Introduction to VB.

NET

Visual Basic .NET

It is an Object Oriented Programming language designed by

Microsoft. It has the ability to create very powerful and
sophisticated applications.

VB.Net can be viewed as an evolution of the classic Visual

Basic (VB),which is implemented on the .NET Framework.

.NET Framework
Aprogramminginfrastructure created byMicrosoftfor
building, deploying, and runningapplicationsand services that
use.NET technologies, such asdesktopapplications andWeb
services.

Type of VB Projects

Windows Form Application applications that run locally

on users computers. With visual studio, you can create
Windows-based applications and user interfaces (UI) by
using this option.

Console Application it is typically designed without a

graphical user interface(GUI).

Class Library it is used to quickly create reusable classes

and components that can be shared with other projects.

WPF Browse application it enables you to create visually

enhanced user interfaces for your applications.

Parts of MS Visual Studio

Menu Bar it is used to select commands for your

application such as File, Edit, View, Window and Help.

Toolbar located below menu bar which has the shortcut

icons of all the commonly used commands in visual basic.

Solution Explorer the part which contains the project

files. It gives an overview of all the modules that are
contained in the application.

Toolbox it consists of the various controls that can be

used to design the graphical user interfaces of the
applications.

Form Designer Window a design space which contains

objects or controls used for the application.

Parts of MS Visual Studio

Menu Bar
Toolbar
Solution Explorer
Form Designer Window

Toolbox
Properties Window

Properties Window Lists all the properties of the object

thats currently selected and gives you the opportunity to
modify them.

Three parts of Properties Window

Object Box Drop-down box which displays the name of each object
in the application as well as its type.

Properties List this is a listing of properties for the selected object.

Properties Values this are the values selected on each property list.

Components of Windows Application:

Forms These are windows that you create for the user interface
Controls These are graphical features drawn on forms to allow user
interaction(text boxes, labels, scroll bars, command buttons, etc.)
Properties every characteristic of a form or control is specified by a
property. Visual Basic applies default properties.
Methods These are built in procedures that can be invoked to impart
some action to particular object.
Event procedures this codes are executed when a certain event occurs.
Modules Collection of general procedures, variable declarations, and
constant definitions used by application.