Index

C

Calendar class, 774–775, 793–796. See also WebControl class.

Calendars coding example, 795–796

CellPadding property, 793

CellSpacing property, 793

creating, 795–796

DayHeaderStyle property, 793

DayNameFormat property, 794

DayRender event, 794

DayStyle property, 794

FirstDayOfWeek property, 794

NextMonthText property, 794

NextPrevStyle property, 794

OtherMonthDayStyle property, 794

PrevMonthText property, 794

public events, 794

public properties, 774–775, 793–794

SelectedDate property, 794, 795

SelectedDates property, 794

SelectedDayStyle property, 794

SelectionChanged event, 794, 795

SelectionMode property, 774, 794

SelectMonthText property, 794

SelectorStyle property, 794

SelectWeekText property, 794

ShowDayHeader property, 794

ShowGridLines property, 794

ShowNextPrevMonth property, 794

ShowTitle property, 794

TitleFormat property, 794

TitleStyle property, 794

TodayDayStyle property, 794

TodaysDate property, 794

VisibleDate property, 794

VisibleMonthChanged event, 794

WeekendDayStyle property, 794

Calendar control, Web server controls, 608

CalendarDimensions property, MonthCalendar class, 366

CalendarFont property, DateTimePicker class, 362

CalendarForeColor property, DateTimePicker class, 362

CalendarMonthBackground property, DateTimePicker class, 362

Calendars coding example, 795–796. See also Calendar class.

WebForm1.aspx, 795

WebForm1.aspx.vb, 796

CalendarTitleBackColor property, DateTimePicker class, 362

CalendarTitleForeColor property, DateTimePicker class, 362

CalendarTrailingForeColor property, DateTimePicker class, 362

Call statements, Sub procedures, 111

"Cancel Counting" button, Threading coding example, 1028

Cancel method

OleDbCommand class, 942

SqlCommand class, 943

CancelButton property

Button class, 251

dialog boxes, 193

Form class, 157

CancelCommand event, DataList class, 1003

CancelCommand method, DataGrid class, 999

CancelCurrentEdit method, Data Form Wizard, 900

CancelEdit method, DataRow class, 953

CanDuplex property, PrintSettings class, 416

CanFocus property

Control class, 210

Form class, 157

CanPaste method, RichTextBox class, 230

CanPauseAndContinue property, ServiceBase class, 1080

CanRead property, FileStream class, 590

CanRedo property, RichTextBox class, 229

CanSeek property, FileStream class, 590

CanSelect property, Control class, 210

CanShutdown property, ServiceBase class, 1080

CanStop property, ServiceBase class, 1080

CanUndo property

RichTextBox class, 229

TextBox class, 219

CanWrite property, FileStream class, 590

Caps Lock key, SendKeys key codes, 203

Caption property. See also Text property.

DataColumn class, 954

CaptionBackColor property, DataGrid class, 914

CaptionFont property, DataGrid class, 914

CaptionForeColor property, DataGrid class, 914

CaptionText property, DataGrid class, 914

CaptionVisible property, DataGrid class, 914

Capture property

Control class, 210

Form class, 157

Case statements, Select Case statements and, 96

CaseSensitive property

DataSet class, 947

DataTable class, 952

Catch blocks, 148–149. See also exception handling.

Exception class and, 148–149

exception filtering, 148–149

getType method, 149

When keyword, 149

Catch statements

multiple, 150

structured exception handling, 120, 145, 146–147

CausesValidation property

Button class (WebControl class), 674

Control class, 210

data validation, 924

HtmlButton class, 823

HtmlInputButton class, 824

HtmlInputImage class, 825

ImageButton class (WebControl class), 746

LinkButton class (WebControl class), 763

CellPadding property

BaseDataList class, 997

Calendar class, 793

CheckBoxList class (WebControl class), 711

HtmlTable class, 829

RadioButtonList class (WebControl class), 720

Table class (WebControl class), 723

Cells property

HtmlTableRow class, 830

TableRow class (WebControl class), 724

CellSpacing property

BaseDataList class, 997

Calendar class, 793

CheckBoxList class (WebControl class), 711

HtmlTable class, 829

RadioButtonList class (WebControl class), 720

Table class (WebControl class), 723

ChangeDatabase method

OleDbConnection class, 939

SqlConnection class, 940

Char data type, described, 78

characters, converting between character codes and, 88

CheckAlign property, CheckBox class, 273

CheckBox class, 252, 273–276. See also Control class.

