Check boxes, radio button MsgBox, Input Box FunctionsMsgBox, Input Box Functions

Lab 3

Ismail M. Romi: PPU- IT Dept

Check Box

Allows the user to select or deselect one or more items in any group

Checked propertyChecked = TrueUnchecked = False

Text property for the text you want to appear next to the box

Radio ButtonA control used to permit the selection of one option from

several choicesRadio buttons appears in groups ( two or more) to

represent mutually exclusive choices (one button in the group always selected)

Radio buttons can be grouped by placing them in a frameChecked property:

Selected = True / Unselected = FalseText property

What is displayed next to the radio button

Group Box

Used as containers for other controls such as radio buttons and check boxes

Improves readability of form by separating the controls into logical groups

Borders and Styles

Most controls can appear to be three-dimensional or flat

Labels, text boxes, and pictures boxes all have a BorderStyle property with different style choices including:NoneFixedSingleFixed3D properties can be changed to the style of

choosing

Setting the Form's Screen Location

You can set the form’s screen position by setting the StartPositionproperty of the form

To center a form on the user’s screen, set the StartPosition property to CenterScreen

MsgBox() FunctionMsgBox() Function

A function that produces a message box.Message Box:

A small dialog box used for output during a program’s execution.

Syntax

IntResponse=MsgBox(“prompt”[, Buttons] [,Title]

IntResponse: Integer return value from MsgBox function (1: OK, 2: Cancel, 3: Abort, 4: Retry, 5:Ignore, 6:Yes, 7: No)

InputBox( ) Function

A message box with a field, in which the user can type a value.

Syntax:Var = InputBox(prompt [,MsgBoxTitle][,Title]

[,DefaultVal][,Xpos][,Ypos])Example:stdName = InputBox("enter student name", "student

record", "ali", 100, 200)

Creating ToolTips

Small label that is displayed when user pauses mouse pointer over a controlAdd a ToolTip Control to Form The new control appears in a new pane, Component Tray that

opens at the bottom of the Form DesignerAfter you add the component to your form, each of the form’s

controls has a new propertySelect ToolTip on ToolTip1 property of each control and add

Tool Tip comments

Changing the Color of Text

ForeColor and BackColor PropertiesUse VB Color Constants from the Color ClassType the keyword Color and a period in the

editor to view a full color list

nameTextBox.ForeColor = Color.RedmessageLabel.ForeColor = Color.White

Lab Training

Questions:You have the following data for student record:Student number, Student name, Major (IS, IT,

Graphics), Courses: (Arabic: 2 credit hours, English 3 credit hours, VB: 3 credit hours).

Design a VB project to accept student data and grades, then calculate the average.

Notes:- After calculation, prevent any change to the entered data. - Use msgbox function and input box function where

required.