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{{Infobox programming language
| name                       = Visual Basic .NET
| year                       = 2001
| designer                   = [[Microsoft]]
| developer                  = Microsoft
| logo                       = 
| screenshot                 = 
| caption                    = Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 Express, an integrated development environment that implements Visual Basic .NET.
| latest release version     = {{wikidata|property|reference|edit|P348}}
| latest release date        = {{Start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|P348|P577}}|df=yes}}
| implementations            = [[Microsoft Visual Studio]], [[Microsoft Visual Studio Express]], [[SharpDevelop]], [[MonoDevelop]], [[.NET Framework SDK]] and [[Mono (software)|Mono]]
| influenced_by              = [[.NET Framework]]
| influenced                 =
| typing                     = [[Type system#Static and dynamic typing|Static]], [[Strong and weak typing|both strong and weak]], [[Type system#Safely and unsafely typed systems|both safe and unsafe]], [[Nominative type system|nominative]]
| dialects                   = Microsoft Visual Basic
| paradigm                   = [[Structured programming|Structured]], [[Imperative programming|imperative]], [[Object-oriented programming|object-oriented]] and [[Declarative programming|declarative]]
| platform                   = [[Common Language Runtime|CLR]]
| operating_system           = Chiefly [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]<br />Also on [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[BSD]], [[iOS (Apple)|iOS]], [[Linux]], [[Mac OS X]], [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] and [[Unix]] <!-- Mono implementations, remember? -->
| license                    = <!--Language itself is not licensed; see individual IDE articles for license -->
| website                    = {{URL|http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/hh388573}}
| file_ext                   = <tt>.vb</tt>
}}

'''''Visual Basic .NET''''' is the second series of [[Microsoft]]'s [[Visual Basic]] series.  It is sometimes shortened to '''''VB.NET'''''. It is an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) and it includes an easy 'drag-and-drop' interface. It can make complete programs for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] very easily.

==Background==
===Visual Basic===

{{seealso|Visual Basic}}

It was first released in [[1992]] by [[Microsoft]]. Visual Basic is a simple way to make programs for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]. It started as ''Project Ruby'' by Alan Cooper and then was sold to [[Microsoft]]. The system is built loosely on the original [[BASIC]] programming language released in [[1963]] and it can 'Test' programs in real-time, error checking them in a user-friendly way.

===.NET Framework===

This package is the '[[backbone]]' of Visual Basic .NET. When applications are created, the [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] [[Installer]] includes the framework with it. It includes all the items needed to run the VB.NET applications that have been made.

==Editions==

Visual Basic was first released in [[May]] [[1991]] for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]. Many versions have been released since then. These are listed below:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Name !! [[Operating System]] !! Date Released
|-
! Visual Basic .NET
| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || [[2002]]
|-
! Visual Basic .NET 2003
| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || [[2003]]
|-
! Visual Basic 2005
| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || [[2005]]
|-
! Visual Basic 2005 Studio
| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || [[2005]]
|-
! Visual Basic 2008 Studio
| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || [[2008]]
|-
! Visual Basic 2010 Studio
| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || [[2010]]
|-
|}

===Visual Basic 2010 Express Edition===

This is a free version of Visual Basic 2010 released officially from [[Microsoft]]. It is aimed at encouraging more [[newbie]] programmers to try the series. The program can be downloaded from [http://www.microsoft.com/ Microsoft's Website].

==Controls==

Visual Basic .NET uses many controls which can be added to the forms or windows in the [[computer program|application]]. Other developers can create controls for applications, not just the ones that Microsoft include.

==Examples==

The following example makes a program window pop up that says "[[Hello World]]" and has a button that says "OK" used to close the window:

<syntaxhighlight lang="vbnet">
Public Sub button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles button1.Click
    MsgBox("Hello World")
End Sub
</syntaxhighlight>

== Other websites ==
* [http://vb.net-informations.com VB.NET Step by Step Tutorial]
* [http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-gb/vstudio/default.aspx Visual Studio .NET Homepage]
* [http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/ Visual Studio Express Homepage]

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