Visual Basic .NET Controls Mini-Guide, Part 2
These seven video tutorials show you step-by-step how to implement and use Visual Basic .NET
controls like the ContextMenu, ErrorProvider, HelpProvider, Splitter and ToolTip, as well as
validation and non-visual controls.
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mouse over now to learn how to modify the behaviour of controls and extend existing
controls using inheritance. You'll also learn about the CheckedListBox, LinkLabel, Treeview, Tab
Control and Tab Order Editor.
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Lesson 1 Context
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Duration: 3 minutes, 43 seconds
"Visual Studio .NET provides a new ContextMenu control that simplifies the task of
creating context-sensitive menus for controls. You'll learn how easy it is to create a ContextMenu
in the Visual Design and assign it to a Control." |
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Lesson 2 Error Provider |
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Duration: 6 minutes, 26 seconds
"You'll learn how the simple-to-use ErrorProvider class and Windows Forms
validation events allow you to easily create a visual and textual indication of an invalid data
entry." |
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Lesson 3 Help Provider |
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Duration: 4 minutes, 6 seconds
"You'll learn how easy it is to use the HelpProvider control to integrate help in
your application, whether that help is in a compiled Microsoft HTML Help file or a simple popup
window." |
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Lesson 4 Splitters |
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Duration: 4 minutes, 59 seconds
"You'll learn how the Splitter control allows you to create complex layouts in
which you can resize internal panels of your application. This allows you to easily create Windows
Explorer style layouts." |
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Lesson 5 ToolTip |
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Duration: 4 minutes, 37 seconds
"Learn how the ToolTip control allows you to easily associate help text with a
Visual Basic .NET control." |
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Lesson 6 Tray For Non Visible Controls |
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Duration: 2 minutes, 32 seconds
"See how you can put non-visual Visual Basic .NET controls on a WinForm in the
component tray." |
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Lesson 7 Validation Controls |
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Duration: 7 minutes, 5 seconds
"This demonstration uses a Web Form to create a data entry form that validates
input data using ASP.NET Validation Controls. You'll also see how to display validation errors
using the Validation Summary control." |
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ABOUT
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| Brent Sheets is a former Senior
Editor at TechTarget and a frequent contributor to SearchVB.com. He founded and managed the popular
Visual Basic Web Directory website until it was acquired by TechTarget in 2000 and relaunched as
SearchVB.com. Brent offers tips and tweaks about Apple technology at Mactoids.com. |
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This was first published in August 2006
