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Tables of Contents for Visual Basic.Net for Dummies
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
1
6
Part I: Creating a Visual Basic .Net Program
7
42
How Visual Basic .Net Works
9
6
Using the Visual Basic .Net User Interface
15
10
Designing Your First User Interface
25
10
Writing BASIC Code
35
14
Part II: Creating User Interfaces
49
72
User Interface Design 101
51
22
Designing Forms
73
14
Boxes and Buttons for Making Choices
87
8
Text Boxes and Labels for Typing and Showing Words
95
10
Showing Choices with List and Combo Boxes
105
10
Fine-Tuning the Appearance of Your User Interface
115
6
Part III: Making Menus
121
44
Creating and Editing Pull-Down Menus
123
14
Submenus, Growing Menus, and Pop-Up Menus
137
10
Showing Dialog Boxes
147
18
Part IV: The Basics of Writing Code
165
104
Writing Event-Handling Procedures
167
14
Using Variables
181
14
Getting Data from the User
195
8
Math 101: Arithmetic, Logical, and Comparison Operators
203
16
Strings and Things
219
14
Defining Constants and Using Comments
233
12
Storing Stuff in Data Structures
245
12
Killing Bugs
257
12
Part V: Making Decisions and Getting Loopy
269
36
Making Decisions with If-Then Statements
271
10
The Select Case Statements
281
6
Repeating Yourself with Loops
287
8
For-Next Loops That Can Count
295
6
Nested Loops and Quick Exits
301
4
Part VI: Writing Subprograms (So You Don't Go Crazy All at Once)
305
30
General Procedures (Subprograms That Everyone Can Share)
307
10
Passing Arguments
317
8
Functions, a Unique Type of Subprogram
325
10
Part VII: Understanding Object-Oriented Programming
335
30
What the Heck Is Object-Oriented Programming?
337
8
Getting Some Class with Object-Oriented Programming
345
10
Using Inheritance and Overloading
355
10
Part VIII: The Part of Tens
365
14
Ten Visual Basic .Net Topics That Didn't Fit Anywhere Else
367
8
(Almost) Ten Tips for Using the Visual Basic .Net User Interface
375
4
Index
379