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ISBN 10: 0135204658
ISBN 13: 9780135204658
Author: Tony Gaddis, Kip Irvine

Starting Out with Visual Basic 8th Edition Table of contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction to Programming and Visual Basic

Topics

1.1 Computer Systems: Hardware and Software

Hardware

1. The CPU

2. Main Memory

3. Secondary Storage

4. Input Devices

5. Output Devices

Software

Checkpoint

1.2 Programs and Programming Languages

What Is a Program?

States and Transitions

Programming Languages

What Is a Program Made Of?

Keywords (Reserved Words)

Operators

Variables

Syntax

Statements

Procedures

Comments (Remarks)

Graphical User Interfaces

Objects and Controls

Properties

Event-Driven Programming

1.3 More about Controls and Programming

Visual Basic Controls

The Name Property

Control Naming Rules and Conventions

Checkpoint

1.4 The Programming Process

Steps for Developing a Visual Basic Application

1. Clearly define what the application is to do

2. Visualize the application running on the computer and design its user interface

3. Determine the controls needed

4. Define the values of each control’s relevant properties

5. Determine the event handlers and other code needed for each control

6. Create a flowchart or pseudocode version of the code

7. Check the flowchart or pseudocode for errors

8. Start Visual Studio and create the forms and other controls identified in Step 3

9. Use the flowcharts or pseudocode from Step 6 to write the actual code

10. Attempt to run the application. Correct any syntax errors found and repeat this step as many times as necessary

11. Once all syntax errors are corrected, run the program with test data for input. Correct any logic errors. Repeat this step as many times as necessary

Checkpoint

1.5 Visual Studio

Starting a New Project

The Visual Studio Environment

Auto Hide

The Menu Bar and the Standard Toolbar

The Toolbox

Using ToolTips

Docked and Floating Windows

Accessing the Visual Studio Documentation

Checkpoint

Summary

1.1 Computer Systems: Hardware and Software

1.2 Programs and Programming Languages

1.3 More about Controls and Programming

1.4 The Programming Process

1.5 Visual Studio

Key Terms

Review Questions and Exercises

Fill-in-the-Blank

Short Answer

What Do You Think?