Appearance property, 252, 273

AppearanceChanged event, 273

Checked property, 252, 273, 274, 275

CheckedChanged event, 273, 274

CheckState property, 252, 273

CheckStateChanged event, 273

creating, 274

FlatStyle property, 252, 273

getting states, 274

public events, 273

public properties, 273

setting states, 274–275

ThreeState property, 252, 273, 275–276

toggle buttons, 279

CheckBox class (WebControl class), 698–699, 705–709. See also System.Web.UI.Control class; WebControl class.

AutoPostBack property, 698, 705

Checkboxes coding example, 706–709

Checked property, 705

CheckedChanged event, 705

DataBind method, 705

Dispose method, 705

Load event, 705

public events, 705

public methods, 705

public properties, 705

RadioButton class, 699–700, 714–719

Text property, 705

TextAlign property, 705

Unload event, 705

CheckBox control, Web server controls, 608

checkboxes

binding controls to databases, 910

HtmlInputCheckbox class, 809, 827–828

RadioButton class (WebControl class), 699–700, 714–719

Checkboxes coding example, 706–709, 712–713. See also CheckBox class (WebControl class); CheckBoxList class; (WebControl class).

Add method, 713

AutoPostBack property, 709

Checked property, 708

CheckedChanged event, 708

Items property, 712

Selected property, 713

SelectedIndexChanged event, 713

Text property, 712

Value property, 712

WebForm1.aspx, 706–707

WebForm1.aspx.vb, 707–708

CheckBoxes property

ListView class, 432, 451, 458–459

TreeView class, 431, 443, 447–448

CheckBoxList class (WebControl class), 699, 711–713. See also ListControl class; System.Web.UI.Control class; WebControl class.

CellPadding property, 711

CellSpacing property, 711

Checkboxes coding example, 712–713

DataBind method, 712

DataBinding event, 712

Dispose method, 712

Load event, 712

public events, 712

public methods, 712

public properties, 711

RepeatColumns property, 711

RepeatDirection property, 711

RepeatLayout property, 711

TextAlign property, 711

Unload event, 712

CheckBoxList control, Web server controls, 608

checked list boxes, binding controls to databases, 912

Checked property

CheckBox class, 252, 273, 274, 275

CheckBox class (WebControl class), 705

Checkboxes coding example, 708

DateTimePicker class, 362

HtmlInputCheckbox class, 828

HtmlInputRadioButton class, 828

ListViewItem class, 453

MenuItem class, 391, 396

RadioButton class, 253, 277, 278

RadioButtons coding example, 718

TreeNode class, 445

TreeView class, 448

CheckedChanged event

CheckBox class, 273, 274

CheckBox class (WebControl class), 705

Checkboxes coding example, 708

RadioButton class, 277

RadioButton class (WebControl class), 714

CheckedChanged event handler, RadioButtons coding example, 718

CheckedIndices property

CheckedListBox class, 291, 308, 311

ListView class, 451

CheckedItems property

CheckedListBox class, 291, 308, 311

ListView class, 451

CheckedListBox class, 291–292, 307–314. See also Control class; ListBox class.

BeginUpdate method, 309

CheckedIndices property, 291, 308, 311

CheckedItems property, 291, 308, 311

CheckOnClick property, 291, 308

CheckState enumeration, 292, 311–312, 313

ClearSelected method, 309

ColumnWidth property, 308

DisplayMember property, 308

EndUpdate method, 309

FindString method, 309

FindStringExact method, 309

GetItemChecked method, 291, 292, 309, 310–311

GetItemCheckState method, 292, 309, 311

GetItemHeight method, 309

GetItemText method, 309

GetSelected method, 309

HorizontalScrollbar property, 308

IndexFromPoint method, 309

IntegralHeight property, 308

ItemCheck event, 291–292, 309, 313

ItemCheckEventArgs object, 313

ItemHeight property, 308

Items property, 308

Items.Add method, 309–310

MultiColumn property, 308

public events, 309

public methods, 309

public properties, 308

ScrollAlwaysVisible property, 308

SelectedIndex property, 308

SelectedIndexChanged event, 309

SelectedIndices property, 308

SelectedItem property, 308

SelectedItems property, 308

SelectedMode property, 308

SetItemChecked method, 292, 309, 312–313

SetItemCheckState method, 292, 309, 312–313

SetSelected method, 309

Sorted property, 308

Text property, 308

ThreeDCheckBoxes property, 308

TopIndex property, 308

CheckFileExists property

OpenFileDialog class, 406

SaveFileDialog class, 408

checking data types, 81–82. See also data types.

