- Paperback: 515 pages
- Publisher: MICROSOFT PRESS; 1 edition (1 Mar 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0735615527
- ISBN-13: 978-0735615526
- Product Dimensions: 19.1 x 2.7 x 23.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Here’s official documentation for the Visual Basic® .NET language, including descriptions of all language elements from A to Z. This LANGUAGE REFERENCE is taken from the electronic product documentation for Visual Basic .NET. In its printed form, this material is portable, easy to use, and easy to browse—a comprehensive alternative to the substantial online help system in Visual Basic .NET Standard software. Get the details you need on language and run-time elements, including: • Attributes • Constants and enumerations • Data types • Directives • Functions • Keywords • Methods • Objects • Operators • Properties • Statements
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Gives software developers the information they need about the next-generation version of Microsoft Visual Basic in a quick, easy-to-use format. Provides a comprehensive alternative to the substantial online help system in Visual Basic .NET. Contains information about Visual Basic .NET constants, data types, directives, functions, keywords, methods, objects, operators, properties, statements, error messages, and more.
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48 of 49 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When ever you get a Language Reference from microsoft press you get a complete alphabetical listing of all the Attributes, Constants, Enumerations, Data Types, properties, methods, Etc
and this is no exeption. not for learning great for a quick look up when your coding and need to know what an obcure function does
and this is no exeption. not for learning great for a quick look up when your coding and need to know what an obcure function does
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I wholly agree with Mark Broadhurst's review: "its a Language Reference What do you expect"
It's an excellent reference manual, covering the smallest details of the language syntax in a manner that makes clear sense to the professional, familiar with the general language syntax, but needing exact detailed specifications at their fingertips. Great for the professional developer.
As a teacher, I use this in conjunction with a number of "lighter" texts, including the Microsoft Step-by-step and Quickstart guides, which I encourage my students to use. Occasionally I will suggest that a student checks the language reference to answer a question of syntax. More often, I find it invaluable to help find the precise syntax of a command quickly when debugging.
Programming or teaching, this is a "must have" - and a bargain at the price.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
good for migrating to vb.net from other languages
6 Mar 2003
Format:Paperback
I am very happy with my purchase. This book is just what it is though, a language reference. It does show simple snippets of code for illustration of most functionality. This book used in conjunction with MSDN should be very helpfull. Having already done a good amount of .NET training with other materials in both vb.NET & C# I found this a good book to spend a few days reading through. No it won't teach you to code, but that's for beginner books. It does however, give an intermediate programmer from other technologies a quick way of getting familiar with common vb.NET functions and syntax. You'll still need to use MSDN or other resources for advanced application, but you can get very a good starting point from this book. For many, that's all you need. Overall I'm very happy with my purchase. If your new to .NET, this should not be your first buy, but definetally a good 3rd - 4th reference or so. Start with beginner book, then maybe coding techniques, Try this for when you think your ready to start developing and need a quick syntax boost. Happy coding.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
It's a reference book
1 May 2002
Format:Paperback
As usual with Microsoft's references, this is the same information that you can expect to find online and in the VB.Net help. That is a good thing for those that like to have a book to refer to while coding.
The information in this book is essential to experienced VB programmers because of the many language changes from prior VB versions.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
A Poor Version of VB6 Language Reference
4 Nov 2002
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
The VB6 Language Reference included all items of interest to VB6 with "Applies to" references which was very valuable. This is missing in VB.net reference. Also, procedures and event handlers were included in VB6 reference, but are not in vb.net reference. Compared to the wealth of information about VB6 in the VB6 reference and the lack of information about vb.net in the VB.net reference, I consider it a waste of money. A reference should include all the necessary information on procedures, event handlers, etc., much like a condensed version of what is included in the "Super Bible" series of VB books.
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