Programming Challenges

1. Carpet Size

2. Available Credit

3. Sales Tax

4. Account Balance

Chapter 2 Creating Applications with Visual Basic

Topics

2.1 Getting Started with Forms and Controls

The Application’s Form

The Properties Window

Adding Controls to a Form

Resizing and Moving Controls

Deleting a Control

Changing a Control’s Name

When It Is Acceptable to Keep the Default Name

More about the Text Property

The Text Property and the Name Property

Using the Properties Window to Select Controls

Checkpoint

2.2 Creating the GUI for Your First Visual Basic Application: The Hello World Application

2.3 Writing the Code for the Hello World Application

Design Mode, Run Mode, and Break Mode

Closing a Project

Projects and Solutions

How Solutions and Projects Are Typically Organized on the Disk

Opening an Existing Project

Checkpoint

2.4 More About Label Controls

The Font Property

The BorderStyle Property

The AutoSize Property

The TextAlign Property

Changing the Background and Foreground Colors

Using Code to Display Output in a Label Control

The Text Property Accepts Strings Only

Clearing a Label

Checkpoint

2.5 Creating Multiple Event Handlers

2.6 Making Sense of IntelliSense

2.7 PictureBox Controls

The SizeMode Property

Creating Clickable Images with PictureBox Controls

Checkpoint

2.8 The Visible Property

Sequential Execution of Statements

Checkpoint

2.9 Writing the Code to Close an Application’s Form

Checkpoint

2.10 Comments, Blank Lines, and Indentation

Comments

Using Blank Lines and Indentation to Make Your Code Easier to Read

Checkpoint

2.11 Dealing with Errors

2.12 Displaying User Messages at Runtime

Displaying Message Boxes

The StatusStrip Control

Adding a StatusStrip and a Label to a Form

French Numbers Example

Checkpoint

2.13 Customizing an Application’s Form

The FormBorderStyle Property

MinimizeBox, MaximizeBox, and ControlBox

Locking Controls

Checkpoint

2.14 Using Visual Studio Help

Summary

2.1 Getting Started with Forms and Controls

2.2 Creating the GUI for Your First Visual Basic Application: The Hello World Application

2.3 Writing the Code for the Hello World Application

2.4 More About Label Controls

2.5 Creating Multiple Event Handlers

2.6 Making Sense of IntelliSense

2.7 PictureBox Controls

2.8 The Visible Property

2.9 Writing the Code to Close an Application’s Form

2.10 Comments, Blank Lines, and Indentation

2.11 Dealing with Errors

2.12 Displaying User Messages at Runtime

2.13 Customizing an Application’s Form

2.14 Using Visual Studio Help

Key Terms

Review Questions

Multiple Choice

True or False

Short Answer

Algorithm Workbench

What Do You Think?

Find the Error

Programming Challenges

1. Latin Translator

2. Math Tutor Application

3. Card Identifier

4. Orion Constellation

Design Your Own Forms

5. State Abbreviations

6. Heads or Tails

7. Clickable Number Images

8. Joke and Punch line

Chapter 3 Variables and Calculations

Topics

3.1 Gathering Text Input

Using the Text Property in Code

Clearing a Text Box

String Concatenation

Using ControlChars.CrLf to Display Multiple Lines

Checkpoint

3.2 Variables and Data Types

Declaring Variables

Variable Names

Type Prefixes

Use Descriptive Variable Names

Assigning Values to Variables

Integer Data Types

Integer Literals

Floating-Point Data Types

Floating-Point Literals

Assigning Numeric Literals to Decimal Variables

Significant Digits

Boolean Data Type

Char Data Type

String Data Type

Date Data Type

Variable Declarations and the IntelliSense Feature

Default Values and Initialization

Local Variables

Scope

Duplicate Variable Names

Checkpoint

3.3 Performing Calculations

Combined Assignment Operators

Operator Precedence

Grouping with Parentheses

More about Mathematical Operations: Converting Mathematical Expressions to Programming Statements

Checkpoint

3.4 Mixing Different Data Types

Implicit Type Conversion

Narrowing Conversions

Option Strict

Type Conversion Runtime Errors

Literals

Named Constants

Explicit Type Conversions

What Is a Function?

Visual Basic Conversion Functions

Converting TextBox Input

Converting Floating-Point Numbers to Integers

Converting Doubles and Singles to Decimals

If You Want to Know More: CInt and Rounding

Invalid Conversions

If You Want to Know More: Full Set of VB Conversion Functions

Checkpoint

3.5 Formatting Numbers and Dates

ToString Method

Number Format

Fixed-Point Format

Exponential Format

Currency Format

Percent Format

Specifying the Precision

Rounding

Integer Values with Leading Zeros

Formatting Dates and Times

Checkpoint

3.6 Class-Level Variables

3.7 Exception Handling

3.8 More GUI Details

Controlling a Form’s Tab Order

Changing the Focus with the Focus Method

Assigning Keyboard Access Keys to Buttons

Assigning the Same Access Key to Multiple Buttons

Displaying the & Character on a Button

Accept Buttons and Cancel Buttons

Selecting and Moving Multiple Controls

Organizing Controls with Group Boxes and Panels

Creating a Group Box and Adding Controls to It

Moving an Existing Control to a Group Box

Moving and Resizing a GroupBox

Deleting a GroupBox

Group Box Tab Order

Panels

Checkpoint

3.9 The Load Event

Checkpoint

3.10 Focus on Program Design and Problem Solving: Building the Room Charge Calculator Application

Changing Colors with Code (Optional Topic)

3.11 More About Debugging: Locating Logic Errors

Summary

3.1 Gathering Text Input

3.2 Variables and Data Types

3.3 Performing Calculations

3.4 Mixing Different Data Types

3.5 Formatting Numbers and Dates

3.6 Class-Level Variables

3.7 Exception Handling

3.8 More GUI Details

3.9 The Load Event

3.10 Focus on Program Design and Problem Solving: Building the Room Charge Calculator Application

3.11 More About Debugging: Locating Logic Errors

Key Terms

Video Tutorial: Building a Kayak Rental Application

Review Questions and Exercises

Fill-in-the-Blank

True or False

Multiple Choice

Short Answer

What Do You Think?