functions, 82

CheckOnClick property, CheckedListBox class, 291, 308

CheckPathExists property, OpenFileDialog class, 406

CheckState enumeration, CheckedListBox class, 292, 311–312, 313

CheckState property, CheckBox class, 252, 273

CheckStateChanged event, CheckBox class, 273

child windows, MDI (Multiple Document Interface) forms, 189–190

ChildColumns property, DataRelation class, 954

ChildKeyConstraint property, DataRelation class, 954

ChildRelations property, DataTable class, 952

ChildTable property, DataRelation class, 954

Choose function, 97–98

Chr function, converting between characters and character codes, 88

class libraries, 516–518. See also OOP (Object-Oriented Programming).

ClassLibraries coding example, 516–517

class members

object members comparison, 484

OOP (Object-Oriented Programming), 481–483

types of, 156

class (shared) data members, 504–505

class (shared) events, 513. See also OOP (Object-Oriented Programming).

Shared keyword, 513

class (shared) methods, 507–508. See also OOP (Object-Oriented Programming).

Graphics class, 577

Shared keyword, 507

class (shared) properties, 509. See also OOP (Object-Oriented Programming).

Shared keyword, 509

Class statements, creating classes, 492–493

class (static/shared) properties, PrintSettings class, 416

Class View window, IDE, 46

classes

abstract. See MustInherit keyword.

base, 522–523

creating, 492–493

defined, 66

derived, 522

OOP (Object-Oriented Programming), 481

ClassLibraries coding example, 516–517

Add Reference dialog box, 517

Display method, 516

Clear method

ControlBindingsCollection class, 906

DataSet class, 947

DataTable class, 952

EventLog class, 1082

Graphics class, 578

ListBox class, 307

ListView class, 452

RichTextBox class, 230

TextBox class, 220

TreeView class, 449

ClearErrors method, DataRow class, 954

ClearSelected method

CheckedListBox class, 309

ListBox class, 296

ClearUndo method

RichTextBox class, 230

TextBox class, 220

Click event

Button class, 259–260

Button class (WebControl class), 663, 674

Buttons coding example, 677

ComboBox class, 318

Control class, 212

event handling, 165

Form class, 160

ImageButton class (WebControl class), 736–737,746

Label class, 241

LinkButton class (WebControl class), 763

LinkButtons coding example, 763

ListBox class, 300–301

MenuItem class, 380, 381, 392, 399–400

NotifyIcon class, 369, 370–371

resetting focus after, 264–265

RichTextBox class, public events, 231

TextBox class, 221

Click event handler

creating Web applications, 623

ImageButtons coding example, 748

client area, forms, 155

client event handling, 639–642. See also Web forms.

ClientEvents coding example, 640–642

onclick event, 640–642

client and server HTML controls, 802–803

ClientID property, System.Web.UI.Control class, 660

ClientRectangle property, Form class, 157

clients, saving Web application states, 611–612

ClientSize property

Form class, 157

PictureBox class, 294

ClientTarget property, Page class, 643

ClientValidationFunction property, CustomValidator class, 773, 790, 791

Clip property, Graphics class, 577

Clipboard object

GetDataObject class method, 225

SetDataObject class method, 225

TextBox class and, 225–226

Clone method, Pen class, 579

CloneMenu method, MenuItem class, 392

Close method

BinaryReader class, 599

BinaryWriter class, 597

EventLog class, 1082

FileStream class, 590

Form class, 159

OleDbConnection class, 939

OleDbDataReader class, 949

SqlConnection class, 940

SqlDataReader class, 950

StreamReader & StreamWriter classes, 570

StreamReader class, 596

StreamWriter class, 594

Closed event, Form class, 160

CloseUp event, DateTimePicker class, 362

Closing event, Form class, 160

CLR (Common Language Runtime), 25. See also .NET framework.

