Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic 2010, 5th Edition

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Brief Contents......Page 7
Contents......Page 9
Preface......Page 20
Read This Before You Begin......Page 25
OVERVIEW: An Introduction to Programming......Page 27
Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Programmer?......Page 28
Employment Opportunities......Page 29
A Visual Basic 2010 Demonstration......Page 30
Using the Chapters Effectively......Page 32
Summary......Page 33
Key Terms......Page 34
CHAPTER 1 An Introduction to Visual Basic 2010......Page 35
LESSON A: The Splash Screen Application......Page 37
Managing the Windows in the IDE......Page 41
The Windows Form Designer Window......Page 42
The Solution Explorer Window......Page 43
The Properties Window......Page 44
Properties of a Windows Form......Page 45
Setting and Restoring a Property’s Value......Page 48
Closing the Current Solution......Page 49
Lesson A: Summary......Page 50
Lesson A: Key Terms......Page 52
Lesson A: Review Questions......Page 53
Lesson A: Exercises......Page 54
LESSON B: The Toolbox Window......Page 57
The Label Tool......Page 58
Using the Format Menu......Page 61
The PictureBox Tool......Page 62
Starting and Ending an Application......Page 64
The Code Editor Window......Page 66
Lesson B: Summary......Page 70
Lesson B: Key Terms......Page 71
Lesson B: Review Questions......Page 72
Lesson B: Exercises......Page 73
LESSON C: Using the Timer Tool......Page 76
Setting the FormBorderStyle Property......Page 78
The MinimizeBox, MaximizeBox, and ControlBox Properties......Page 79
Printing the Application’s Code and Interface......Page 80
Lesson C: Summary......Page 81
Lesson C: Review Questions......Page 82
Lesson C: Exercises......Page 83
CHAPTER 2 Designing Applications......Page 86
Planning an Object-Oriented Application......Page 89
Lesson A: Summary......Page 97
Lesson A: Review Questions......Page 98
Lesson A: Exercises......Page 99
LESSON B: Building the User Interface......Page 101
Including Graphics in the User Interface......Page 102
Adding Color to the Interface......Page 103
The BorderStyle and AutoSize Properties......Page 104
Locking the Controls on a Form......Page 106
Assigning Access Keys......Page 107
Controlling the Tab Order......Page 108
Lesson B: Summary......Page 112
Lesson B: Review Questions......Page 113
Lesson B: Exercises......Page 114
LESSON C: Coding the Application......Page 116
Using Pseudocode to Plan a Procedure......Page 117
Using a Flowchart to Plan a Procedure......Page 118
Coding the btnClear Control’s Click Event Procedure......Page 119
Writing Arithmetic Expressions......Page 124
Coding the Calculate Order Button......Page 126
Testing and Debugging the Application......Page 131
Assembling the Documentation......Page 134
Lesson C: Summary......Page 135
Lesson C: Key Terms......Page 136
Lesson C: Review Questions......Page 137
Lesson C: Exercises......Page 138
CHAPTER 3 Using Variables and Constants......Page 144
LESSON A: Using Variables to Store Information......Page 147
Selecting a Data Type for a Variable......Page 148
Selecting a Name for a Variable......Page 149
Declaring a Variable......Page 150
Assigning Data to an Existing Variable......Page 151
The Scope and Lifetime of a Variable......Page 157
Static Variables......Page 162
Named Constants......Page 164
Option Explicit, Option Infer, and Option Strict......Page 167
Lesson A: Summary......Page 170
Lesson A: Key Terms......Page 172
Lesson A: Review Questions......Page 173
Lesson A: Exercises......Page 174
LESSON B: Modifying the Playtime Cellular Application......Page 178
Modifying the Calculate Order Button’s Code......Page 179
Concatenating Strings......Page 186
The InputBox Function......Page 187
