Certified Visual Basic 2005 Programmer

Visual Studio

• How do I do that?
• Code, Debug, and Continue Without Restarting Your Application
• Look Inside an Object While Debugging
• Diagnose and Correct Errors on the Fly
• Rename All Instances of Any Program Element
• Use IntelliSense Filtering and AutoCorrect
• Edit Control Properties in Place
• Call Methods at Design Time
• Insert Boilerplate Code Using Snippets
• Create XML Documentation for Your Code

The Visual Basic Language

• Use the My Objects to Program Common Tasks
• Get Application Information
• Use Strongly Typed Resources Use Strongly Typed Configuration Settings
• Build Typesafe Generic Classes
• Make Simple Data Types Nullable
• Use Operators with Custom Objects
• Split a Class into Multiple Files
• Extend the My Namespace
• Skip to the Next Iteration of a Loop
• Dispose of Objects Automatically
• Safeguard Properties with Split Accessibility
• Evaluate Conditions Separately with Short-Circuit Logic

Windows Applications

• Use Office-Style Toolbars
• Add Any Control to a ToolStrip
• Add Icons to Your Menu
• Put the Web in a Window
• Validate Input While the User Types
• Create Text Boxes that Auto-Complete
• Play a Windows System Sound
• Play Simple WAV Audio
• Create a Windows Explorer-like Split Window
• Take Control of Window Layout
• Where can I learn more?Control When Your Application Shuts Down
• Prevent Your Application from Starting Twice
• Communicate Between Forms
• Improve Redraw Speeds for GDI+
• Handle Asynchronous Tasks Safely
• Use a Better Data-Bound Grid
• Format the DataGridView
• Add Images and Controls to the DataGridView

Web Applications

• Create a Web Application in Visual Studio
• Administer a Web Application
• Bind to Data Without Writing Code
• Bind Web Controls to a Custom Class
• Display Interactive Tables Without Writing Code
• Display Records One at a Time
• Achieve a Consistent Look and Feel with Master Pages
• Add Navigation to Your Site
• Easily Authenticate Users
• Determine How Many People Are Currently Using Your Web Site
• Use Role-Based Authorization
• Store Personalized Information

Files, Databases, and XML

• Get Drive Information
• Get File and Directory Information
• Copy, Move, and Delete Files
• Read and Write Files
• Compress and Decompress Data
• Collect Statistics on Your Data Connections
• Batch DataAdapter Commands for Better Performance
• Bulk-Copy Rows from One Table to Another
• Write Database-Agnostic Code
• Use the New XPathDocument and XPathNavigator
• Edit an XML Document with XPathNavigator

NET Platform Services

• Easily Log Events
• Ping Another Computer
• Get Information About a Network Connection
• Upload and Download Files with FTP
• Test Group Membership of the Current User
• Encrypt Secrets for the Current User
• Unleash the Console
• Time Your Code
• Deploy Your Application with ClickOnce