Professional VB.NET 2003

Microsoft considers Visual Basic.NET to be the language of choice for applications where developer productivity is a top priority. It offers you the ability to program against the .NET Framework, and the most recent version includes tools for programming today's hot mobile applications. This code-laden reference covers VB.NET 2003 from start to finish. These pages help you discover how to apply object-oriented concepts in design and development to create effective business applications. You will be able to access data using ADO.NET, integrate VB.NET with XML, create both Windows applications and Web services, and much more. Finally, you explore best practices for deploying .NET applications and understand the power of VB.NET in development that targets the Internet as easily as the desktop.

About the Authors.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Chapter 1: What Is Microsoft .NET?

Chapter 2: Introducing VB.NET and VS.NET.

Chapter 3: The Common Language Runtime.

Chapter 4: Variables and Type.

Chapter 5: Object Syntax Introduction.

Chapter 6: Inheritance and Interfaces.

Chapter 7: Applying Objects and Components.

Chapter 8: Namespaces.

Chapter 9: Error Handling.

Chapter 10: Using XML in VB.NET.

Chapter 11: Data Access with ADO.NET.

Chapter 12: Windows Forms.

Chapter 13: Creating Windows Controls.

Chapter 14: Web Forms.

Chapter 15: Creating Web Controls.

Chapter 16: Data Binding.

Chapter 17: Working with Classic COM and Interfaces.

Chapter 18: Component Services.

Chapter 19: Threading.

Chapter 20: Remoting.

Chapter 21: Windows Services.

Chapter 22: Web Services.

Chapter 23: VB.NET and the Internet.

Chapter 24: Security in the .NET Framework.

Chapter 25: Assemblies and Deployment.

Chapter 26: Mobile Application Development.

Appendix A: Upgrading: Using the Visual Basic Compatibility Library.

Index.