Matakuliah : D0524 / Algoritma dan Pemrograman Komputer
Tahun : 2005
Versi :
Pertemuan 02
Visual Basic Environment and Control
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Learning Outcomes
Pada akhir pertemuan ini, diharapkan mahasiswa
akan mampu :
• Menjelaskan lingkungan dan kontrol pada Visual
Basic
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Outline Materi
• Why Visual Basic
• Visual Basic Modes
• Visual Basic Controls
• Windows Form Control
• Button Control
• Label Control
• Textbox Control
• MsgBox Statement
• InputBox Function
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Why Visual Basic
• Fastest and easiest way to create
applications for Microsoft Windows
– Complete set of tools which simplify the
creation of the graphical user interface
– Rapid prototyping tool
• Internet capabilities (VBScript language)
• It can be used as a tool to develop front-
end applications for database systems
• Microsoft estimate that there are over 3
million VB developers world wide
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Visual Basic Modes
• Design Mode
– Placing, arranging, and customizing the appearance of buttons,
labels, and other controls on a form.
– Writing processing scripts (source code).
– Saving the solution.
– Making an executable file.
• Run Mode
– Executes the solution.
– Used to evaluate the workability of a part of the project.
– Used to show the user how the solution will work.
• Break Mode
– Helps the developer with debugging.
– Enables the developer to switch back to run mode or design
mode.
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VB Integrated Development
Environment (IDE)
Title bar Menu bar
Tool bar
Form Window
Tool
box Properties
Window
Form
layout Project
window Explorer
window
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Visual Basic Controls
• Trigger: Initiate processing
– Ex. Button, MainMenu, and Timer
• Input: Get data from user
– Ex. TextBox, RadioButton, and CheckBox
• Output: Display results to user
– Ex. Label, DataGrid, and ListView
• Organize: Group other controls
– Ex. Form, GroupBox, and Panel
• Data Access: Interface with databases
– Ex. Entire Data Group and DataGrid
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Windows Form Control
• The window that is displayed when the
application is running.
• The IDE automatically creates a Windows
Form when you start a new project.
• This form will hold or “contain” other
controls.
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Button Control
• React to the click of the use
• Perform a task associated with the name of the button that is
displayed on its face.
• Appearance and Use:
– Appears as a rectangular-shaped control on a form.
– Its face can display text, an image, or both.
– The face of the button should clearly indicate its function.
• Properties:
– The most common properties of the Button control are listed.
– Most properties are available for every control.
• Events:
– Components are able to respond to events.
– The click event is generated when the user clicks the mouse button.
– You write code to handle events.
– Double-click the Button control to automatically open the code window.
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Label Control
• Used to display information to the user.
• Used to label other controls or show results of a
calculation.
• Appearance and Use:
– Appears as a rectangular area that can be filled with text.
– You have some control over size and alignment of text.
– You can include a border around the label.
• Properties:
– Many of the Button control properties apply to the Label control.
– The Text Property is the most-used property for the Label
control.
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Textbox Control
• Provides an area for the user to type while the program runs.
• Appearance and Use:
– Displays as a rectangular area that provides the user a place to type.
– You can limit the user types
– You can also surround the TextBox with a border.
• Properties:
– Some of the TextBox control properties are only available at run time.
– The value of the Text property is used most frequently.
– Control of user entry is shared between properties and events.
– The PasswordChar property allows you to set a security character.
– TextLength property determines the number of characters contained in a textbox.
– Selection… properties provide information on user selections in the TextBox control.
• Events:
– Focus means the user is currently working with the specific control.
• Enter - Occurs when input focus is received.
• KeyPress - Occurs when a key is pressed while the control has focus.
• Leave – Occurs when input focus leaves the control.
– Methods
• Enable the developer to manipulate text in a TextBox.
• Many are available to the developer.
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MsgBox Statement
• The MsgBox statement will display information
that requires user intervention.
• Example:
– MsgBox("This is an example of a message box,
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please press OK to return to the application",
vbDefaultButton1, "Message Box Sample")
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Inputbox Function
• The InputBox() function requests information
from the user with a dialog box. It requires user
intervention.
– InputBox("Enter a value", "InputBox Sample")
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