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1 Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded Second Edition Chapter 3 Variables, Constants, Methods, and Calculations

2 Objectives After studying this chapter, you should be able to: Declare variables and named constants Assign data to an existing variable Convert data to the appropriate type using the TryParse method and the Convert class methods Write arithmetic expressions Understand the scope and lifetime of variables and named constants Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 2

3 Objectives (continued) Understand the purpose of the Option Explicit, Option Strict, and Imports statements Use a TOE chart, pseudocode, and a flowchart to code an application Clear the contents of a control s Text property while an application is running Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 3

4 Objectives (continued) Send the focus to a control while the application is running Explain the difference between syntax errors and logic errors Format an application s numeric output Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 4

5 Variables Variables: computer memory locations used to store data while an application is running Every variable has a: Name Data type Scope Lifetime Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 5

6 Selecting a Data Type for a Variable Each variable must be assigned a data type Data type: the type of data the variable can store Each data type is a class Unicode: Universal coding scheme for characters Assigns a unique numeric value to each character Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 6

7 Selecting a Data Type for a Variable (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 7

8 Selecting a Name for a Variable Identifier: descriptive name given to a variable Use a meaningful name that reflects the purpose of the variable Use camel casing for variable identifiers Variable names must conform to naming rules Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 8

9 Selecting a Name for a Variable (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 9

10 Declaring a Variable Declaration statement: used to declare, or create, a variable Declaration statement includes Scope keyword: Dim or Private or Static Name of the variable Data type Initial value (optional) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 10

11 Declaring a Variable (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 11

12 Assigning Data to an Existing Variable Assignment statement: Used to assign values to properties of controls Used to assign values to variables Assignment operator: (=) Value on the right of the = operator is assigned to the variable on the left of the = operator Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 12

13 Assigning Data to an Existing Variable (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 13

14 Assigning Data to an Existing Variable (continued) String: group of characters enclosed in quotation marks Literal constant: An item of data whose value does not change while the application is running Can be a numeric or a string literal constant A numeric literal with a decimal place is treated as a Double type Literal type character: forces a literal constant to assume a specific data type Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 14

15 Assigning Data to an Existing Variable (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 15

16 Using the TryParse Method Method: a specific portion of a class s instructions that performs a task for the class TryParse method: Part of every numeric data type s class Used to convert a string to that numeric data type TryParse method has 4 arguments String: string value to be converted Variable: location to store the result IFormatProvider (optional): specifies formatting NumberStyles (optional): allows formatting characters to be in the data to be converted Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 16

17 Using the TryParse Method (continued) IFormatProvider argument formats numbers, dates, and times NumberFormatInfo.CurrentInfo value: Uses the formatting characters specified in the Windows Customize Regional Options dialog box Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 17

18 Using the TryParse Method (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 18

19 Using the TryParse Method (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 19

20 Using the TryParse Method (continued) Assign the TryParse method s return value to a Boolean variable If True, the conversion was successful If False, the value could not be converted Line continuation character: the underscore (_) Breaks up a long instruction into two or more lines Must appear at end of line, preceded by a space Must have an Imports statement in the General Declarations section of code to use NumberStyles and NumberformatInfo.CurrentInfo: Imports System.Globalization Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 20

21 Using the TryParse Method (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 21

22 Convert class: Using the Convert Class Contains methods for converting numeric values to specific data types Use the dot member access operator to separate the class name from the method name Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 22

23 Using the Convert Class (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 23

24 Writing Arithmetic Expressions Precedence number: indicates the order in which an operation in an expression is performed If an expression has two operators with the same precedence, they are evaluated from left to right Use parentheses to change the order of evaluation Integer division operator (\): divides two integers and returns an integer value Modulus arithmetic operator (Mod): divides two numbers and returns the remainder Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 24

25 Writing Arithmetic Expressions (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 25

26 Writing Arithmetic Expressions (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 26

27 The Scope and Lifetime of a Variable Scope: indicates where the variable can be used Lifetime: indicates how long the variable remains in memory Variables are usually declared in two places: Within a procedure In the form s Declarations section Procedure-level variable: declared within a procedure Procedure scope: only the procedure can use the variable Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 27

28 The Scope and Lifetime of a Variable (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 28

29 The Scope and Lifetime of a Variable (continued) With procedure-level scope, two procedures can each use the same variable names Comments: Used to internally document the procedure Are ignored by the compiler Appear in green in the code editor Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 29

30 The Scope and Lifetime of a Variable (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 30

31 The Scope and Lifetime of a Variable (continued) Module scope: variable can be used by all procedures in the form Module-level variable: Declared in the form s Declarations section Use Private keyword in declaration Module-level variables retain their values until the application ends Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 31

32 The Scope and Lifetime of a Variable (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 32

33 The Scope and Lifetime of a Variable (continued) Block scope: variable can be used within a specific block of code Block-level variable: declared within a specific block of code Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 33