code designers, IDE, 37–40

coding databases, 927–972. See also ADO.NET; databases.

command objects, 957

data adapters, 958–959

data columns, 960–961

data connection objects, 957

data tables, 960

DataAdapter class, 943–944

DataColumn class, 937, 954–955

DataReader coding example, 968–970

DataRelation class, 938, 955–956

DataRelation objects, 971–972

DataRow class, 937, 953–954

DataRow objects, 961–963

DataSet class, 934–935, 947–948

datasets, 956–957

DataSetXML coding example, 966–968

DataTable class, 935–936, 951–953

DbDataAdapter class, 944

looping over all tables in dataset, 966

OleDbCommand class, 931–932, 941–942

OleDbConnection class, 929–931, 939–940

OleDbDataAdapter class, 932–933, 945

OleDbDataReader class, 935, 948–949

ReadData coding example, 963–966

SqlCommand class, 932, 942–943

SqlConnection class, 931, 940–941

SqlDataAdapter class, 934, 946

SqlDataReader class, 935, 949–951

coding tips, Visual Basic .NET, 53–55

Collapse method

DataGrid class, 915

TreeNode class, 445

TreeView class, 432

CollapseAll method, TreeView class, 432, 444

Collate property, PrintSettings class, 416

Collect method, triggering garbage collection, 515

Collection Editor

ListItem class, 720, 721

ListViewItem class, 453, 454

TableRow class (WebControl class), 725

TabPage class, 474

ToolBarButton class, 461, 462, 464

CollectionChanged event,

ControlBindingsCollection class, 906

Color property

ColorDialog class, 385, 412, 413

FontDialog class, 410, 411, 412

Pen class, 579

Color structure, 580. See also Graphics class.

FromArgb method, 580

ColorDepth property, ImageList class, 437

ColorDialog class, 385–386, 412–414. See also Control class; dialog boxes.

AllowFullOpen property, 386, 413

AnyColor property, 413

BackColor property, 413

Color property, 385, 412, 413

CustomColor property, 413

FullOpen property, 413

HelpRequest event, 413

public events, 413

public methods, 413

public properties, 413

Reset method, 413

ShowDialog method, 413

ShowHelp property, 413

SolidColorOnly property, 386, 413

colors

Button class, 257–258

hyperlink, 646

Pen and Brush class, 587–588

RichTextBox class, 235–236

Web form text, 647

Web forms, 646

Cols property, HtmlTextArea class, 821

ColSpan property, HtmlTableCell class, 831

ColumnChanged event, DataTable class, 953

ColumnChanging event, DataTable class, 953

ColumnClick event, ListView class, 452, 458

ColumnHeadersVisible property, DataGrid class, 914

ColumnMapping property, DataColumn class, 955

ColumnName property, DataColumn class, 955

Columns collection, ListView class, 455

Columns property

DataGrid class, 998

DataTable class, 952

ListView class, 451

PrintPreviewControl class, 422

TextBox class (WebControl class), 663, 679, 685

ColumnSpan property, TableCell class (WebControl class), 724

ColumnWidth property

CheckedListBox class, 308

ListBox class, 295

COM components, new features of Visual Basic .NET, 23

combination operators, 91. See also operators.

ComboBox class, 292–293, 314–325. See also Control class.

