3. BASIC language

Note :

this section provides a brief introduction and practical overview of the BASIC language, with an emphasis on its special features in Visual Basic. For further information on programming with VB version 6.0, please refer to the reference book [4] .

3.1 Basic principles

VB's syntax is similar to that of its predecessors: BASIC, Qbasic, QuickBASIC and GWBASIC. However, it introduces a new programming approach: event-driven programming. This programming mode is specific to the development of user interfaces, and responds to system-generated events such as a button click or double mouse-click.

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