[VBS.NET] Tutorial Part 3 - Text Boxes

[VBS.NET]Tutorial Part 3 - Text Boxes ​

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This Tutorial is in a series. Here is the link for part 2.

[VBS.NET] Tutorial Part 2 Variables and Labels

Text Boxes - Basics​

Text boxes are used to extract user input to then save to a variable. U can even store information in them too. With these tutorials, I am going to be building on each one more and more. So because of that its time for you to make your own program without a lot of guidance. Here is the picture:



This program takes the name input from the text boxes and combines them with variables to then show you a msgbox with: My name is: “John Richard Smith”.

Here is the code:

Code:

Private Sub btnCombine_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnCombine.Click
        Dim First As String
        Dim Middle As String
        Dim Last As String

        First = txtFirst.Text
        Middle = txtMiddle.Text
        Last = txtLast.Text

        MsgBox("My Name is: " & First & " " & Middle & " " & Last)
        MsgBox("My Name is: " + First + " " + Middle + " " + Last)

    End Sub

The code is pretty easy:

It declares 3 variables one for each name. Then it assigns the text in the text boxes to their appropriate variables then with some string changes displays the person’s name.

Now only one of the msgbox lines is needed this code would display the same msgbox twice. That’s because both the “&” symbol and the “+” symbol can combine strings but the “+” symbol can also be used with numbers like all of the operators can. If you tried to use the “&” symbol it would not add them together but add them together as strings. For example, 8 & 6 = 86 not 14 while 8 + 6 = 14.

Remember the naming convention:
txtName = Text Box, btnName = Button, lblName = Label, lstName = List Box

In the next lesson, I will introduce you to list boxes.


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