Visual Basic 6 Programming: Business Applications with a Design Perspective

Table of Contents

Chapter 12 Object Oriented Programming

• 12.1 Classes and Objects
  • Object and Class
  • Advantages of Object-Oriented Programming
• 12.2 Building and Using A Class
  • Differences between the Class Module and the Standard Module
  • Adding A Class Module to a Project
  • Creating The Fixed Asset Class
  • Creating a Property
  • Creating A Method
  • Using the FixedAsset Class
  • Building and Using A Class: A Recapitulation
• 12.3 Adding Features to the Class
  • Enumerated Constants
  • Default Property Setting
  • Raising Errors
  • Implementing Events in a Class Module
  • A Class with an Event: An Example
• 12.4 Reusing Objects
  • Two Alternative Approaches to Reusing Objects
  • Relative Advantages and Disadvantages
• 12.5 The Visual Element in an Object
  • Treating the Form as an Object
  • A Generalized "Search Engine"
  • Coding the "Engine"
  • Using the "Search Engine"
  • Additional Remarks
• 12.6 Using the Class Builder Utility
  • Adding the Class Builder Utility into the Add-Ins Menu
  • Working with the Class Builder Utility
• Summary
• Visual Basic Explorer
• Exercises
• Projects