In this text, VB Programmers should find a concise reference to the types found in the core namespaces of the .NET Framework Class Library. The heart of the book is a Nutshell quick reference to all the types found in 22 core .NETnamespaces. The entry for each type describes its significance, explains how the type is used in .NET applications and lists its members and their signatures in readable VB.NET syntax. The core namespaces documented in this book include types in the following areas: essential system and programming services found in the System namespace; text handling and regular expression pattern searches; diagnostics, debugging, and performance monitoring; generalized and specialized collection objects; reflection; Extensible Markup Language (XML); Input/output and serialization; networking; threading and timers; and COM interop and globalization. The accompanying CD-ROM offers full access to its 22 namespace overviews and 700-plus type entries.