The ControlChars.NewLine Constant......Page 191
Designating a Default Button......Page 192
Using the ToString Method to Format Numbers......Page 193
Lesson B: Key Terms......Page 197
Lesson B: Review Questions......Page 198
Lesson B: Exercises......Page 200
LESSON C: Modifying the Load and Click Event Procedures......Page 204
Coding the TextChanged Event Procedure......Page 207
Lesson C: Summary......Page 211
Lesson C: Review Questions......Page 212
Lesson C: Exercises......Page 213
CHAPTER 4 The Selection Structure......Page 216
LESSON A: Making Decisions in a Program......Page 218
Coding Single-Alternative and Dual-Alternative Selection Structures......Page 224
Comparison Operators......Page 225
Logical Operators......Page 233
Comparing Strings Containing Letters......Page 239
Converting a String to Uppercase or Lowercase......Page 241
Comparing Boolean Values......Page 245
Summary of Operators......Page 248
Lesson A: Key Terms......Page 249
Lesson A: Review Questions......Page 251
Lesson A: Exercises......Page 253
Adding a Group Box to the Form......Page 257
Coding the Monthly Payment Calculator Application......Page 259
Using the Financial.Pmt Method......Page 262
The MessageBox.Show Method......Page 264
Lesson B: Summary......Page 269
Lesson B: Review Questions......Page 270
Lesson B: Exercises......Page 271
LESSON C: Coding the KeyPress Event Procedures......Page 274
Coding the Enter Event Procedures......Page 277
Lesson C: Key Terms......Page 280
Lesson C: Review Questions......Page 281
Lesson C: Exercises......Page 282
CHAPTER 5 More on the Selection Structure......Page 287
LESSON A: Nested Selection Structures......Page 290
The Voter Eligibility Application......Page 291
Logic Errors in Selection Structures......Page 296
Multiple-Alternative Selection Structures......Page 301
The Select Case Statement......Page 304
Lesson A: Summary......Page 308
Lesson A: Review Questions......Page 309
Lesson A: Exercises......Page 312
Adding a Radio Button to the Form......Page 316
Adding a Check Box to the Interface......Page 318
Coding the Math Practice Application......Page 320
Creating an Independent Sub Procedure......Page 322
Coding the Grade Radio Buttons’ Click Event Procedures......Page 327
Coding the Operation Radio Buttons’ Click Event Procedures......Page 329
Coding the Form’s Load Event Procedure......Page 330
Lesson B: Key Terms......Page 332
Lesson B: Review Questions......Page 333
Lesson B: Exercises......Page 335
LESSON C: Coding the Check Answer Button’s Click Event Procedure......Page 338
Coding the Display Summary Check Box’s Click Event Procedure......Page 341
Lesson C: Key Term......Page 345
Lesson C: Exercises......Page 346
CHAPTER 6 The Repetition Structure......Page 353
LESSON A: Repeating Program Instructions......Page 355
The Do . . . Loop Statement......Page 359
Counters and Accumulators......Page 365
Arithmetic Assignment Operators......Page 373
The For . . . Next Statement......Page 374
Lesson A: Summary......Page 381
Lesson A: Key Terms......Page 382
Lesson A: Review Questions......Page 383
Lesson A: Exercises......Page 387
LESSON B: Nested Repetition Structures......Page 391
The Refresh and Sleep Methods......Page 392
Revisiting the Monthly Payment Calculator Application......Page 393
Lesson B: Review Questions......Page 397
Lesson B: Exercises......Page 398
LESSON C: Creating the Shoppers Haven Application......Page 400
Including a List Box in an Interface......Page 401
Coding the Shoppers Haven Application......Page 403
Lesson C: Summary......Page 410
Lesson C: Review Questions......Page 411
Lesson C: Exercises......Page 412
CHAPTER 7 Sub and Function Procedures......Page 420
LESSON A: More About Sub Procedures......Page 422
Passing Variables......Page 423
