📘 VB.
NET Complete Notes
📌 1. Introduction to VB.NET
Developed by Microsoft, VB.NET is an object-oriented, event-driven language for
building Windows, Web, and mobile applications.
Runs on the .NET Framework or .NET Core/5+.
Successor to classic Visual Basic (VB6).
🏗 2. Structure of a VB.NET Program
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Module Module1
Sub Main()
Console.WriteLine("Hello, World!")
End Sub
End Module
Module/Class: Container for code.
Sub Main(): Entry point.
Console.WriteLine(): Output function.
🔠 3. Data Types
Type Description
Integer 32-bit whole number
Long 64-bit whole number
Double Double-precision float
Decimal High-precision number
String Text data
Boolean True or False
Char Single character
Date Date and time
➕ 4. Operators
Arithmetic: +, -, *, /, Mod, ^
Comparison: =, <>, >, <, >=, <=
Logical: And, Or, Not, AndAlso, OrElse
Assignment: =, +=, -=, etc.
🔁 5. Control Structures
If-Else:
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If x > 10 Then
Console.WriteLine("Greater")
Else
Console.WriteLine("Lesser")
End If
Select Case:
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Select Case grade
Case "A"
Console.WriteLine("Excellent")
Case Else
Console.WriteLine("Invalid")
End Select
Loops:
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For i = 1 To 10
Console.WriteLine(i)
Next
While x < 10
x += 1
End While
🧠 6. Subroutines and Functions
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Sub Greet()
Console.WriteLine("Hello")
End Sub
Function Add(a As Integer, b As Integer) As Integer
Return a + b
End Function
Sub: No return value.
Function: Returns a value.
🧠 7. Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
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Class Car
Public Make As String
Sub Drive()
Console.WriteLine("Driving " & Make)
End Sub
End Class
Encapsulation: Use of classes and access modifiers.
Inheritance: Inherits keyword.
Polymorphism: Overriding and overloading.
Abstraction: Use of MustInherit and MustOverride.
📦 8. Arrays and Collections
Arrays:
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Dim arr(2) As Integer
arr(0) = 10
Lists:
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Dim names As New List(Of String)
names.Add("John")
Dictionaries:
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Dim dict As New Dictionary(Of String, Integer)
dict.Add("Age", 25)
🔌 9. Exception Handling
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Try
Dim x = 10 / 0
Catch ex As DivideByZeroException
Console.WriteLine("Cannot divide by zero")
Finally
Console.WriteLine("Always runs")
End Try
🗃 10. File I/O
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File.WriteAllText("file.txt", "Hello")
Dim content As String = File.ReadAllText("file.txt")
Use System.IO namespace.
🧠 11. Multithreading
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Dim t As New Threading.Thread(AddressOf DoWork)
t.Start()
Sub DoWork()
Console.WriteLine("In new thread")
End Sub
📆 12. Date and Time
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Dim now As DateTime = DateTime.Now
Console.WriteLine(now.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy"))
📌 13. Windows Forms Basics
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Public Class Form1
Private Sub Button1_Click(...) Handles Button1.Click
MessageBox.Show("Clicked!")
End Sub
End Class
Drag and drop controls in the designer.
Event-driven architecture.
🌐 14. Working with Databases (ADO.NET)
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Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Dim conn As New SqlConnection("connection_string")
Dim cmd As New SqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Users", conn)
conn.Open()
Dim reader = cmd.ExecuteReader()
💡 15. Advanced Topics
LINQ (Language Integrated Query):
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Dim nums = {1, 2, 3, 4}
Dim even = From n In nums Where n Mod 2 = 0 Select n
XML Manipulation
Web services consumption
Using Async and Await for asynchronous programming
🧠 16. Debugging and Deployment
Use breakpoints, watch windows, and immediate window.
Build EXE or MSI installers from Visual Studio.
📌 17. Access Modifiers
Public: Accessible everywhere.
Private: Accessible only in the same class/module.
Protected: Accessible in derived classes.
Friend: Accessible in the same assembly.
Protected Friend: Combo of protected and internal.
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