34 Static Variables Static variable: Procedure-level variable that retains its value even after the procedure ends Retains its value until the application ends Can be used instead of a module-level variable A static variable has: Same lifetime as a module-level variable Narrower scope than a module-level variable Declared using the Static keyword Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 34

35 Static Variables (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 35

36 Named Constants Named constant: memory location whose value cannot be changed while the application is running Declared using the Const keyword Good programming practice to specify the data type as well Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 36

37 Named Constants (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 37

38 Named Constants (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 38

39 Named Constants (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 39

40 Option Explicit and Option Strict Option Explicit: When on, all variables used must first be declared Protects against misspelled variable names in code Placed in the General Declarations section of code editor Implicit type conversion: can occur if the value on the right side of an assignment statement is not the same data type as the variable on the left side Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 40

41 Option Explicit and Option Strict (continued) Promoting: when a value is converted to another data type that stores larger numbers Demoting: when a value is converted to another data type that stores only smaller numbers Data loss can occur with demoting Option Strict: Can be used to enforce correct data typing Placed in the General Declarations section of the code editor Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 41

42 Option Explicit and Option Strict (continued) Option Strict On follows these conversion rules: Strings are not implicitly converted to numbers or vice versa Narrower data types are implicitly promoted to wider data types Wider data types are not implicitly demoted to narrower data types Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 42

43 Option Explicit and Option Strict (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 43

44 Coding the Skate-Away Sales Application Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 44

45 Coding the Skate-Away Sales Application (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 45

46 Using Pseudocode to Plan a Procedure Pseudocode: short phrases to describe the steps a procedure needs to take to accomplish its goal Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 46

47 Using Pseudocode to Plan a Procedure (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 47

48 Using a Flowchart to Plan a Procedure Flowchart: uses standardized symbols to show the steps a procedure must take to accomplish its goal Can be used in place of pseudocode for planning Three symbols: Start/stop symbol (oval): indicates start and stop points Process symbol (rectangle): represents tasks Input/output symbol (parallelogram): represents input or output tasks Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 48

49 Using a Flowchart to Plan a Procedure (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 49

50 Using a Flowchart to Plan a Procedure (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 50

51 Coding the clearbutton s Click Event Procedure Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 51

52 Clearing the Contents of a Control s Text Property Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 52

53 Clearing the Contents of a Control s Text Property (continued) Zero-length string (or empty string): Removes the contents in the Text property of a control Use empty set of quotation marks: String.Empty: used to assign an empty string to a control s Text property For TextBox control, use the Clear method Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 53

54 Setting the Focus Focus method: moves the focus to a specified control at runtime Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 54

55 Setting the Focus (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 55

56 Setting the Focus (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 56

57 Coding the calcbutton s Click Event Procedure Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 57

58 Coding the calcbutton s Click Event Procedure (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 58

59 Coding the calcbutton s Click Event Procedure (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 59

60 Testing and Debugging the Application Valid data: data that the application is expecting Invalid data: data that is unexpected Debugging: locating errors in a program Syntax errors: usually caused by mistyping Logic errors: occur when you enter an instruction that does not give the expected results Test a program with both valid and invalid data Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 60

61 Testing and Debugging the Application (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 61

62 Testing and Debugging the Application (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 62

63 Formatting Numeric Output Formatting: specifying the number of decimal places and any special characters to display Format specifier: specifies the type of formatting to use Precision specifier: controls the number of significant digits or zeros to the right of the decimal point Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 63

64 Formatting Numeric Output (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 64

65 Formatting Numeric Output (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 65

66 Formatting Numeric Output (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 66

67 Formatting Numeric Output (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 67

68 Formatting Numeric Output (continued) Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 68

69 Programming Tutorial Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 69

70 Programming Example Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 70

71 Summary Variables and named constants are memory locations that store data Variables can change value, but constants cannot Variables and constants have a name, data type, scope, and lifetime Use Dim to declare a variable at block or procedure level Use Private to declare a variable at module level Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 71

72 Summary (continued) Assignment statement is used to assign values to an existing variable Literals are constant items of data Use the TryParse method to convert a string to a number Use the Imports statement to import a namespace The Convert class contains methods to convert values to a specified data type Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 72

73 Summary (continued) A procedure-level variable is usable only by the procedure in which it is declared A module-level variable is usable by all procedures in the form A block-level variable is usable only within the block in which it is declared A static variable is a procedure-level variable that retains its value when the procedure ends Option Explicit On forces declaration of all variables before use Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 73

74 Summary (continued) Option Strict On disallows any implicit type conversions that may cause a loss of data Pseudocode or a flowchart is used to plan a procedure s code Use the Clear method or empty string to clear a textbox The Focus method moves the focus to a control Test a program with both valid and invalid data Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Reloaded, Second Edition 74

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