Visual Basic 2012: Programmer's Reference
- 14h 11m
- Rod Stephens
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2012
Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) is the most popular programming language in the world, with millions of lines of code used in businesses and applications of all types and sizes. In this edition of the bestselling Wrox guide, Visual Basic expert Rod Stephens offers novice and experienced developers a comprehensive tutorial and reference to Visual Basic 2012. This latest edition introduces major changes to the Visual Studio development platform, including support for developing mobile applications that can take advantage of the Windows 8 operating system.
- This new edition includes information on developing Win8-compatible Metro applications using pre-loaded templates
- Explores the new design features and support for WPF designers
- Explains how to develop Windows smartphone apps
- Covers new VB language features such as Asynch and Await
Visual Basic 2012 Programmer's Reference is the programmer's go-to reference for the 2012 edition of Visual Basic.
About the Author
Rod Stephens is a VB programming guru and the author of more than two dozen programming books, including Stephens' Visual Basic Programming 24-Hour Trainer. He also writes frequently for such magazines as Visual Basic Developer, Visual Basic Programmer's Journal, and Dr. Dobb's Journal. Rod's VB Helper website (vb-helper.com) provides thousands of pages of tips, tricks, and code examples for VB programmers.
In this Book
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Introduction to the IDE
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Menus, Toolbars, and Windows
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Windows Forms Designer
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WPF Designer
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Visual Basic Code Editor
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Debugging
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Selecting Windows Forms Controls
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Using Windows Forms Controls
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Windows Forms
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Selecting WPF Controls
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Using WPF Controls
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WPF Windows
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Program and Module Structure
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Data Types, Variables, and Constants
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Operators
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Subroutines and Functions
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Program Control Statements
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Error Handling
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Database Controls and Objects
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LINQ
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Metro-Style Applications
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OOP Concepts
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Classes and Structures
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Namespaces
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Collection Classes
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Generics
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Printing
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Configuration and Resources
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Streams
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Filesystem Objects
