Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition Programming for the Absolute Beginner

Object Browser, IDE, 47

Object data type, 154

objects. See also classes

date-related objects, 285–288

.NET objects, 284–289

variables as, 163–164

OOP (object-oriented programming), 4, 5, 22–24, 317

abstraction, 319

encapsulation, 319

inheritance, 319

instance of object, defining, 53

polymorphism, 319–320

terms, 317–320

variables as objects, 163–164

Option Strict On statement, 166

optional arguments, passing, 282–284

Options menu, Lottery Assistant game, 133

overloading, 319–320

procedures for, 327