Pro VB 2005 and the .NET 2.0 Platform

Andrew Troelsen1590595785, 9781590595787, 9781430201601

With the release of .NET 2.0, the Visual Basic 2005 language has been updated with numerous new programming constructs (XML code documentation, operator overloading, generics, and partial types just to name a few!). Now more than ever, choosing a .NET language boils down to personal preference (rather than a language’s feature set).However, to effectively make use of these new language features, developers must have a rock-solid grounding in object-oriented technology, assemblies, and the core .NET technologies. The purpose of Pro VB 2005 and the .NET 2.0 Platform, Second Edition is to provide you with such a foundation by diving deep into the language of VB 2005 and the platform of .NET. Thus, rather than simply showing how a code wizard can generate all the code on your behalf, this text will first show you how to author the code yourself so you can alter the generated code to your liking.Beyond learning all the details of the VB 2005 programming language, you will also dive into the details of building desktop applications (using Windows Forms) and websites (via ASP.NET 2.0), and how to interact with relational databases (à la ADO.NET). Furthermore, you will explore how to build distributed applications using the .NET remoting layer and XML web services. Rest assured, this text will expose you to all the major services of the .NET platform and put you in the perfect position for further exploration.

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Table of contents :
Pro VB 2005 and the .NET 2.0 Platform……Page 1
Contents……Page 8
PART 1 Introducing Visual Basic 2005 and the .NET Platform……Page 50
CHAPTER 1 The Philosophy of .NET……Page 52
CHAPTER 2 Building Visual Basic 2005 Applications……Page 80
PART 2 Visual Basic 2005 Language Fundamentals……Page 112
CHAPTER 3 VB 2005 Programming Constructs, Part I……Page 114
CHAPTER 4 VB 2005 Programming Constructs, Part II……Page 152
PART 3 Core Object-Oriented Programming Techniques……Page 174
CHAPTER 5 Defining Encapsulated Class Types…….Page 176
CHAPTER 6 Understanding Inheritance and Polymorphism……Page 216
CHAPTER 7 Understanding Structured Exception Handling……Page 250
CHAPTER 8 Understanding Object Lifetime……Page 274
PART 4 Advanced Object-Oriented Programming Techniques……Page 292
CHAPTER 9 Working with Interfaces and Collections……Page 294
CHAPTER 10 Callback Interfaces, Delegates, and Events……Page 330
CHAPTER 11 Advanced VB 2005 Programming Constructs…….Page 358
CHAPTER 12 Understanding Generics and Nullable Data Types……Page 386
PART 5 Programming with .NET Assemblies……Page 410
CHAPTER 13 Introducing .NET Assemblies…….Page 412
CHAPTER 14 Type Reflection, Late Binding, and Attribute-based Programming…….Page 456
CHAPTER 15 Processes, AppDomains, Contexts, and CLR Hosts…….Page 490
CHAPTER 16 Building Multithreaded Applications……Page 512
CHAPTER 17 COM and .NET Interoperability……Page 542
PART 6 Exploring the .NET Base Class Libraries……Page 574
CHAPTER 18 The System.IO Namespace……Page 576
CHAPTER 19 Understanding Object Serialization…….Page 604
CHAPTER 20 The .NET Remoting Layer…….Page 622
CHAPTER 21 Building a Better Window with System.Windows.Forms……Page 660
CHAPTER 22 Rendering Graphical Data with GDI+……Page 704
CHAPTER 23 Programming with Windows Forms Controls……Page 756
CHAPTER 24 Database Access with ADO.NET……Page 816
PART 7 Web Applications and XML Web Services……Page 884
CHAPTER 25 Building ASP.NET 2.0 Web Pages……Page 886
CHAPTER 26 ASP.NET 2.0 Web Controls, Themes, and Master Pages……Page 932
CHAPTER 27 ASP.NET 2.0 State Management Techniques……Page 968
CHAPTER 28 Understanding XML Web Services…….Page 1004
INDEX……Page 1040