adding items, 316–317

AddRange method, 324–325

BeginUpdate method, 293, 315

binding controls to databases, 911

clearing, 321

Click event, 318

ComboBoxStyle enumeration, 316

counting items, 321–322

DisplayMember property, 314, 323

DoubleClick event, 319

DropDownStyle property, 293, 314, 316, 320

DropDownWidth property, 314

DroppedDown property, 314

EndUpdate method, 293, 315

FindString method, 293, 315

FindStringExact method, 293, 315

Focused property, 314

GetData method, 323, 324

GetItemText method, 315

IntegralHeight property, 314

ItemHeight property, 315

Items property, 293, 315, 316

Items.Add method, 293, 317, 323

Items.AddRange method, 293, 317

Items.Clear method, 293, 321

Items.Count property, 292, 322

Items.Insert method, 293, 317

Items.Remove method, 293, 319

Items.RemoveAt method, 319

MaxDropDownItems property, 315

MaxLength property, 315

public events, 315

public methods, 315

public properties, 314–315

removing items, 319

Select method, 315

SelectAll method, 315

SelectedIndex property, 292, 293, 315, 319–320

SelectedIndexChanged event, 315, 318

SelectedItem property, 292, 293, 315, 319–320, 324

SelectedText property, 315

SelectionLength property, 315

SelectionStart property, 315

Sorted property, 315, 320–321

storing objects in, 322–325

Text property, 292, 293, 316, 319

TextChanged event, 317

ToolBar class, 464–465

ToString method, 322–323

ComboBoxesData coding example, 487–490. See also OOP (Object-Oriented Programming).

AddRange method, 488–489

DataItem class, 488

GetData method, 489

SelectedItem property, 489

ToString method, 488

command buttons, Button class (WebControl class), 678–679

Command event

Button class (WebControl class), 663, 674

ImageButton class (WebControl class), 746

LinkButton class (WebControl class), 763

Command event handler, ImageButton class (WebControl class), 737

command objects

ADO.NET, 853

coding databases, 957

Command window, IDE, 52–53

CommandArgument property

Button class (WebControl class), 662, 674, 678

ImageButton class (WebControl class), 737,746

LinkButton class (WebControl class), 763

CommandName property

Button class (WebControl class), 662, 678

ImageButton class (WebControl class), 737,746

LinkButton class (WebControl class), 763

CommandText property

OleDbCommand class, 941

SqlCommand class, 942

CommandTimeout property

OleDbCommand class, 941

SqlCommand class, 942

CommandType property

OleDbCommand class, 941

SqlCommand class, 942

comments, 93–94

' (apostrophe), 93–94

procedures and, 126–127

REM keyword, 94

Commit method, ServiceInstaller class, 1084

Committed event

ServiceInstaller class, 1084

ServiceProcessInstaller class, 1083

Committing event

ServiceInstaller class, 1084

ServiceProcessInstaller class, 1083

CommitTransaction event, TemplateControl class, 1040

Common Language Runtime (CLR), 25. See also .NET framework.

CompareTo method, DateTime class, 338

CompareValidator class, 769, 770–772, 784–785. See also validation controls.

ControlToCompare property, 770, 771, 785

ControlToValidate property, 770

Operator property, 785

public properties, 785

Type property, 772

ValueToCompare property, 771, 785

comparing objects, Is keyword, 502–503

Comparison operators, 89–90. See also operators.

complex binding, 889–890, 908–909, 976–977, 1000. See also binding controls to databases; Web forms and databases.

DataMember property, 889, 890

DataSource property, 889, 890

DataTextFormatString property, 977

DisplayMember property, 889, 890, 909

properties, 889, 976–977

ValueMember property, 889, 890

component tray

IDE (Integrated Development Environment), 49

Server Explorer, 842, 843

CompoundArray property, Pen class, 579

Compute method, DataTable class, 952

Concat method, String class, 86

Connection property

OleDbCommand class, 931, 941

OleDbConnection class, 930

SqlCommand class, 942

connections

ADO.NET, 836

Data Adapter Configuration Wizard, 845, 846

ConnectionString property

OleDbConnection class, 930, 939

SqlConnection class, 940

ConnectionTimeout property

OleDbConnection class, 939

SqlConnection class, 940

console applications

creating, 13–16

new features of Visual Basic .NET, 17

Const statements, 70–72

attrlist attribute list, 70, 71

example, 71–72

Friend keyword, 70

initexpr keyword, 71

name keyword, 71

Private keyword, 71

Protected Friend keyword, 71

Protected keyword, 70

Public keyword, 70

Shadows keyword, 71

type keyword, 71

constants

declaring, 70–72

MsgBox function, 176

constraint objects, ADO.NET, 854

Constraints property, DataTable class, 952

constructors, 486, 501–502. See also OOP (Object-Oriented Programming).

defined, 66

inheriting, 547–548

New Sub procedure, 502

ContainerControl class, 1035

ActiveControl property, 1035

ParentForm property, 1035

Validate method, 1035

ContainerControl property, ErrorProvider class, 923

Contains method

BindingContext class, 917

Control class, 211

Form class, 159

ContainsFocus property

Control class, 210

Form class, 157

ContentType property, Web forms, 648

Context property

ServiceProcessInstaller class, 1082

WebService class, 1089

ContextMenu class, 381–382, 403–405. See also Control class; Menu class.

