Professional Visual Basic 2008

Introduction xxxi

Chapter 1: Visual Basic 2008 Core Elements 1

Chapter 2: Object Syntax Introduction 49

Chapter 3: Object-Oriented Programming 101

Chapter 4: The Common Language 193

Chapter 5: Localization 219

Chapter 6: Generics 247

Chapter 7: Namespaces 271

Chapter 8: Exception Handling and Debugging 299

Chapter 9: Data Access with ADO.NET 3.5 327

Chapter 10: Using XML in Visual Basic 2008 379

Chapter 11: LINQ 437

Chapter 12: Security in the .NET Framework 481

Chapter 13: Visual Studio 2008 537

Chapter 14: Working with SQL Server 599

Chapter 15: Windows Forms 647

Chapter 16: Windows Forms Advanced Features 697

Chapter 17: Windows Presentation Foundation 727

Chapter 18: Integrating WPF and Windows Forms 779

Chapter 19: Working with ASP.NET 3.5 801

Chapter 20: ASP.NET 3.5 Advanced Features 839

Chapter 21: Silverlight Development 897

Chapter 22: Visual Studio Tools for Office 915

Chapter 23: Assemblies 955

Chapter 24: Deployment 977

Chapter 25: Working with Classic COM and Interfaces 1019

Chapter 26: Threading 1045

Chapter 27: Windows Workflow Foundation 1079

Chapter 28: XML Web Services 1105

Chapter 29: Remoting 1145

Chapter 30: Enterprise Services 1173

Chapter 31: Network Programming 1201

Chapter 32: Windows Communication Foundation 1235

Chapter 33: Windows Services 1267

Chapter 34: Visual Basic and the Internet 1297

Appendix A: The Visual Basic Compiler 1331

Appendix B: Visual Basic Power Packs Tools 1347

Appendix C: Visual Basic Resources 1361

Index 1363