Building Applications and Components with Visual Basic .NET
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Building Applications and Components with Visual Basic .NET is
the Visual Basic developer's guide to the .NET framework and object-oriented
programming.
The authors introduce the basic architecture of the .NET Framework and explore
Visual Basic .NET's new OOP features, the syntax required to use them, and the
effect that syntax has on code behavior. Readers gain skills essential to creating
well-designed applications and component libraries for the .NET Framework.
Among the topics explored in depth are:
Writing software for the .NET Framework
The Common Language Runtime (CLR)
The Framework Class Library (FCL)
Using Visual Basic's new object-oriented features
Programming with delegates, events, and exceptions
Understanding the difference between values and objects
Assembly deployment and versioning
COM and Visual Basic 6.0 interoperability
Building Applications and Components with Visual Basic .NET is
the definitive guide to a quick and smooth transition to this new language,
and an indispensable tool for becoming comfortable and productive with Visual
Basic .NET.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Francesco Balena.
Foreword by Rocky Lhotka.
Preface.
About the Authors.
1. The .NET Framework.
The Road to the .NET Framework.
The Architecture of the .NET Framework.
The Common Language Runtime Environment
The Framework Class Library.
Migration to .NET.
Summary.
2. Developing with Visual Basic .NET.
Getting Started.
The Visual Basic .NET Compiler.
Developing with Visual Studio .NET.
Fundamental Changes to Visual Basic.
Summary.
3. The Common Type System.
Motivation for the Common Type System.
The Common Language Specification.
Fundamental CTS Concepts.
Core CTS Types.
Programming with Arrays.
Summary.
4. Classes.
Designing Classes.
Encapsulating Types and Members.
Shared Members versus Instance Members.
Class Members.
Summary.
5. Inheritance.
Inheriting from a Class.
Polymorphism and Type Substitution.
Replacing Methods in a Derived Class.
Summary.
6. Abstract Classes and Interfaces.
Abstract Classes.
Interfaces.
Summary.
7. Delegates.
The Callback: A Simple Design Pattern.
A Trip Down Memory Lane with C++ Function Pointers.
Delegates.
Summary.
8. Events.
A Short History of Event-Based Programming.
Programming with Events.
Handling Events Raised by the .NET Framework.
Summary.
9. Structured Exception Handling.
The Fundamentals of Structured Exception Handling.
Exception Classes.
User-Defined Exceptions.
Finally Blocks.
Summary.
10. Values and Objects.
Creating User-Defined Value Types.
Object Cloning.
Garbage Collection and Object Lifetimes.
Summary.
11. Assemblies.
Learning from the Past.
Configuring Applications.
Building Assemblies.
Deploying Assemblies.
Versioning Assemblies.
Summary.
12. COM Interoperability.
A Brief History of COM.
Accessing COM from Visual Basic .NET.
Creating Visual Basic .NET DLLs for COM Clients.
Summary.
Further Reading for Visual Basic .NET Developers.
Index
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