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Visual Basic (VB) is a high-level programming language that evolved from BASIC, designed for creating graphical user interfaces and event-driven applications. It utilizes an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) called Visual Studio .NET, which facilitates the development of applications through a visual interface and object-oriented programming. VB is known for its ease of use and is widely recognized for Rapid Application Development (RAD).

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Visual Basic (VB) is a high-level programming language that evolved from BASIC, designed for creating graphical user interfaces and event-driven applications. It utilizes an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) called Visual Studio .NET, which facilitates the development of applications through a visual interface and object-oriented programming. VB is known for its ease of use and is widely recognized for Rapid Application Development (RAD).

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Introduction

Visual Basic is a high level programming language evolved from


the earlier DOS version called BASIC. BASIC was developed in
the mid-1960s by Professors John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz of
Dartmouth College as a language for writing simple programs. It
is a fairly easy programming language to learn. The codes look a
bit like English Language.
VB was developed by Alan Cooper in 1991. VB is a visual and
events driven programming language. In BASIC, programming is
done in a text only environment and the program is executed
sequentially.
In VB programming is done in a graphical environment because
users may click on a certain object randomly so each object has
to be programmed independently to be able to response to
those actions(events).
Therefore, a VB program is made up of many subprograms,
each has its own program codes and each can be executed
independently and at the same time each can be linked
together in one way or another.
The VB environment
• A project is a collection of files that make up your application.
• The VB environment consist of the following:
• - the Blank Form Window which you can design your
application interface. It is a window that appears on the
screen. Forms are the window and dialog boxes you place on
the screen. It is the main window of the application .
• - the Project window displays the files that are created in
your application.
• - the Properties window which displays the properties of
various controls and object that are created in your
applications. the properties determines the object size, color
name, location and appearance on the screen. it tells
something about an object such as its name, color, size
location.
The toolbox that consists of all the controls essential for
developing a VB application. An objects (controls) are
items that appears on a form or component place inside a
form such as command button, radio button, check box,
scroll bar, label, option button to get input or display
outputs. Each object has properties, methods and events.
Methods is an action associated with object. Methods
have parentheses while Properties does not.
Event occur when the user takes an action such as press
the key, move a mouse, clicking a button, clicking a
mouse, scrolling and closing a window.
Introduction to VB
Each object is based on a class. A class is a template/
blueprint used to create a new objects. It contains the
definition of all available properties, methods and
events.
Each time new object create, it must be based on a class.
For example, placing three buttons on form. Each
button is based on the button class and is considered
one object called an instance of the class. Each button
(instance) has its own set of properties, methods and
events. One button may be labeled OK another Cancel
another Exit. When the user clicks the OK button that
buttons click event occurs, if the user clicks on the Exit
button that button click event occurs
Visual Studio .NET is Microsoft’s Integrated
Development Environment (IDE) for creating,
running and debugging programs (also called
applications) written in a variety of .NET
programming languages.
This IDE is a powerful and sophisticated tool
for creating business-critical and mission-
critical applications.
IDE contains properties window which is used
to view and set properties objects.
Although Visual Basic is derived from the BASIC
programming language, it is a distinctly different language
that offers such powerful features as graphical user
interfaces, event handling, access to the Windows 32-bit
Application Programming Interface (Win32 API), object-
oriented programming and exception handling.
It helps in creating window application. It was integrated
into visual studio in order to facilitate creating server side
component and web application. It is the current release
VB.
It is a fully object oriented language. One of its features is
easy to use i.e it makes life easier e.g writing Microsoft Office
Automation program.
VB is an object oriented language used to write application
program that run in window. In the object oriented model,
classes are used to create objects that have properties,
methods and events.
The process of rapidly creating an application is typically
referred to as Rapid Application Development (RAD). Visual
Basic is the world’s most widely used RAD language.
Most of the development in Visual Basic is done in two
windows,
(the Form window and the Code window).
The Form window is where the form is designed. That’s
where you put all the text, pictures, and controls for your
program. This is often called the interface and is what the
user sees when the program runs.
The Code window is where the code is written. That’s where
you put the directions for the program. A user never sees the
code window.

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