Visual Basic .NET training - what's new for Visual Basic .NET
This language is the successor to Visual Basic 6.0, with full inheritance and classes. Specific changes include:
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| Full support for classes | VB.NET 2003 includes full support for classes, a simple example of which is shown below. Indeed, the whole .NET framework is simply a collection of classes. |
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| Different form design | The form design application has changed completely for VB.NET since VB 6.0 (as indeed has almost everything else). Some of the new form design tools are shown below. |
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You can view a full list of changes in recent versions of Visual Basic by returning to our main Visual Basic version history page.