Find the Error

Algorithm Workbench

Programming Challenges

1. Miles per Gallon Calculator

2. Stadium Seating

3. Weekly Temperature Average

4. Theater Revenue

5. Room Charge Calculator Error Display

6. Simple Calculator Exceptions

7. Sailboat Races

8. Converting Celsius to Fahrenheit

9. Currency Converter

10. Monthly Sales Taxes

11. Calculating Property Taxes

12. Pizza Pi

13. Distance Traveled

14. Body Mass Index

15. How Much Insurance?

16. How Many Calories?

Chapter 4 Making Decisions

Topics

4.1 The Decision Structure

Decision Structures in Flowcharts and Pseudocode

4.2 The If…Then Statement

Boolean Expressions and Relational Operators

Putting It All Together

Programming Style and the If…Then Statement

Using Relational Operators with Math Operators

Using Function Calls with Relational Operators

Using Boolean Variables as Flags

Checkpoint

4.3 The If…Then…Else Statement

Checkpoint

4.4 The If…Then…ElseIf Statement

Using a Trailing Else

Checkpoint

4.5 Nested If Statements

4.6 Logical Operators

The And Operator

Short-Circuit Evaluation with AndAlso

The Or Operator

Short Circuit-Evaluation with OrElse

The Xor Operator

The Not Operator

Checking Numeric Ranges with Logical Operators

If You Want to Know More about Using Not, And, Or, and Xor Together

If You Want to Know More about Using Math Operators with Relational and Logical Operators

Checkpoint

4.7 Comparing, Testing, and Working with Strings

Testing for No Input

The ToUpper and ToLower Methods

The IsNumeric Function

Determining the Length of a String

Optional Topic: Trimming Spaces from Strings

The Substring Method

Optional Topic: The IndexOf Method

Checkpoint

4.8 The Select Case Statement

Flowcharting the Select Case Statement

More About the Expression List

Checkpoint

4.9 Introduction to Input Validation

Preventing Data Conversion Exceptions

Checking Numeric Ranges

4.10 Focus on GUI Design: Radio Buttons and Check Boxes

Radio Buttons

Radio Button Properties

Working with Radio Buttons in Code

Tab Indexes and Access Keys

Selecting a Radio Button in Code

Check Boxes

Checkpoint

4.11 Focus on Program Design and Problem Solving: Building the Health Club Membership Fee Calculator Application

Summary

4.1 The Decision Structure

4.2 The If…Then Statement

4.3 The If…Then…Else Statement

4.4 The If…Then…ElseIf Statement

4.5 Nested If Statements

4.6 Logical Operators

4.7 Comparing, Testing, and Working with Strings

4.8 The Select Case Statement

4.9 Introduction to Input Validation

4.10 Focus on GUI Design: Radio Buttons and Check Boxes

4.11 Focus on Program Design and Problem Solving: Building the Health Club Membership Fee Calculator Application

Key Terms

Video Tutorial: Improving the Kayak Rental Application

Review Questions and Exercises

Fill-in-the-Blank

True or False

Multiple Choice

Short Answer

What Do You Think?