Function Procedures......Page 431
Lesson A: Summary......Page 435
Lesson A: Review Questions......Page 436
Lesson A: Exercises......Page 440
LESSON B: Including a Combo Box in an Interface......Page 445
Lesson B: Summary......Page 449
Lesson B: Review Questions......Page 450
Lesson B: Exercises......Page 451
LESSON C: Creating the Harvey Industries Application......Page 453
Coding the FormClosing Event Procedure......Page 454
Coding the btnCalc Control’s Click Event Procedure......Page 456
Completing the btnCalc Control’s Click Event Procedure......Page 462
Lesson C: Key Terms......Page 468
Lesson C: Exercises......Page 469
CHAPTER 8 String Manipulation......Page 472
Determining the Number of Characters in a String......Page 475
Removing Characters from a String......Page 476
Inserting Characters in a String......Page 479
Searching a String......Page 483
Accessing the Characters in a String......Page 486
Using Pattern-Matching to Compare Strings......Page 489
Lesson A: Summary......Page 493
Lesson A: Review Questions......Page 494
Lesson A: Exercises......Page 497
LESSON B: Adding a Menu to a Form......Page 502
Assigning Shortcut Keys to Menu Items......Page 505
Coding the Exit Menu Item......Page 506
Lesson B: Review......Page 507
Lesson B: Exercises......Page 508
LESSON C: Completing the Hangman Game Application......Page 509
Coding the mnuFileNew Object’s Click Event Procedure......Page 510
Lesson C: Summary......Page 521
Lesson C: Review Questions......Page 522
Lesson C: Exercises......Page 523
CHAPTER 9 Arrays......Page 528
LESSON A: Arrays......Page 530
One-Dimensional Arrays......Page 531
The For Each . . . Next Statement......Page 537
Calculating the Total and Average Values......Page 538
Finding the Highest Value......Page 541
Arrays and Collections......Page 544
Accumulator and Counter Arrays......Page 548
Sorting a One-Dimensional Array......Page 551
Lesson A: Summary......Page 555
Lesson A: Review Questions......Page 556
Lesson A: Exercises......Page 560
LESSON B: Parallel One-Dimensional Arrays......Page 565
Lesson B: Exercises......Page 569
LESSON C: Two-Dimensional Arrays......Page 572
Traversing a Two-Dimensional Array......Page 575
Totaling the Values Stored in a Two-Dimensional Array......Page 576
Searching a Two-Dimensional Array......Page 578
Lesson C: Review Questions......Page 582
Lesson C: Exercises......Page 584
CHAPTER 10 Structures and Sequential Access Files......Page 588
LESSON A: Structures......Page 591
Declaring and Using a Structure Variable......Page 592
Lesson A: Summary......Page 601
Lesson A: Review Questions......Page 602
Lesson A: Exercises......Page 603
Writing Data to a Sequential Access File......Page 607
Closing an Output Sequential Access File......Page 610
Reading Data from a Sequential Access File......Page 611
Closing an Input Sequential Access File......Page 615
Lesson B: Key Terms......Page 618
Lesson B: Review Questions......Page 619
Lesson B: Exercises......Page 620
LESSON C: Coding the CD Collection Application......Page 624
Coding the Form’s Load Event Procedure......Page 625
Coding the btnAdd Control’s Click Event Procedure......Page 627
Aligning Columns of Information......Page 628
Coding the btnRemove Control’s Click Event Procedure......Page 630
Coding the Form’s FormClosing Event Procedure......Page 632
Lesson C: Summary......Page 635
Lesson C: Review Questions......Page 636
Lesson C: Exercises......Page 637
CHAPTER 11 Classes and Objects......Page 641
LESSON A: Object-Oriented Programming Terminology......Page 643
Creating a Class......Page 644
Example 1—A Class that Contains Public Variables Only......Page 646
Example 2—A Class that Contains Private Variables, Public Properties, and Methods......Page 650
