Visual Basic

In this lesson we discuss how to create a properly formed statement in Visual Basic. As you'll learn, just as there are "parts of speech" in a properly formed sentence in the English language, there's a "right way" and a "wrong way" to write "complete…

In this video we begin wading into the topic of methods by creating a helper method to break out code we may need to use in multiple places within our code. We'll create and call our methods to retrieve a value, create and use input parameters, learn about string formatting, and create overloaded…

Iterations allow our applications to loop through a block of code until a condition is satisfied. We'll cover several different types of iteration statements throughout this series, but we'll start with the for iteration statement. I'll demonstrate how to utilize "code snippets" to help…

Now that you have a good sampling of basic Visual Basic syntax under your belt, it's time to tackle some of the more challenging topics. Classes are integral to the .NET Framework, particularly the .NET Framework Class Library. As a means of better understanding what classes are -- particularly as…

In this lesson we'll both learn a new type of iteration statement (While) and will learn how to utilize the StreamReader class to stream data from a file to the Console window. Additionally, we'll learn how to add new files to our project, how to set properties of our file using the Properties…

Since often times in our applications we'll want to work with string data, this lesson will approach a number of different string manipulations, whether changing the manner in which it is displayed to the end user through String.Format() and the formatting syntax like {0:C} or through using escape…

In this lesson we dig into more details about Classes -- what exactly happens when you create a new instance of a class? What exactly is a reference to an instance of a class? How is it affected when you pass the reference to a method? We also review overloaded methods, talk about static versus…

There once was a time when computers would boot up straight into a (very rudimentary) programming environment. You learned to write code because, well, that’s what computers were used for. BASIC was king. Gradually, the notion of “operating systems” caught hold, making it easier for…

We've been looking at working with classes in the two previous lessons. The hope is that, by better understanding how classes work, you'll gain an appreciation for how classes are utilized in the .NET Framework Class Library (FCL). Often in the FCL child classes inherit basic functionality from…

Dates and times are represented using special types (just like strings are) and deserve some attention. In this lesson we learn how to work with Date and Time data, how to create new instances of Date, how to add time; format the data for display and more. Furthermore, we discuss the TimeSpan class…