IDE of VB.NET

IDE of VB.NET: Menu bar, Toolbar, Solution Explorer, Toolbox properties, From Designer, Output Window, Object Browser  

IDE stands for ‘Integrated Development Environment’ and it is software that facilitates application development. Integrated Development Environment (IDE) allows the programmer to create, run and debug Windows programs in one application (e.g., Visual Basic) without the need to open additional programs (i.e., a program to create the program, a program that executes the program, a program that debugs the program, etc.).  In the context of .NET-based applications, Visual Studio is the most commonly used IDE. Some of the key features included are:

    1.Single .NET solution for an application which has been built on code written in multiple languages

    2.Code editor supporting Intelligence and code refactoring.

    3.Compilation based from within the  environment  on defined configuration options 

    4. Integrated debugger that works at source and machine level 

    5. Plug-in architecture that helps to add tools for domain specific languages

    6.Customizable environment to help the user to configure the IDE based on the required settings

   7. Browser that is built-in within the IDE helps to view content from internet such as help, source               code, etc. in online mode. 

                                             Menu Bar and Toolbar:

Menu bar in Visual Basic.net consist of the commands that are used for constructing a software code. These commands are listed as menus and sub menus. Menu bar also includes a simple Toolbar, that lists the commonly used commands as buttons. This Toolbar can be customized, so that the buttons can be added as required. The main difference between a toolbar and a menu bar is that a toolbar contains images and icons, while a menu bar contains words. Functionally, a toolbar acts as a shortcut to a specific function or command, On the other hand, clicking a menu bar simply opens up the options under it.

                                                    The Solution Explorer :

Solution Explorer is a special window that enables you to manage solutions, projects, and files. It provides a complete view of the files in a project, and it enables you to add or remove files and to organize files into subfolders. The Solution Explorer is window that displays the "physical" items used in your project. The items of this window display in a tree. To expand a node, you can click its + button. To collapse it, click its - button. To explore an item, you can double-click it. The result depends on the item you double clicked.

                                                 Toolbox properties :

The Toolbox is one of the most regularly used windows. It provides objects called Windows Controls or simply, controls. Because there are so many items available, the Toolbox organizes them by categories and each category is represented with a button. To display a category, you can click its button. This causes the other categories to be hidden. In the same way, you can click a different category. The available items in each category appear as buttons, you can click one of these to select it. 

How to show toolbox properties and solution explorer?

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Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czx01xAnmH4 

                                                          MODLE QUESTIONS

1.what is integrated development environment of V.B net?

2.write notes on:

  a)Menu bar and toolbar

  b)Solution explorer

  c)Toolbox properties

                        

                                            Multiple choice question   

                                             

Quiz

 

1. Which is not a main component of the Visual Studio IDE?
   
   1.   Tool box
   2.   Start menu
   3.   Designer windows
   4.   Solution explorer
2. Which of the following is used to hide the content in textbar...
   
   1.   Caption
   2.   Hiden
   3.   Password char
   4.   Name
3. The ........... is a systematic class framework used for the development of system tools and utiities.
   
   
   1.   .Net framework class library(FCL)
   2.   .Net tools
   3.   Visual Basic 2005
   4.   Visual Basic 6
4. Which does the solution explorer not display?
   
   1.   Form Properties
   2.   Reference Folder
   3.   Form File
   4.   Assemble File
5. VB.Net identifiers:
   
   
   1.   Are case sensitive.
   2.   Can begin with an underscore.
   3.   Can begin with a number.
   4.   Both a and b.
6. Which language is not a true object-oriented programming language?
   
   1.   VB 6
   2.   VB.NET
   3.   JAVA
   4.   C++
7. What does IDE stand for?
   
   1.   Integrated Design Environment
   2.   Integrated Development Environment
   3.   Interior Design Environment
   4.   Interior Development Environment