Visual Basic Chapter 3

application interface

what appears on the screen when a Visual Basic application is running

assignment statement

uses the equal sign to give the object property on the left of the equal sign the value on the right of the equal sign

body

the statements in a procedure

class

program code and data to create an object

code command

displays the form module for a form. found in the view menu

CodeEditorwindow

the part of the IDE that displays the form module where program code is entered

comment

information placed in a program to explain

compiler

a program that translates program code into a separate executable file

end command

stops the current application. found in the run menu. the end button can be used instead

end sub

ends the sub statement

event-driven program

waits until an event occurs before executing code

exit command

closes the Visual Basic IDE. found in the File menu

form layout window

the part of the IDE that allows the application's form position to be selected relative to the computer screen

form module

a file that contains the program code for a form

IDE (integrated development environment)

contains all the tools necessary to create a Visual Basic application

interface

what appears on the screen when an application is running

interpreter

a program that automatically reads each line of program code as it is entered. it can highlight mistakes

make command

creates an executable file. found in the file menu

menu bar

the part of the IDE that contains the names of menus that contain commands

name (font)

font sub property that can be assigned a valid don't name in quotation marks

name (object)

object property used to identify the object

object

has a visual representation and is used to reduce the complexity of graphics-based programs

OOP (Object Oriented Programming)

uses classes to create objects and is widely used because it generates reusable, reliable code

operator precedence

the order in which operators are evaluated in an expression (pemdas)

private

indicated the procedure cannot be accessed outside of the form module

program code

instructions that tell an application's objects to behave when a user interacts with them

project

Visual Basic file that maintains all the files associated with an application, including the form and its objects and program code

project explorer window

the part of the IDE that lists the files in the current project

project window

the part of the IDE that lists the properties values of an object

property

the part of an object that defines it's appearance, behavior, position, and other attributes

remove project command

removed the current project from the IDE. found in the file menu

statement

a line of code in a program that tells the computer what to do

sub

declares a procedure

tool bar

the part of the IDE containing buttons that provide shortcuts to commonly performed actions

tool box

the part of the IDE that contains controls that are used to create objects on a form object

view code button

clicked to view the form module. found in the project explorer window

view object button

clicked to view the form. found in the project explorer window

Visual Basic

object-oriented programming language used to create Windows applications