Example 3—A Class that Contains a Parameterized Constructor......Page 662
Example 4—Reusing a Class......Page 666
Lesson A: Summary......Page 670
Lesson A: Key Terms......Page 671
Lesson A: Review Questions......Page 672
Lesson A: Exercises......Page 674
LESSON B: Example 5—A Class that Contains a ReadOnly Property......Page 680
Example 6—A Class that Contains Auto-Implemented Properties......Page 684
Example 7—A Class that Contains Overloaded Methods......Page 687
Lesson B: Summary......Page 693
Lesson B: Review Questions......Page 694
Lesson B: Exercises......Page 695
LESSON C: Example 8—Using a Base Class and a Derived Class......Page 698
Lesson C: Key Terms......Page 704
Lesson C: Exercises......Page 705
CHAPTER 12 Web Applications......Page 707
LESSON A: Web Applications......Page 710
Creating a Web Application......Page 713
Adding the Default.aspx Web Page to the Application......Page 715
Customizing a Web Page......Page 716
Adding Another Web Page to the Application......Page 719
Adding a Link Button Control to a Web Page......Page 720
Starting a Web Application......Page 722
Adding an Image to a Web Page......Page 724
Closing and Opening an Existing Web Application......Page 726
Repositioning a Control on a Web Page......Page 727
Lesson A: Summary......Page 728
Lesson A: Review Questions......Page 730
Lesson A: Exercises......Page 731
LESSON B: Dynamic Web Pages......Page 734
Coding the Submit Button’s Click Event Procedure......Page 738
Validating User Input......Page 740
Lesson B: Summary......Page 742
Lesson B: Review Questions......Page 743
Lesson B: Exercises......Page 744
LESSON C: Creating the DJ Tom Application......Page 747
Creating a Columnar Layout......Page 748
Using an ASP Table......Page 750
Adding Items to a DropDownList Control......Page 755
Coding DJ Tom’s Web Page......Page 756
Lesson C: Key Terms......Page 760
Lesson C: Review Questions......Page 761
Lesson C: Exercises......Page 762
CHAPTER 13 Working with Access Databases and LINQ......Page 766
LESSON A: Database Terminology......Page 769
Connecting an Application to a Microsoft Access Database......Page 771
Binding the Objects in a Dataset......Page 775
Visual Basic Code......Page 782
The Copy to Output Directory Property......Page 786
Binding to an Existing Control......Page 788
Lesson A: Summary......Page 793
Lesson A: Key Terms......Page 794
Lesson A: Review Questions......Page 795
Lesson A: Exercises......Page 797
LESSON B: Creating a Query......Page 799
Personalizing a BindingNavigator Control.......Page 803
Using the LINQ Aggregate Operators......Page 805
Lesson B: Key Terms......Page 808
Lesson B: Review Questions......Page 809
Lesson B: Exercises......Page 811
LESSON C: Completing the Paradise Bookstore Application......Page 813
Coding the Paradise Bookstore Application......Page 815
Lesson C: Review Questions......Page 818
Lesson C: Exercises......Page 819
CHAPTER 14 Access Databases and SQL......Page 822
LESSON A: Adding Records to a Dataset......Page 825
Sorting the Records in a Dataset......Page 830
Deleting Records from a Dataset......Page 831
Lesson A: Key Terms......Page 836
Lesson A: Review Questions......Page 837
Lesson A: Exercises......Page 838
The SELECT Statement......Page 841
Creating a Query......Page 843
Lesson B: Key Terms......Page 849
Lesson B: Review Questions......Page 850
Lesson B: Exercises......Page 852
LESSON C: Parameter Queries......Page 854
Saving a Query......Page 857
Invoking a Query from Code......Page 859
The INSERT and DELETE Statements......Page 862
Lesson C: Key Terms......Page 870
Lesson C: Exercises......Page 871
APPENDIX A: Locating Syntax and Logic Errors......Page 874
APPENDIX B: GUI Design Guidelines......Page 884
APPENDIX C: Visual Basic Conversion Functions......Page 889
Index......Page 890