Murach's Visual Basic 2008
How to code and test a Windows Forms application

This chapter shows you how to write the Visual Basic code for the Windows form that was designed in chapter 2. This chapter also gets you started with practical debugging techniques. When you finish this chapter, you'll be able to use Visual Studio to (1) design a form, (2) write the Visual Basic code for the form, and (3) debug the form.

Chapter 3 How to code and test a Windows Forms application
An introduction to coding 58
Introduction to object-oriented programming 58
How to refer to properties, methods, and events 60
How an application responds to events 62
How to add code to a form 64
How to create an event handler for the default event of a form or control 64
How IntelliSense helps you enter the code for a form 66
The event handlers for the Invoice Total form 68
How to code with a readable style 70
How to code comments 72
How to detect and correct syntax errors 74
Other skills for working with code 76
How to use the toolbar buttons 76
How to collapse or expand code 76
How to print the source code 76
How to code snippets 78
How to use the Smart Compile Auto Correction feature 82
How to use the My feature 84
How to get help information 86
How to run, test, and debug a project 88
How to run a project 88
How to test a project 90
How to debug runtime errors 92


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