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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.

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• Compress files, manipulate ACLs, use semaphores, and exploit other new capabilities in the .NET Framework 2.0
• Implement generics to define a type-safe data structure
• Use inheritance, polymorphism, interfaces, delegates, and attributes to write flexible applications
• Use the My namespace to perform common tasks more easily
• Work with the new editing and debugging features of Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005
• Master regular expressions and perform complex text searches and input validation
• Take advantage of streams, serialization, and threading techniques
• Implement advanced programming techniques based on custom attributes, reflection, and on-the-fly compilation
• Interact with legacy code by using Plnvoke and COM Interop
• Understand key differences from Visual Basic 6.0

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• The Basics
  • Introducing the Microsoft .NET Framework
  • Basic Language Concepts
  • Control Flow and Error Handling
  • Using Visual Studio 2005
  • Debugging Visual Basic Applications
• Object-Oriented Programming
  • Class Fundamentals
  • Delegates and Events
  • Inheritance
  • Object Lifetime
  • Interfaces
  • Generics
• Working with the .NET Framework
  • .NET Basic Types
  • Arrays and Collections
  • Regular Expressions
  • Files, Directories, and Streams
  • The My Namespace
  • Assemblies and Resources
• Advanced Topics
  • Reflection
  • Custom Attributes
  • Threads
  • Serialization
  • Plnvoke and COM Interop