GetContextMenu method, 404

GetMainMenu method, 404

Hide method, 382

IsParent property, 403

MdiListItem property, 403

MenuItems property, 382, 403

MergeMenu method, 404

Popup event, 404

public events, 404

public methods, 404

public properties, 403

Show method, 382, 404

SourceControl property, 403

ContextMenu property

Control class, 210

Form class, 157

NotifyIcon class, 369

ContextMenuChanged event, Control class, 212

control arrays, Button class and, 260–263

Control class, 207–477. See also controls; forms.

Add method, 196–197

Anchor property, 196

Button class, 251–252, 256–272

CheckBox class, 252, 273–276

CheckedListBox class, 291–292, 307–314

ColorDialog class, 385–386, 412–414

ComboBox class, 292–293, 314–325

ContextMenu class, 381–382, 403–405

Cursor property, 218–219

DateTime class, 336–338

DateTimePicker class, 336–338, 361–365

dialog boxes, 191–194, 382–389, 405–425

Dock property, 196

FontDialog class, 384–385, 410–412

GroupBox class, 254–255, 283–286

Hide method, 175

ImageList class, 429–430, 437–442

ImeMode property, 164

Label class, 216–217, 239–247

ListBox class, 289–291, 295–307

ListView class, 432–433, 451–459

ListViewItem class, 453

MainMenu class, 379, 390

MonthCalendar class, 338–339, 365–368

NotifyIcon class, 339, 368–371

OpenFileDialog class, 383–384, 405–408

overview, 209–213

PageSetupDialog class, 388–389, 423–425

Panel class, 253–254, 279–282

pickers, 336–339, 361–368

PictureBox class, 293–294, 326–329

PrintDialog class, 386–387, 414–420

PrintDocument class, 386, 415

PrintPreviewControl class, 388, 422–423

PrintPreviewDialog class, 387, 420–421

PrintSettings class, 416–417

ProgressBar class, 435, 471–472

public events, 212–213

public methods, 211–212

public properties, 210–211

RadioButton class, 253, 276–279

Remove method, 196–197

RichTextBox class, 215–216, 228–238

SaveFileDialog class, 384, 408–410

scroll bars, 333–334, 342–356

Show method, 175

Splitter class, 334, 356–358

StatusBar class, 434–435, 466–470

StatusBarPanel class, 466–467, 468–470

System.Windows.Forms namespace, 209

TabControl class, 435–436, 472–477

TextBox class, 214–215, 219–238

Timer class, 340–341, 372–375

ToolBar class, 433–434, 459–465

ToolTip class, 339–340, 371–372

TrackBar class, 334–335, 358–361

TreeNode class, 444–445

TreeView class, 430–432, 442–450

Web server controls. See System.Web.UI.Control class.

Control property

Binding class, 907

ControlBindingsCollection class, 906

control tab order, forms, 171

ControlAdded event

Control class, 212

Form class, 160

ControlArray sample coding, Button class, 260–264

ControlBindingsCollection class, 905–906. See also binding controls to databases.

Add method, 906

Clear method, 906

CollectionChanged event, 906

Control property, 906

Count property, 906

DataBindings property, 905

Item property, 906

public events, 906

public methods, 906

public properties, 906

Remove method, 906

RemoveAt method, 906

ControlBox property

dialog boxes, 191

Form class, 157, 170

PrintPreviewDialog class, 420

ControlRemoved event

Control class, 212

Form class, 160

controls. See also Control class; forms.

adding and removing at runtime, 196–197

adding to forms, 162–164

binding to databases, 885–926

changes in from Visual Basic 6.0, 163–164

client and server HTML, 802–803

creating Web applications, 10–12, 620

creating Windows applications, 5

data–bound. See binding controls to databases.

defined, 5

docking and anchoring on MDI forms, 188

HTML client, 609

HTML server, 608–609

moving, 172

server. See Web server controls.

