condensed Course xvi
Chapter 1.  An Introduction to Computers and Visual Basic 2005 1
  Section 1.1.  An Introduction to Computers 2
  Section 1.2.  Using Windows 4
  Section 1.3.  Files and Folders 12
  Section 1.4.  An Introduction to Visual Basic 2005 18
  Section 1.5.  Biographical History of Computing 21
Chapter 2.  Problem Solving 29
  Section 2.1.  Program Development Cycle 30
  Section 2.2.  Programming Tools 32
Chapter 3.  Fundamentals of Programming in Visual Basic 41
  Section 3.1.  Visual Basic Controls 42
  Section 3.2.  Visual Basic Events 60
  Section 3.3.  Numbers 73
  Section 3.4.  Strings 88
  Section 3.5.  Input and Output 105
  Chapter 3 Summary 127
  Chapter 3 Programming Projects 128
Chapter 4.  General Procedures 131
  Section 4.1.  Sub Procedures, Part I 132
  Section 4.2.  Sub Procedures, Part II 154
  Section 4.3.  Function Procedures 169
  Section 4.4.  Modular Design 183
  Chapter 4 Summary 188
  Chapter 4 Programming Projects 188
Chapter 5.  Decisions 193
  Section 5.1.  Relational and Logical Operators 194
  Section 5.2.  If Blocks 201
  Section 5.3.  Select Case Blocks 218
  Section 5.4.  A Case Study: Weekly Payroll 235
  Chapter 5 Summary 243
  Chapter 5 Programming Projects 243
Chapter 6.  Repetition 247
  Section 6.1.  Do Loops 248
  Section 6.2.  Processing Lists of Data with Do Loops 261
  Section 6.3.  For... Next Loops 277
  Section 6.4.  A Case Study: Analyze a Loan 291
  Chapter 6 Summary 301
  Chapter 6 Programming Projects 301
Chapter 7.  Arrays 307
  Section 7.1.  Creating and Accessing Arrays 308
  Section 7.2.  Using Arrays 326
  Section 7.3.  Some Additional Types of Arrays 341
  Section 7.4.  Sorting and Searching 356
  Section 7.5.  Two-Dimensional Arrays 377
  Section 7.6.  A Case Study: A Sophisticated Cash Register 392
  Chapter 7 Summary 401
  Chapter 7 Programming Projects 402
Chapter 8.  Sequential Files 411
  Section 8.1.  Sequential Files 412
  Section 8.2.  Using Sequential Files 430
  Section 8.3.  A Case Study: Recording Checks and Deposits 442
  Chapter 8 Summary 454
  Chapter 8 Programming Projects 454
Chapter 9.  Additional Controls and Objects 461
  Section 9.1.  List Boxes, Combo Boxes, and the File-Opening Control 462
  Section 9.2.  Seven Elementary Controls 472
  Section 9.3.  Four Additional Objects 484
  Section 9.4.  Graphics 496
  Chapter 9 Summary 509
  Chapter 9 Programming Projects 510
Chapter 10.  Database Management 517
  Section 10.1.  An Introduction to Databases 518
  Section 10.2.  Relational Databases and SQL 531
  Chapter 10 Summary 548
  Chapter 10 Programming Projects 549
Chapter 11.  Object-Oriented Programming 551
  Section 11.1.  Classes and Objects 552
  Section 11.2.  Arrays of Objects; Events; Containment 569
  Section 11.3.  Inheritance 582
  Chapter 11 Summary 601
  Chapter 11 Programming Projects 602
Appendix A.  ANSI Values 605
Appendix B.  How To 607
  Invoke and Exit Visual Basic 607
  Manage Programs 607
  Use the Editor 609
  Get Help 611
  Manipulate a Dialog Box 612
  Use Menus 613
  Utilize the Windows Environment 613
  Design a Form 614
  Work with the Properties of a Form or Control 615
  How To: Manage Procedures 618
  Manage Windows 619
  Use the Printer 619
  Use the Debugger 619
Appendix C.  Converting from Visual Basic 6.0 to Visual Basic 2005 621
  Section 3.1 621
  Section 3.2 621
  Section 3.3 622
  Section 3.4 622
  Section 3.5 623
  Section 4.1 623
  Section 4.2 623
  Section 4.3 623
  Section 6.3 623
  Section 7.1 623
  Section 7.3 624
  Section 8.1 624
  Section 9.1 624
  Section 9.2 624
  Section 9.3 625
  Section 9.4 625
  Section 10.1 625
  Section 10.2 626
  Section 11.1 626
  Section 11.3 626
Appendix D.  Visual Basic Debugging Tools 627
  The Three Program Modes 627
  Stepping through a Program 628
  The Immediate Window 629
  The Watch Window 629
  The Locals Window 630
  Six Walkthroughs 630
  Stepping through an Elementary Program: Chapter 3 630
  Stepping through a Program Containing a General Procedure: Chapter 4 632
  Communicating between Arguments and Parameters 633
  Stepping through Programs Containing Selection Structures: Chapter 5 633
  Stepping through a Program Containing a Do Loop: Chapter 6 635
Answers: To Selected Odd-Numbered Exercises 637
  Chapter 1 637
  Chapter 3 638
  Chapter 4 650
  Chapter 5 660
  Chapter 6 668
  Chapter 7 679
  Chapter 8 699
  Chapter 9 706
  Chapter 10 714
  Chapter 11 720
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