1. Chapter 4 The If…Then Statement
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Chapter 4 The If…Then Statement
Conditional control structure, also called a decision structure
Executes a set of statements when a condition is true
The condition is a Boolean expression
For example, the statement If x = 5 Then y = 20 End If assigns the value 20 to y only if x is equal to 5.
Refer to page 93 in the text.
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2. Chapter 4 Relational Operators
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Chapter 4 Relational Operators
Operator Meaning
= equal to
< less than
<= less than or equal to
> greater than
>= greater than or equal to
<> not equal to
Refer to page 93 in the text.
Relational operators are used to form Boolean expressions. Boolean expressions evaluate to True or False.
Note that the equal sign is used as both an assignment operator and a relational operator.
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3. Chapter 4 The If…Then…Else Statement
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Chapter 4 The If…Then…Else Statement
Contains an Else clause that is executed when the If condition evaluates to false. For example, the statement If x = 5 Then y = 20 Else y = 10 End If assigns the value 20 to y if x is equal to 5 or the value 10 if x is not equal to 5.
Refer to pages 94 and 95 in the text.
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4. Chapter 4 Nested If…Then…Else Statements
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Chapter 4 Nested If…Then…Else Statements
Should be indented to make the logic clear.
Nested statement executed only when the branch it is in is executed. For example, the statement If x = 5 Then y = 20
Else If x > 5 Then y = 10 Else y = 0 End If End If evaluates the nested If…Then…Else only when x is not equal to 5.
Refer to page 95 in the text.
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5. Chapter 4 The If…Then…ElseIf Statement
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Chapter 4 The If…Then…ElseIf Statement
Used to decide among three or more actions.
Conditions must be properly ordered for the statement to evaluate as expected. For example, the statement If x < 5 Then y = 20 ElseIf x < 10 Then y = 40 ElseIf x < 15 Then y = 80 End If would give very different results if the conditions were ordered differently.
Refer to page 96 in the text.
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6. Chapter 4 The Select…Case Statement
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Chapter 4 The Select…Case Statement
The result of an expression determines which statements to execute.
The Case Else code is optional and is executed when none of the previous cases are met: Select Case numLegs Case 2 Me.lblMessage.Text = "human" Case 4 Me.lblMessage.Text = "beast" Case 8 Me.lblMessage.Text = "insect" Case Else Me.lblMessage.Text = "???" End Select
Refer to pages 96 and 97 in the text.
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7. Chapter 4 The Select…Case Is Statement
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Chapter 4 The Select…Case Is Statement
Compares the result of an expression to a range of values to determine which statements to execute. For example:
Select Case score Case Is < 10 Me.lblMessage.Text = "Nice try." Case Is < Me.lblMessage.Text = "Good." Case Is >= Me.lblMessage.Text = "Great!" End Select
Refer to page 97 in the text.
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8. Chapter 4 The Rnd() Function
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Chapter 4 The Rnd() Function
Uses a formula to generate a sequence of numbers that are each greater than 0 and less than 1 and then returns one number from the sequence.
A random integer in a range is generated by using the formula: (highNum – lowNum + 1) * Rnd() + lowNum
Random integers are produced by using the Int() function along with the Rnd() function: Int(21 * Rnd() + 10) '10 to 30
The Randomize() statement initializes the random number generator.
Refer to pages 98 and 99 in the text.
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9. A set of steps that outline how to solve a problem.
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Chapter 4 Algorithms
A set of steps that outline how to solve a problem.
Can be implemented in plain English or in a mix of English and program code called pseudocode.
Algorithms allow a programmer to think through a program before actually typing code, which may reduce errors in logic.
Refer to page 101 in the text.
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10. Chapter 4 Static Variables
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Chapter 4 Static Variables
Declared with the keyword Static.
Have a lifetime the duration of the program's running time.
Used to extend the lifetime of local variables in a procedure.
Should be explicitly initialized when declared.
A better choice than a global variable because the scope of the variable can be limited.
Refer to page 102 in the text.
Static variables are necessary in event procedures with variables that should be retained in memory throughout program execution.
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11. Chapter 4 Compound Boolean Expressions
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Chapter 4 Compound Boolean Expressions
More than one Boolean expression in a single condition.
Formed using the And, Or, or Not operators.
Refer to pages 104 and 105 in the text.
Compound Boolean expressions use more than one Boolean expression to determine if a condition is true or false.
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12. Chapter 4 And Truth Table
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Chapter 4 And Truth Table
And
Exp1
Exp2
Result
True
False
Refer to page 104 in the text.
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13. Or Exp1 Exp2 Result True False Chapter 4 Or Truth Table
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Chapter 4 Or Truth Table Or
Exp1
Exp2
Result
True
False
Refer to page 104 in the text.
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14. Chapter 4 Not Truth Table
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Chapter 4 Not Truth Table
Not
Exp
Result
True
False
Refer to page 104 in the text.
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15. Chapter 4 The MessageBox Class
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Chapter 4 The MessageBox Class
A predefined dialog box that displays a message to the user.
Includes the Show() method for displaying the dialog box. For example:
MessageBox.Show(message)
Refer to page 107 in the text.
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16. Chapter 4 Counter Variables
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Chapter 4 Counter Variables
A variable that is incremented by a constant value.
Used for counting guesses, the numbers of values entered, the number of times a button was clicked, and so on.
The value of a counter is updated in a statement similar to:
counter = counter + 1
Should be initialized when declared and updated by an unchanging amount.
Refer to page 108 in the text.
Many algorithms involve counting. Applications written for algorithms that involve counting use a counter variable for storing a number that is incremented by a constant value.
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17. Chapter 4 Assignment Operators
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Chapter 4 Assignment Operators
Operator Operation
+= addition and then assignment
-= subtraction and then assignment
Refer to page 108 in the text.
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18. Chapter 4 The CheckBox Control
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Chapter 4 The CheckBox Control
(Name) should begin with chk.
Text is the text displayed next to the box.
Checked is set to True if the box should be displayed as checked.
An If…Then statement is often used to determine if a check box is checked or cleared.
Refer to page 109 in the text.
A Click event is sometimes coded for a check box. This procedure executes when a check box is clicked and usually includes code to determine the state of the check box and then performs actions depending on whether the check box was selected or cleared.
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19. Chapter 4 Line-Continuation Character
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Chapter 4 Line-Continuation Character
The underscore character is the line-continuation character.
There must be a space before and nothing after and cannot be within quotation marks.
Used for dividing code to make it more readable.
Refer to page 110 in the text.
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