VB.net- Web Browser For Beginners Tutorial

~~*Fexxel*~~ · 04-18-2009, 01:52 PM

VB.net- Web Browser for Beginners
Another Pwnful Tutorial by Fexxel
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Before we begin... Some commands/models you should know:

To get a web browser to go somewhere: (this code goes on a "Go" button)
NameOfWebBrowser.Navigate(NameOfNavigationBox.Text )
For example:
WebBrowser1.Navigate(URLbox.Text)

To Refresh:
NameOfWebBrowser.Refresh()
For example:
WebBrowser1.Refresh()
(I'll Add more later, maybe xD)
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To Make A Browser....

Step 1: Add a Web Browser to your form.
Click on Web Browser in the toolbar

Step 2: Drag out the web browser to an appropriate size

Step 3: Unlock the parent container.
To do this, click on the web browser thing in the right top corner of the item, and select "unlock in parent container". Click on the arrow thing.

Step 4: Make A text box

Select "Text Box" in the toolbar, and drag it out (preferably above the actual web browser)

Step 5: In the text box properties, change the name to URLbar (or whatever you want it to be)

Step 6: Make the Go button
Button #1- It's the "go" button. It directs the user to whatever they type into the URLbar text box.
After dragging out a button (see Button in the toolbar where you got the textbox and web browser?) change it's TEXT (not name) in the properties window to "Go"

Step 7: Double click the go button, and type in:
WebBrowser1.Navigate(NameOfTheTextBar.Text)
Mine is:
WebBrowser1.Navigate(URLbar.Text)
WebBrowser1 is the name of the web browser,
.Navigate is the command
(URLbar.Text) is the place to execute the command to.
So this line of command makes the web browser go to whatever URL is typed in the textbox previously made.

Step 8: Make the Second Button "Refresh"
Make another button and change the TEXT (not the name!) in the properties to "Refresh"

Step 9: Double click the Refresh Button and add the code to:
WebBrowser1.Refresh()
This means:
It's telling WebBrowser1 to execute the command of Refreshing once.

Done!
Your coding should look like this:

Code:

Public Class Form1

    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        WebBrowser1.Navigate(URLbar.Text)
    End Sub

    Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
        WebBrowser1.Refresh()
    End Sub
End Class

And here's a screen shot of the end result for me:

Please rate this guide out of 10! (IE: 1/10 is worst, 10/10 is best)

~Fexxel

PS: the Label Option is this:

Select a label from the toolbar, and change the TEXT property of it to whatever you want. I put a label above the URL bar.

Wrips · 04-29-2009, 09:15 AM

Thnks Dude i gonna make mi own navigator LOL

Sid · 04-29-2009, 09:32 AM

1/10

A web browser tutorial is just like a GFX scanline one, pointless, common and EVERYBODY writes them.

You could have at least mentioned how to fill and submit forms or something O_o