Programming Microsoft® Visual Basic® 2005: The Language

Programming Microsoft® Visual Basic® 2005: The Language

<DIV><p>Get the essential, straightforward information you need to master the core capabilities of Visual Basic 2005. Focusing on the language and the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 base class library, a well-known authority on Visual Basic provides both new and experienced developers the pragmatic guidance and examples they need to build innovative solutions.</p><p>Discover how to:</p> <ul><li>Compress files, manipulate ACLs, use semaphores, and exploit other new capabilities in the .NET Framework 2.0</li> <li>Implement generics to define a type-safe data structure</li> <li>Use inheritance, polymorphism, interfaces, delegates, and attributes to write flexible applications</li> <li>Use the My namespace to perform common tasks more easily</li> <li>Work with the new editing and debugging features of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005</li> <li>Master regular expressions and perform complex text searches and input validation</li> <li>Take advantage of streams, serialization, and threading techniques</li> <li>Implement advanced programming techniques based on custom attributes, reflection, and on-the-fly compilation</li> <li>Interact with legacy code by using PInvoke and COM Interop</li> <li>Understand key differences from Visual Basic 6.0Get code samples on the Web</li></ul></div>