Description
Book SynopsisThis pocket reference aims to helps make the switch from C# to Visual Basic.NET and vice versa. Differences between the two languages occur in three main areas: syntax, object-oriented principles, and the Visual Studio.NET IDE.
Table of ContentsIntroduction Conventions Used in This Book Syntax Differences Case Sensitivity Line Termination Comments Namespace Declaration and Usage Variable Declaration Variable Initialization Declaring Function Parameters Passing Function Parameters Optional Parameters Parameter Lists Method Declaration Returning Output Parameters Program Startup Exiting Programs/Methods/Loops Member Scope Static and Shared Methods Classes Versus Modules If Statements Short-Circuiting Conditional Statement Properties and Indexers Arrays for Loops For/Each Loops Try/Catch Blocks Attribute Usage Control Characters Type Comparison and Conversion Object-Oriented Features Inheritance Syntax Method Overloading Constructors and Field Initializers Invoking Other Constructors Invoking Base Constructors Initializers Hiding Base Class Members Overriding Methods Requiring/Preventing Inheritance Declaring and Implementing Interfaces Delegates and Events Comparing Classes String Comparisons IDE Differences AssemblyInfo.x Default/Root Namespace Startup Object App.ico Imports / using COM References Compiler Constants Option Explicit, Option Strict, Option Compare Errors and Warnings Unique Language Features Unsafe Blocks (C SHARP) using (C SHARP) Documentation Comments (C SHARP) Operator Overloading (C SHARP) Late Binding (VB)
