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| + | Below are a selection of VB code samples. Feel free to use any of them in your own projects. | ||
| + | ==COM objects== | ||
| + | * [[Events from a module|Firing events in an object from a code module]] | ||
| + | * [[Modularised Subclassing|Modularised Subclassing using interfaces and CopyMemory]] | ||
| + | * [[Singletons|Creating singleton objects]] | ||
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| + | ==File handling== | ||
| + | * [http://www.earlsoft.co.uk/tips/fileio.php File I/O. Reliably] | ||
| + | * [[Special folders|Getting special folder paths]] | ||
| + | * [[API_Recursive_DIR_Structure|How to iterate through a directory structure using APIs]] | ||
| + | * [[Working with INI files in .NET|Working with INI files in .NET]] | ||
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| + | ==Networking== | ||
| + | * [[Detecting_Network_Adapters|How to get a list of the network adapters on the system]] | ||
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| + | ==Strings== | ||
| + | * [[GUIDs|Creating unique IDs (GUIDs)]] | ||
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| + | ==User interface== | ||
| + | * [[Control arrays|Creating and using control arrays]] | ||
| + | * [[Mouse Hover and Out Events|How to Catch Mouse Hover and Out Events]] | ||
| + | * [[Catch KeyPresses over whole form|How to catch KeyPresses on a form when a control has focus]] | ||
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| + | ===Graphics=== | ||
| + | * [[Drawing with GDI|Introduction to GDI drawing]] | ||
| + | * [[Using GDI to draw to a backbuffer|Drawing with a backbuffer]] | ||
| + | * [[Drawing an image to a DC|How to draw an image to a DC with GDI]] | ||
| + | * [[All About StretchBlt|All about StretchBlt]] | ||
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| + | ===Look & Feel=== | ||
| + | * [[XP style|XP Styles in your application]] | ||
| + | * [[Creating Transparent Controls (.NET)|Creating a transparent control in .NET]] | ||
| + | * [[Tabbed dialogs|Using Tab controls in your applications]] | ||
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| + | ===Text boxes=== | ||
| + | * [[Numberboxes|Allowing numeric values only]] | ||
| + | * [[Chat windows|Scrolling chat windows]] | ||
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| + | ===Windows=== | ||
| + | * [[Always on top|Making a window "Always on top"]] | ||
| + | * [[Dragging windows|Dragging windows/controls the easy way]] | ||
| + | * [[Creating Floating Tool Windows|How to create a tool window that floats above your app]] | ||
| + | * [[Subclassing|How to subclass a window to catch useful windows messages]] | ||
| + | * [[Modularised Subclassing|Modularised Subclassing using interfaces and CopyMemory]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Variables== | ||
| + | * [[Is it an integer|How do you tell if a number is an integer?]] | ||
| + | * [[Identifying data types|Obtain the type name for a variable]] | ||
| + | * [[Passing UDTs to Classes|Pass a user defined type to a class]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Miscellaneous== | ||
| + | * [[Open a URL|Open a URL in a web browser]] | ||
| + | * [[Sleep without locking|Sleeping without locking up the program]] (uses DoEvents) | ||
| + | * [[Why_DoEvents_Are_Evil|Why DoEvents can cause problems]] | ||
| + | * [[Windows version|Detecting the version of Windows]] | ||
| + | * [[Close_Without_End|How to close your app without using End]] | ||
Revision as of 00:36, 1 January 2006
Below are a selection of VB code samples. Feel free to use any of them in your own projects.
Contents
COM objects
- Firing events in an object from a code module
- Modularised Subclassing using interfaces and CopyMemory
- Creating singleton objects
File handling
- File I/O. Reliably
- Getting special folder paths
- How to iterate through a directory structure using APIs
- Working with INI files in .NET
Networking
Strings
User interface
- Creating and using control arrays
- How to Catch Mouse Hover and Out Events
- How to catch KeyPresses on a form when a control has focus
Graphics
- Introduction to GDI drawing
- Drawing with a backbuffer
- How to draw an image to a DC with GDI
- All about StretchBlt
Look & Feel
- XP Styles in your application
- Creating a transparent control in .NET
- Using Tab controls in your applications
Text boxes
Windows
- Making a window "Always on top"
- Dragging windows/controls the easy way
- How to create a tool window that floats above your app
- How to subclass a window to catch useful windows messages
- Modularised Subclassing using interfaces and CopyMemory
Variables
- How do you tell if a number is an integer?
- Obtain the type name for a variable
- Pass a user defined type to a class
