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Preface
Part I. The Visual Basic .NET Language
1. Visual Basic .NET and the .NET Framework
Visual Basic and .NET
The .NET Platform
The .NET Framework
Compilation and the MSIL
The VB.NET Language
2. Getting Started: "Hello World"
Examining Your First Program
Writing and Building Your Programs
Using the VS.NET Debugger
3. Language Fundamentals
VB.NET Versus VB6
VB.NET Types
Identifiers
Variables and Constants
Whitespace
Statements
Branching
Iteration (Looping) Statements
Operators
Logical Operators Within Conditionals
4. Object-Oriented Programming
Creating Models
Classes and Objects
Class Relationships
The Three Pillars of Object-Oriented Programming
Object-Oriented Analysis and Design
5. Classes and Objects
Defining Classes
Method Arguments
Constructors
Initializers
Copy Constructors
The Me Keyword
Using Shared Members
Destroying Objects
Overloading Methods and Constructors
Encapsulating Data with Properties
Passing Parameters by Value and by Reference
6. Inheritance and Polymorphism
Specialization and Generalization
Inheritance
Polymorphism
Abstract Methods and Classes
NotInheritable Classes
The Root of All Classes: Object
Boxing and Unboxing Types
Nested Classes
7. Structures
Defining a Structure
Calling the Default Constructor
Creating Structures Without New
8. Interfaces
Defining an Interface
Implementing an Interface
Implementing More Than One Interface
Casting to an Interface
Extending Interfaces
Combining Interfaces
Overriding Interface Implementations
9. Arrays, Indexers, and Collections
Arrays
Multidimensional Arrays
System.Array
Indexers and the Default Property
The Collection Interfaces: IEnumerable
.NET Collection Types: Beyond Array
Copying from a Collection Type to an Array
10. Strings
Creating Strings
Manipulating Strings
Regular Expressions
The Regex Class
11. Exceptions
Throwing and Catching Exceptions
Rethrowing Exceptions
12. Delegates and Events
Delegates
Multicasting
Delegates and Callback Mechanisms
Events
Part II. Programming with VB.NET
13. Building Windows Applications
Creating a Simple Windows Form
Creating a Windows Forms Application
Deploying an Application
14. Accessing Data with ADO.NET
Relational Databases and SQL
The ADO.NET Object Model
Getting Started with ADO.NET
Using ADO Managed Providers
Working with Data-Bound Controls
Changing Database Records
ADO.NET and XML
15. Building Web Applications with Web Forms
Understanding Web Forms
Creating a Web Form
Adding Controls
Data Binding
Responding to Postback Events
16. Programming Web Services
SOAP, WSDL, and Discovery
Building a Web Service
Creating the Proxy
Part III. VB.NET and the .NET CLR
17. Assemblies and Versioning
PE Files
Metadata
Security Boundary
Versioning
Manifests
Multi-Module Assemblies
Private Assemblies
Shared Assemblies
18. Attributes and Reflection
Attributes
Reflection
19. Marshaling and Remoting
Application Domains
Context
Remoting
20. Threads and Synchronization
Threads
Synchronization
Race Conditions and Deadlocks
Index