showing/hiding, 174–175

sizing, 172

user, 610, 1014–1024

validation, 610, 767–774, 778–793

Web forms, 607–610

Web server, 607–608, 657–733

Controls coding example, Web server controls, 666–669

Controls collection

AddControls coding example, 692

Button class, 261

GroupBox class, 284–286

LinkLabel class, 245

Panel class, 281–282

TabControl class, 477

Controls property

Control class, 210

Form class, 157

System.Web.UI.Control class, 660

ControlStyle property, WebControl class, 661

ControlToCompare property, CompareValidator class, 770, 771, 785

ControlToValidate property

BaseValidator class, 782

CompareValidator class, 770

CustomValidator class, 790

RangeValidator class, 787

RegularExpressionValidator class, 788

RequiredFieldValidator class, 783

converting between characters and character codes, 88

converting data types. See data type conversion.

converting strings to numbers and back again, 87–88. See also .String class

Copier coding example, File & Directory classes, 574–576

Copies property, PrintSettings class, 416

Copy method

DataSet class, 947

DataTable class, 952

File & Directory classes, 575, 603

File class, 601

RichTextBox class, 230

TextBox class, 220

CopyBaseAttributes method, WebControl class, 661

Count method, Threading coding example, 1025, 1026

Count property

ControlBindingsCollection class, 906

DataBinding coding example, 893

counter class, SynchronizeThreads coding example, 1029–1030

Counter function, preserving variable values between procedure calls, 129–130

Create method, File class, 601

CreateCommand method

OleDbConnection class, 939

SqlConnection class, 940

CreateDirectory method

Directory class, 602

File & Directory classes, 574, 603

CreateEventSource method, EventLog class, 1081

CreateGraphics method

Control class, 211

drawing 2D figures, 565

image handling, 589

Painter coding example, 580

scrolling images, 353

CreateMeasurmentGraphics method, PrintSettings class, 417

CreateParameter method

OleDbCommand class, 942

SqlCommand class, 943

CreatePrompt property, SaveFileDialog class, 408, 410

CreateRichTextBox coding example, RichTextBox class, 238

CreateText method, File class, 601

CreateTextBox coding example, TextBox class, 228

CreateTreeView example program, TreeView class, 448–450

creating console applications, 13–16

modules, 14

namespaces, 14–15

New Project dialog box, 13–14

Sub Main() procedure, 14

System.console class, 14–15

WriteLine method, 14–15

creating Web applications, 9–13, 617–632. See also Web forms.

Application icon, 617

ASP elements, 621

AssemblyInfo.vb, 625–626

Click event handler, 623

controls, 10–12, 620

event handling, 622–624

Flow layout mode, 10, 619

Grid layout mode, 10, 619

HTML views, 620–621

IIS (Internet Information Server), 10, 617

locations, 617

New Project dialog box, 9, 10

properties, 619

running Web applications, 12–13, 632–633

SelectedIndexChanged event handler, 623–624

Solution Explorer files, 618

Styles.css, 628–632

VBPROJ files, 619

Web.config, 626–628

WebForm1.aspx, 621–622

WebForm1.aspx.vb, 624–625

creating Windows applications, 3–9

buttons, 5–6

controls, 5

dragging items to forms, 5

Form1 window, 4–5

IDE (Integrated Development Environment), 3

New Project dialog box, 3, 4

running Windows applications, 9

Text property, 6–8

Cross constant, Cursor property, 218

CssClass property, WebControl class, 661

Ctrl key, SendKeys key codes, 204

CType function, data type conversion, 80–81

CurrentCell property, DataGrid class, 914, 916

CurrentCellChanged event, DataGrid class, 916

CurrentEncoding property, StreamReader class, 595

CurrentPageIndex property, DataGrid class, 998

CurrentRowIndex property, DataGrid class, 914

Cursor property, 218–219. See also Control class.

Control class, 210

Form class, 157

Splitter class, 357

CursorChanged event

Control class, 212

Form class, 160

CustomColor property, ColorDialog class,413

CustomEndCap property, Pen class, 579

CustomFormat property, DateTimePicker class, 362, 364–365

CustomStartCap property, Pen class, 579

CustomValidator class, 610, 769, 773–774, 789–791. See also validation controls.

ClientValidationFunction property, 773, 790, 791

ControlToValidate property, 790

creating, 790–791

public events, 790

public properties, 790

ServerValidate event, 790

Cut method

RichTextBox class, 230

TextBox class, 220