Chapter 1 - An Introduction to Visual Basic 2010 Flashcards
Button Control
the control commonly used to perform an immediate action when clicked
Camel Case
used when entering object names in Hungarian notation; the practice of entering the object’s ID characters in lowercase and then capitalizing the first letter of each subsequent word in the name
Class Definition
a block of code that specifies (or defines) an object’s appearance and behavior
Class Name List Box
appears in the Code Editor window; lists the names of the objects included in the user interface
Code
program instructions
Component Tray
a special area in the IDE; stores controls that do not appear in the interface during run time
Controls
objects (such as a label, picture box, or button) added to a form
Dot Member Access Operator
a period; used to indicate a hierarchy
Event Procedure
a set of Visual Basic instructions that tell an object how to respond to clicking
Events
actions to which an object can respond; examples include clicking and double-clicking
Executable File
a file that can be run outside of the Visual Studio IDE, such as from the Run dialog box in Windows; the file has an .exe extension on its filename
Form File
a file that contains the code associated with a Windows form
Form
the foundation for the user interface in a Windows application; also called a Windows Form object
GUI
graphical user interface
Keyword
a word that has a special meaning in a programming language
Label Control
the control used to display text that the user is not allowed to edit while an application is running