Arrays in VB


An array is a consecutive group of memory locations that all have the same name and the same type. To refer to a particular location or element in the array, we specify the array name and the array element position number. The Individual elements of an array are identified using an index. Arrays have upper and lower bounds and the elements have to lie within those bounds.
Each index number in an array is allocated individual memory space and therefore users must evade declaring arrays of larger size than required. We can declare an array of any of the basic data types including variant, user-defined types and object variables. The individual elements of an array are all of the same data type.

Loops in Visual Basic


A Loop (repetition structure) allows the programmer to that an action is to be repeated until given condition is true.
Do While.........Loop

The Do While...Loop is used to execute statements until a certain condition is met. The following Do Loop counts from 1 to 100.

Dim number As Integer
    number = 1
Do While number <= 100
   number = number + 1
Loop

A variable number is initialized to 1 and then the Do While Loop starts. First, the condition is tested; if condition is True, then the statements are executed. When it gets to the Loop it goes back to the Do and tests condition again. LEARN MORE>>>>>>

Control Structures in VB

Control Statements are used to control the flow of program's execution. Visual Basic supports control structures such as if... Then, if...Then ...Else, Select...Case, and Loop structures such as Do While...Loop, While...Wend, For...Next etc method.
If...Then selection structureThe If...Then selection structure performs an indicated action only when the condition is True; otherwise the action is skipped.
Syntax of the If...Then selection

If Then
statement
End If

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VB PROCEDURES

Visual Basic offers different types of procedures to execute small sections of coding in applications. Visual Basic programs can be broken into smaller logical components called Procedures. Procedures are useful for condensing repeated operations such as the frequently used calculations, text and control manipulation etc. The benefits of using procedures in programming are:
1. It is easier to debug a program a program with procedures, which breaks a program into discrete logical limits.
2. Procedures used in one program can act as building blocks for other programs with slight modifications.
3. A Procedure can be Sub, Function or Property Procedure.
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Variables in VB

 

Variables are the memory locations which are used to store values temporarily. A defined naming strategy has to be followed while naming a variable. A variable name must begin with an alphabet letter and should not exceed 255 characters. It must be unique within the same scope. It should not contain any special character like %, &, !, #, @ or $.
Explicit Declaration: 
Declaring a variable tellsVisual Basic to reserve space in memory. It is not must that a variable should be declared before using it. Automatically whenever Visual Basic encounters a new variable, it assigns the default variable type and value. This is called implicit declaration. Though this type of declaration is easier for the user, to have more control over the variables, it is advisable to declare them explicitly. The variables are declared with a Dim statement to name the variable and its type. The As type clause in the Dim statement allows to define the data type or object type of the variable. This is called explicit declaration.  LEARN MORE >>>

Visual Basic 6 Data Types

Visual Basic uses building blocks such as Variables, Data Types, Procedures, Functions and Control Structures in its programming environment. This section concentrates on the programming fundamentals of Visual Basic with the blocks specified.

Modules

Code in Visual Basic is stored in the form of modules. The three kind of modules are Form Modules, Standard Modules and Class Modules.A simple application may contain a single Form, and the code resides in that Form module itself. As the application grows, additional Forms are added and there may be a common code to be executed in several Forms. To avoid the duplication of code, a separate module containing a procedure is created that implements the common code. This is a standard Module.
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Getting Started with VB 6

Visual Basic is initiated by using the Programs option > Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 > Visual Basic 6.0. Clicking the Visual Basic icon, we can view a copyright screen enlisting the details of the license holder of the copy of Visual Basic 6.0. Then it opens in to a new screen as shown in figure 1 below, with the interface elements Such as MenuBar, ToolBar, The New Project dialog box. These elements permit the user to buid different types of Visual Basic applications.

The Integrated Development Environment

One of the most significant changes in Visual Basic 6.0 is the Integrated Development Environment (IDE). IDE is a term commonly used in the programming world to describe the interface and environment that we use to create our applications. It is called integrated because we can access virtually all of the development tools that we need from     LEARN MORE >>

Introduction to Visual Basic 6 (VB6)

Visual Basic 6 (VB6) helps you to learn Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) programming in your own. Each and every lesson is explained step by step with examples and source code.
Visual basic is a high level programming language developed from the earlier DOS version called BASIC. Though, Visual Basic .NET is the latest technology introduced by Microsoft with tons of new features including the .NET framework and educational institues, Universities and Software Development companies have migrated to VB .NET, Visual Basic 6 is still widely learned and taught.

Learning Visual Basic 6 is quite easier than other programming languages
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