Visual Basic 2005 in a Nutshell 3rd Edition

Description

When Microsoft made Visual Basic into an object-oriented programming language, millions of VB developers resisted the change to the .NET platform. Now, after integrating feedback from their customers and creating Visual Basic 2005, Microsoft finally has the right carrot. Visual Basic 2005 offers the power of the .NET platform, yet restores the speed and convenience of Visual Basic. Accordingly, we've revised the classic in a Nutshell guide to the Visual Basic language to cover the Visual Basic 2005 version and all of its new features.

 Unlike other books on the subject, Visual Basic 2005 in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition doesn't assume you're a novice. It's a detailed, professional reference to the Visual Basic language-a reference that you can use to jog your memory about a particular language element or parameter. It'll also come in handy when you want to make sure that there isn't some "gotcha" you've overlooked with a particular language feature.

 The book is divided into three major parts: Part I introduces the main features and concepts behind Visual Basic programming; Part II thoroughly details all the functions, statements, directives, objects, and object members that make up the Visual Basic language; and Part III contains a series of helpful appendices. Some of the new features covered include Generics, a convenient new library called My Namespace, and the operators used to manipulate data in Visual Basic.

 No matter how much experience you have programming with Visual Basic, you want Visual Basic 2005 in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition close by, both as a standard reference guide and as a tool for troubleshooting and identifying programming problems.

CONTENTS:

PrefacePart I: The Basics
* Chapter 1: Introduction
* Chapter 2: The .NET Framework: General Concepts
* Chapter 3: Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
* Chapter 4: Variables and Data Types
* Chapter 5: Operators
* Chapter 6: Program Structure
* Chapter 7: The .NET Framework Class Library
* Chapter 8: Delegates and Events
* Chapter 9: Attributes
* Chapter 10: Generics
* Chapter 11: Error Handling in Visual BasicPart II: ReferencePart III: Appendixes
* Appendix A: Language Elements by Category
* Appendix B: Namespace Hierarchy
* Appendix C: Constants and Enumerations
* Appendix D: What's New and Different in Visual Basic .NET 2002
* Appendix E: What's New and Different in Visual Basic .NET 2003
* Appendix F: What's New and Different in Visual Basic 2005
* Appendix G: VB 6 Language Elements No Longer Supported
* Appendix H: The Visual Basic Command-Line CompilerColophon