Find the Error

Algorithm Workbench

Programming Challenges

1. Larger and Smaller

2. Roman Numeral Converter

3. Fat Percentage Calculator

4. Weekly Temperatures with Validation

5. Software Sales

6. Sailboat Race Ranking

7. Pay Per Click Advertising Revenue

Design Your Own Forms

8. Speed of Sound

9. Freezing and Boiling Points

10. Name Formatting

11. Commas in Numbers

12. Museum Tours

13. Searching for Vacation Rentals

14. Mass and Weight

15. Book Club Points

16. Body Mass Index Program Enhancement

17. Magic Dates

Chapter 5 Lists and Loops

Topics

5.1 Input Boxes

Checkpoint

5.2 List Boxes

The ListBox Control

Creating a ListBox Control

The Items Property

The Items.Count Property

Item Indexing

Handling Exceptions Caused by Indexes

The SelectedIndex Property

The SelectedItem Property

The Sorted Property

The Items.Add Method

The Items.Insert Method

The Items.Remove and Items.RemoveAt Methods

The Items.Clear Method

More about the Items Collection

Checkpoint

5.3 Introduction to Loops: The Do While Loop

The Do While Loop

Infinite Loops

Programming Style and Loops

Counters

Pretest and Posttest Do While Loops

Keeping a Running Total

Letting the User Control the Loop

Checkpoint

5.4 The Do Until and For…Next Loops

The Do Until Loop

The For…Next Loop

Specifying a Step Value

Summing a Series of Numbers with the For…Next Loop

Optional Topic: Breaking Out of a Loop

Deciding Which Loop to Use

The Do While Loop

The Do Until Loop

The For…Next Loop

Checkpoint

5.5 Nested Loops

Checkpoint

5.6 Multicolumn List Boxes, Checked List Boxes, and Combo Boxes

Multicolumn List Boxes

Checked List Boxes

Combo Boxes

Combo Box Styles

The Drop-Down Combo Box

The Simple Combo Box

The Drop-Down List Combo Box

Getting the User’s Input from a Combo Box

List Boxes versus Combo Boxes

Checkpoint

5.7 Random Numbers

The Next Method

The NextDouble Method

Random Number Seeds

Checkpoint

5.8 Simplifying Code using the With…End With Statement

5.9 ToolTips

5.10 Focus on Program Design and Problem Solving: Building the Vehicle Loan Calculator Application

The Pmt Function

The IPmt Function

The PPmt Function

The Case Study

Summary

5.1 Input Boxes

5.2 List Boxes

5.3 Introduction to Loops: The Do While Loop

5.4 The Do Until and For…Next Loops

5.5 Nested Loops

5.6 Multicolumn List Boxes, Checked List Boxes, and Combo Boxes

5.7 Random Numbers

5.8 Simplifying Code using the With…End With Statement

5.9 ToolTips

5.10 Focus on Program Design and Problem Solving: Building the Vehicle Loan Calculator Application

Key Terms

Video Tutorial: Improving the Kayak Rental Application

Review Questions and Exercises

Fill-in-the-Blank

Multiple Choice

True or False

Short Answer

What Do You Think?

Find the Error

Algorithm Workbench

Programming Challenges

1. Sum of Numbers

2. Distance Calculator

3. Workshop Selector

4. Hotel Occupancy

5. Adding Students to a Club

6. Selecting Regions, States, and Cities

7. Integer Math Tutor

Design Your Own Forms

8. Celsius to Fahrenheit Table

9. Population

10. Pennies for Pay

11. Ocean Levels

12. Burning Calories

13. Fibonacci Sequence

14. Budget Analysis

15. Speed Conversion Chart

16. Dice Simulator

17. Random Number Guessing Game

18. Random Number Guessing Game Enhancement

Chapter 6 Procedures and Functions

Topics

6.1 Procedures

Declaring a Procedure

Checkpoint

6.2 Passing Arguments to Procedures

Passing Multiple Arguments

More about Passing Arguments by Reference

Checkpoint

6.3 Functions

Declaring a Function

Calling a Function

Functions That Return Nonnumeric Values

Checkpoint

6.4 More about Debugging: Stepping Into, Over, and Out of Procedures and Functions

Checkpoint

6.5 Focus on Program Design and Problem Solving: Building the Bagel and Coffee Price Calculator Application

Summary

6.1 Procedures

6.2 Passing Arguments to Procedures

6.3 Functions

6.4 More about Debugging: Stepping Into, Over, and Out of Procedures and Functions

6.5 Focus on Program Design and Problem Solving: Building the Bagel and Coffee Price Calculator Application

Key Terms

Video Tutorial: Improving the Kayak Rental Application

Review Questions and Exercises

Fill-in-the-Blank

Multiple Choice

True or False

Short Answer

What Do You Think?

