Console Applications in VB.NET 2008
What are Console Applications in VB.NET?
Explanation
Console Applications in VB.NET 2008
Console Applications in VB.NET 2008 is used to reduce the space occupied by Windows Application usually
developed in Vb.net. Using the Console Application, a user is prompted to input data and display the output
in a DOS prompt.
Console applications can be created by opting
New Projects->
Console Application
All the Console Applications by default have a module
Module1 and the code is included
inside
Sub Main() - End Sub. Just like VB.net applications the code is executed using
Debug->Start Debugging option.
But the result is displayed in a Console Window or a DOS Window instead of a form.
Example:
Module Module1
Sub Main()
System.Console.WriteLine("HELLO WORLD")
System.Console.ReadLine()
End Sub
End Module
Result:
HELLO WORLD
In the above example the text "HELLO WORLD" is displayed in the Console Window.
Namespace:
In the above example,
System.Console is a namespace, which is a collection of
classes and datastructures that can be used for a specific purpose.
Module:
A Module contains a group of functions. Modules are used to create common functions, that can be called
from anywhere if declared as 'Public'.