Visual Basic 6 Programming: Business Applications with a Design Perspective

Table of Contents

Chapter 9 Arrays and Their Uses

• 9.1 One-Dimensional Arrays
  • Creating One Dimensional Arrays
  • Variable Size Arrays
• 9.2 Sample Uses of Arrays
  • Simplified Selection
  • Table Look Up
  • Tracking Random Occurrences
  • Simulation
  • Random Sampling without Replacement
• 9.3 Sorting and Searching
  • Selected Algorithms for Sorting
  • Bubble Sort
  • Straight Insertion Sort
  • Shell Sort
  • Quick Sort
  • Comparison of Performance
  • Sequential Search and Binary Search
• 9.4 Control Arrays
  • Creating a Control Array at Design Time
  • Creating a Control Array at Run Time
  • Sample Uses of Control Arrays
• 9.5 Two Dimensional Arrays
  • Tables
  • Matrices
  • Game Boards
• 9.6 Additional Notes on Arrays
  • Default Lower Bound and Option Base 1
  • Preserving Data in ReDim
  • Clearing the Content of an Array: the Erase Statement
  • Appropriate Use of Arrays
• 9.7 An Application Example
  • Accumulating Total Sales by Product
  • Algorithm
  • Coding the Project
• Summary
• Visual Basic Explorer
• Exercises
• Projects