Section 2: An Introduction to Visual

Basic .NET

Input box

Public Class Form1

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As

System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
Handles MyBase.Load
Dim userName As String = Nothing
userName = InputBox("what is your name?",
"hello", , , )
Label1.Text = "Hello," & userName
End Sub
End Class

Creating a Windows-Based Application in

Visual Basic .NET
section objectives

Start and customize Visual Studio.NET

Create a Visual Basic .NET project

Add an object.

Set the properties of an object

Starting and Customizing

Visual Studio .NET

Visual Studio .NET is Microsofts integrated

development environment (IDE)

Includes programming languages such as Visual

Basic .NET, C++ .NET, and C# .NET

A Windows-based application has a Windows user

interface and runs on a desktop computer

A user interface is what you see and interact with

when using an application

A Web-based application has a Web user interface

and runs on a server

Starting and Customizing

Visual Studio .NET (continued)

Windows in the Visual Studio .NET IDE:

Start

Page

Solution
Server

Explorer

Explorer

Toolbox
Class

View

Dynamic

Help
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Starting and Customizing

Visual Basic .NET

Figure 1: Projects pane in the Start Page window6

Creating a Windows-Based
Application

A project is a container that stores files

associated with only a specific piece of
the solution

Creating Form 1 (continued)

Figure 2: New Visual Basic .NET

The Windows Form Designer

Window

Windows Form Designer window is where

you create (or design) the graphical user
interface (GUI) for your project

You create the user interface by adding

other objects (such as buttons and text
boxes) to a Windows Form object (or
form)

The Windows Form Designer

Window (continued)

Figure 3: Windows Form Designer window )

(
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The Properties Window

Each object has a set of attributes, called

properties, that determine its appearance
and behavior

The Properties window exposes the

objects properties to the programmer

The Properties window includes an Object

box and a Properties list

The Properties window can be used to

change a property of an object
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The Properties Window

(continued)

Figure 4: Properties window showing the properties of the

Form1.vb file object
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Properties of the Windows

Form Object

The Windows Form object has a set of

properties

Properties of the Windows Form object

will appear in the Properties window
when you select the Windows Form object
in the designer window

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Properties of the Windows

Form Object (continued)

Important properties of the Windows

Form object:

Name property

Text property

StartPosition property

Size property

BackgroundImage property

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Working with Controls

Add a control to a form

Set the properties of a label, picture box, and button

control

Select multiple controls

Center controls on the form

Set the properties of a project

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The Toolbox Window

The Toolbox window, or toolbox, contains the tools

and other components you use when designing a
user interface

Tools in the toolbox allow you to create objects,

called controls, that can be displayed on a form

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The Toolbox Window

(continued)

The Windows Form tab

Contains the tools you use when designing

your user interface

Contains 47 basic tools

You can add new tools or delete existing

tools

By default, the tools on the Windows Form

tab are listed in order by their estimated
frequency of use, with the most used tools
listed first
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Using the Button Tool

Every Windows application should give

the user a way to exit the program
Most

Windows applications provide

either an Exit option on a File menu or
an Exit button for this purpose

In Windows applications, a button control

performs an immediate action when
clicked

You create a button using the Button tool

in the toolbox
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Task to do:
Private Sub Button1_Click_1(ByVal sender As
System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
Handles Button1.Click
MessageBox.Show("Hello World", "First Window")
End Sub
End Class

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Test question 1
In Visual Basic, we work with objects that have _______.

A) Programmer preference
B) Projects, solutions, and procedures
C) Classes, actions, and disciplines
D) Properties, methods, and events

Test question 2
If you want to display text that cannot be modified by the
user, use the _______.
A)
B)
C)
D)

TextBox control
Label control
Caption control
MaskedTextBox control

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Test question 3
If you want to display text that can be modified by the user,
use the _______.
A)
B)
C)
D)

TextBox control
Label control
Caption control
MaskedTextBox control

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Test question 4
Assume that you are designing a form and it will be
necessary for the user to type in his name. You should
use a _____________ for inputting the user's name
A)
B)
C)
D)

Textbox
Label
Button
CheckBox

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Input box
Public Class Form1

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As

System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
Handles MyBase.Load
Dim userName As String = Nothing

userName = InputBox("what is your name?",

"hello", , , )
Label1.Text = "Hello," & userName
End Sub
End Class
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