Halvorson M. - Microsoft Visual Basic 2013 Step by Step [2013, PDF, ENG]

Introduction to Visual Studio development
Chapter 1 Visual Basic 2013 development opportunities and the Windows Store
Visual Basic 2013 products and opportunities
Evaluating the Windows Store
Summary

Chapter 2 The Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment
Getting started
The Visual Studio development environment
Important tools in the IDE
Working with the Properties window
Organizing the programming tools
Configuring the IDE for step-by-step exercises
Exiting Visual Studio
Summary

Chapter 3 Creating your first Windows Store application
Lucky Seven: A Visual Basic app for the Windows Store
Programming step by step
Designing the user interface
Final property settings and adjustments
Writing the code
A look at the SpinButton_Click event handler
Running Windows Store apps
Creating a splash screen for your app
Building an executable file
Summary

Chapter 4 Windows desktop apps: A walkthrough using Windows Forms
Inside Windows desktop apps
Visual Basic and Windows desktop apps
Creating a Windows desktop app
Setting properties
Writing the code
Behind the scenes in the SpinButton_Click event handler
Running the Lucky Seven desktop app
Building an executable file
Publishing a Windows desktop app
Summary

Designing the user interface
Chapter 5 Working with Windows Store app controls
Understanding Windows Store app controls
Using the TextBox control to receive input
Using the FlipView control to display a series of images
Using the MediaElement control to play entertainment media
Use the WebView control to display live web content
Summary

Chapter 6 Working with Windows Forms controls
Using the DateTimePicker control
Controls for gathering input
Adding menus by using the MenuStrip control
Adding toolbars with the ToolStrip control
Using dialog box controls
Event handlers that manage common dialog boxes
Summary

Chapter 7 XAML markup step by step
Introduction to XAML
Adding XAML elements using the Code Editor
Summary

Chapter 8 Using XAML styles
Introduction to XAML styles
Practicing XAML styles
Building new styles from existing styles
IDE shortcuts for applying styles
Summary

Chapter 9 Exploring Windows 8.1 design features: Command bar, flyout, tiles, and touch
Creating a command bar to manage common tasks
Using the Flyout control to collect input and display information
Designing custom tiles for your app
Planning for touch input
Security and permissions settings
Summary

Chapter 10 Creating console applications
Console applications in Visual Studio
Interactive math games
Building, publishing, and running console apps
Summary

Visual Basic programming techniques
Chapter 11 Mastering data types, operators, and string processing
Strategies for declaring variables and constants
Data types and the ListBox control
Operators and formulas
Converting data types
Processing strings with the String class
Protecting text with basic encryption
Summary

Chapter 12 Creative decision structures and loops
Event-driven programming
If…Then decision structures
Mastering Select Case decision structures
Mastering For…Next loops
Complex For…Next loops
Writing Do loops
Summary

Chapter 13 Trapping errors by using structured error handling
Processing errors by using the Try…Catch statement
Writing a flash drive error handler
Using the Finally clause to perform cleanup tasks
More complex Try…Catch error handlers
Comparing error handlers with defensive programming techniques
The Exit Try statement
Summary

Chapter 14 Using arrays, collections, and generics to manage data
Working with arrays of variables
Setting an array’s size at runtime
Preserving array contents by using ReDim Preserve
Processing large arrays by using methods in the Array class
Working with collections
Summary

Chapter 15 Innovative data management with LINQ
LINQ tools and techniques
Extracting information from arrays
Using LINQ with collections
Using LINQ with XML documents
Summary

Chapter 16 Object-oriented programming techniques
Inheriting a form by using the Inheritance Picker
Creating your own base classes
Inheriting a base class
Polymorphism
Summary

Database and web programming
Chapter 17 Database controls for Windows desktop apps
Database programming with ADO.NET
Using toolbox controls to display database information
SQL statements and filtering data
Summary

Chapter 18 Data access for Windows Store apps
Data binding in XAML
Accessing data in XML documents
Summary

Chapter 19 Visual Studio web development with ASP.NET
Inside ASP.NET
Building a Web Forms website with ASP.NET
Using the Web Designer
Adding server controls to a website
Writing event handlers for webpage controls
Customizing the website template
Displaying database records on a webpage
Editing document and site master properties
Summary

Microsoft Windows Phone programming
Chapter 20 Introduction to Windows Phone 8 development
Opportunities in the Windows Phone 8 platform
The Windows Phone Store
Working with Windows Phone SDK 8.0
Comparing Windows Phone 8 and Windows Store platforms
Summary

Chapter 21 Creating your first Windows Phone 8 application
Creating a Windows Phone project
Designing the Golf Caddy user interface
Writing the code
Testing Windows Phone apps
Application life cycle considerations
Setting options in the Window Phone manifest file
Summary

Appendix About the author