Find the Error

Algorithm Workbench

Programming Challenges

1. Retail Price Calculator

2. Hospital Charges

3. Solar Panel Installation

4. TG Automotive

Design Your Own Forms

5. Password Verifier

6. Travel Expenses

7. Falling Distance

8. Kinetic Energy

9. Prime Numbers

10. Prime Number List

11. Workshop Selector with Procedures

12. Weekly Temperature Average

13. Rock, Paper, Scissors Game

Chapter 7 Multiple Forms, Modules, and Menus

Topics

7.1 Multiple Forms

Form Files and Form Names

Renaming an Existing Form File

Adding a New Form to a Project

Switching between Forms and Form Code

Removing a Form

Designating the Startup Form

Creating an Instance of a Form

Displaying a Form

The ShowDialog and Show Methods

Closing a Form with the Close Method

The Hide Method

More about Modal and Modeless Forms

The Load, Activated, FormClosing, and FormClosed Events

The Load Event

The Activated Event

The FormClosing Event

The FormClosed Event

Accessing Controls on a Different Form

Class-Level Variables in a Form

Using Private and Public Procedures in a Form

Using a Form in More Than One Project

Checkpoint

7.2 Modules

Adding a Module

Module-Level Variables

Using a Module in More Than One Project

Checkpoint

7.3 Menus

The MenuStrip Control

How to Use the Menu Designer

ToolStripMenuItem Object Names

Shortcut Keys

Checked Menu Items

Disabled Menu Items

Separator Bars

Submenus

Inserting Menu Items in an Existing Menu

Deleting Menu Items

Rearranging Menu Items

ToolStripMenuItem Click Event

Standard Menu Items

Context Menus

Checkpoint

7.4 Focus on Problem Solving: Building the High Adventure Travel Agency Price Quote Application

Summary

7.1 Multiple Forms

7.2 Modules

7.3 Menus

7.4 Focus on Problem Solving: Building the High Adventure Travel Agency Price Quote Application

Key Terms

Video Tutorial: Adding Menus and Forms to the Kayak Rental Application

Review Questions and Exercises

Fill-in-the-Blank

Multiple Choice

True or False

Short Answer

What Do You Think?

Find the Error

Algorithm Workbench

Programming Challenges

1. Conference Registration System

2. Shopping Cart System

3. Cell Phone Packages

4. Solar Panel Installation

5. Dorm and Meal Plan Calculator

6. TG Automotive with Dialog Window

Design Your Own Forms

7. Skateboard Designer

8. Astronomy Helper

Chapter 8 Arrays and More

Topics

8.1 Arrays

Declaring an Array

Implicit Array Sizing and Initialization

Using Named Constants as Subscripts in Array Declarations

Assigning Values to Array Elements

Accessing Array Elements with a Loop

Array Bounds Checking

Using Array Elements to Store Input

Getting the Length of an Array

Processing Array Contents

Accessing Array Elements with a For Each Loop

Optional Topic: Using the For Each Loop with a ListBox

Checkpoint

8.2 Array Processing Techniques

How to Total the Values in a Numeric Array

Calculating the Average Value in a Numeric Array

Finding the Highest and Lowest Values in an Integer Array

Lowest Value

Copying One Array’s Contents to Another

Parallel Arrays

Parallel Relationships between Arrays, List Boxes, and Combo Boxes

Arrays That Point to Other Data

Searching Arrays

Sorting an Array

Dynamically Sizing Arrays

Checkpoint

8.3 Procedures and Functions that Work with Arrays

Passing Arrays as Arguments

Passing Arrays by Value and by Reference

Returning an Array from a Function

8.4 Multidimensional Arrays

Two-Dimensional Arrays

Implicit Sizing and Initialization of Two-Dimensional Arrays

Summing the Columns of a Two-Dimensional Array

Three-Dimensional Arrays and Beyond

Checkpoint

8.5 Focus on GUI Design: The Enabled Property and the Timer Control

The Enabled Property

The Timer Control

Timer Events

Timer Control Properties

8.6 Focus on GUI Design: Anchoring and Docking Controls

The Anchor Property

The Dock Property

Checkpoint

8.7 Focus on Problem Solving: Building the Demetris Leadership Center Application

The Application’s Form

8.8 Using Lists to Hold Information (Optional Topic)

Choosing Identifier Names

Common List Operations

Accessing a List with a Subscript

Searching for Items in a List

Summary

8.1 Arrays

8.2 Array Processing Techniques

8.3 Procedures and Functions That Work with Arrays

8.4 Multidimensional Arrays

8.5 Focus on GUI Design: The Enabled Property and the Timer Control

8.6 Focus on GUI Design: Anchoring and Docking Controls

8.7 Focus on Problem Solving: Building the Demetris Leadership Center Application

8.8 Using Lists to Hold Information (Optional Topic)

Key Terms

Video Tutorial: Using Arrays to Look Up Information in the Kayak Rental Application

Review Questions and Exercises

Fill-in-the-Blank

Multiple Choice

True or False

Short Answer

What Do You Think?

Find the Error

Algorithm Workbench

Programming Challenges

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