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| Grouped sets of codes. They enable you to store code procedures without needing a specific form to attach them to. |
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| A tool for managing all the files in a simple or complex solution. You can add, rename or remove project files, as well as select objects to view their properties. |
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| Almost everything you work with is an object. Forms are objects, as are all the items you put on a form to build an interface, such as; list boxes & buttons. Some objects only exist in code. |
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| They are actions the object can perform. Methods are functions. When you invoke a method code is executed. YOu can pass data to a method, and methods can return values. |
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| Code is executed in response to events, such as; a user clicking a button and triggering its click event. They are methods that can be called in special ways-usually by the user interacting with something on a form or by windows itself-rather than being called from a statement in your code. |
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| Objects that can be placed on a form. Some controls have a visible interface with which a user can interact, whereas others are always invisible to the user. |
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| From the Object Browser-are usually DLL or EXE files on your computer that contain one or more objects. |
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| The process of adding strings together. |
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| Properties, Methods and Events |
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| The gray area within a form's borders and title bar. |
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| When a procedure accepts data from a calling code the data is called a parameter. Procedures do not have to accept parameters. If it does it is enclosed in (). |
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| A group of code statements that perform a specific function. There are two types (1) One's that don't return values (2) One's that do. |
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| Is an element in code that hols a value - create a variable that holds the name of a user, or their age. |
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| Is a special type of moduel that enables you to creaqte object-oriented applications. |
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| Stores binary data (still a text file) such as a picture for a form's backgroundImage Property. It uses the extension .resx. |
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| The binary file that you build by compiling source files into something such as a windows executable file (.exe). |
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| A collection of projects and files that make up an application or component. |
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| Common Language Runtime is a set of files that make up the core of all .NET Applications. |
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| Integrated Development Environment. It is the desirn framework in which you build all applications. |
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| Within Visual Studio 2010, form is the term given to the design-time view of a window that can be dispalyed to a user. |
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| Used to view and set properties of objects. |
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| They define an object's characteristics. Such as height and back color. When you create a new object, the first thing you need to do is set its properties so that the objects appears and behaves the way you want it to. |
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| The standard buttons that you're used to clicking in pretty much every window program you have ever run. |
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| A control used to dispaly images to a user. |
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| A hidden control that exposes the windows Open File Dialog box functionality. |
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| Shorcut to open the Properties Window |
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| A code statement that defines the structure of an event. |
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| Can be any type of object supported by VB. Some contain text, others contain numbers, and some contain objects. |
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| Properties Drop Down List |
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| It containes the name of a Form, and all t he ojects on the form-the form's controls. To view a control's properties, select it from the drop-down list, or find it on the form and click it. You must have the pointer item selected in the toolbox to click an object & select it. |
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| Properties Drop Down List |
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| It containes the name of a Form, and all t he ojects on the form-the form's controls. To view a control's properties, select it from the drop-down list, or find it on the form and click it. You must have the pointer item selected in the toolbox to click an object & select it. |
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| The final completed version of a project that can be distributed to other people and other computers. They need a .NET runtime. They are also called Programs. |
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| VB is this. It means that code is executed in response to events. These events come from: (1) Users, such as the Clicking a Button and triggering a click event. (2) From Windows itself. |
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| (or invisible-at-runtime-controls) Are not designed for direct user interactivity. Instead they're designed to give you, the programmer, functionality beyond the standard features of VB. |
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| A collection of files that can be compiled to create a distributable component (program). There are many types of projects, and complex applications might consist of multiple projects, such as window application projects & support dynamic link libraries (DLL Projects). |
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| A project always consists of a main project file, and it might consist of one or more secondary files, such as files that make up forms or code modules. As you create & same objects within your project,one or more corresponding files are created & saved on your hard drive. ..vb denotes that it defines a Vb Object. |
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| Formerly Active X Controls (OLE Controls). Can be used on the forms of other projects. You could create a user control with a calendar interface for a contact manager. |
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The process of creating a variable.
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Dim strFirstName as string (this means text)
This creates a varialbe called strFirstName. It is a type of string-it can hold any text you choose. Variables are storage locations that must be decalared before use to hold a specific type of data. |
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