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ICS 012 Visual Programming I

ICS 012 Visual Programming I. Second Semester 2004-2005 (042). Ahmed Esmat aesmat@kfupm.edu.sa http://staff.kfupm.edu.sa/ITC/aesmat/. ICS 012 Visual Programming I. WEEK 1 Visual and Event Driven Programming An Overview of Visual Basic (IDE). Aims and Objectives.

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ICS 012 Visual Programming I

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  1. ICS 012 Visual Programming I Second Semester 2004-2005 (042) Ahmed Esmat aesmat@kfupm.edu.sa http://staff.kfupm.edu.sa/ITC/aesmat/

  2. ICS 012 Visual Programming I WEEK 1 • Visual and Event Driven Programming • An Overview of Visual Basic (IDE)

  3. Aims and Objectives • To understand what is visual and event driven programming • The Visual Basic Programming environment • Background to BASIC • Background to Windows • Visual Basic Environment • Design/Control/Project/Form/Code Windows • Control Properties • Events & Event Driven Programming • Visual Basic Programs

  4. Visual Programming Aims • Aim is to develop the necessary skills to design and construct small-scale interactive software • Aim is to educate you with the fundamental principles of designing and writing programs • Visual Basic will be the target language but skills gained will be applicable to other languages

  5. Event Driven Programming • Event-driven programs respond to events from the computer, such as the mouse button being pressed. • The designer uses ready-made objects such as CommandButtons and TextBoxes, to build user interfaces that make up the application. • This approach to programming drastically reduces the amount of code required to develop a Windows application.

  6. Visual Programming Languages • Windows easy to use • Programming via Visual environments • .NET • Visual C++, C# • Java, J++, J# • Borland Delphi and others… • Visual Basic developed in-house at Microsoft • Interface designer • Simple coding language • Quick to produce programs

  7. Visual Basic Concepts • Controls - Processing • Everything is a ‘control’ • Controls have pre-defined ‘events’ • Code can be attached to an event • When an event occurs • if code has been attached it is executed, • otherwise default processing takes place

  8. Running VB Opening screen Select this option - Standard EXE

  9. Toolbar Control Toolbox Visual Basic Environment • Components of the VB Design Environment Form Project Explorer Properties Form Layout

  10. Event Driven Programs in VB • In normal programming your application is always in control • In GUI(Graphical User Interface) programming you have a number of options which may be triggered • Events happen to a Control • mostly user generated events • controls can also cause events

  11. Control Toolbox

  12. The events that can happen to a Command Button Events • Each Control has a relevant set ofEvents

  13. Design Time • Simply change the words alongside the property. Ie Visual Basic Environment- Properties Window • Controls - Properties • All controls have appropriate properties such as • Height, Name, Colour • they can be changed either at design-time or at run-time Main Menu

  14. Run Time • in your code/program • Private Sub Form1_load() • Form1.Caption = “Main Menu” • End Sub Visual Basic Environment- Properties Window

  15. Visual Basic Event Processing Trigger Event Code Executed

  16. Project Explorer

  17. Visual Basic Program Structure • Project File • ‘.VBP’ • Form Files • ‘.FRM’ • ‘.FRX’ • Modules • ‘.BAS’ • Custom Controls • ‘.VBX’ files • Save As... • Possible problem

  18. Visual Basic Environment- Using Context Sensitive Help • Context sensitive help is very useful • Select the item control that you want help on • Press the F1 key F1

  19. Command Button Select the command button from the toolbar

  20. Controls: Shape • A shape control allows you to‘draw’ on the screen • You can specify the: Shape Colours FillStyle

  21. Visual Separation of Controls

  22. Writing VB Programs • Plan the Program Tasks • Design User Interface • Set Properties • Write Code (Event Handlers) • Test and Debug the Program • Document and Distribute the Program

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