Windows Forms 3.5 Programming Using Visual Basic.NET

Windows Forms 3. 5 Programming Using Visual Basic. NET Course Overview:

Introduction to .NET

• Overview of the .NET Framework
• How .NET is Different from Traditional Programming
• Common Language Runtime (CLR)
• Common Language Specification (CLS)
• Common Type System (CTS)
• .NET Assemblies
• Microsoft Intermediate Language (CIL)
• .NET Namespaces
• .NET Framework Class Library

  Introduction to Visual Studio

• Setting Profiles
• Creating a Project
• Using the Code Editor
• Setting Project Properties
• Adding References
• Compiling a Program
• Running a Program
• Debugging a Program
• Using the MSDN (Help)

Language Fundamentals

• VB. NET Program Structure
• Defining Namespaces
• Using VB. NET's My Namespace
• Understanding VB. NET Data Types
• Defining Variables and Constants
• Comparing Value Types versus Reference Types
• Working with Operators and Expressions
• Performing Type Conversions
• Using Console I/ O
• Formatting Numbers, Date and Times

  Conditionals and Looping

• If
• If/ Else
• If/ ElseIf/ Else
• Select Case
• Do/ Loop
• While
• For/ Next
• For Each/ Next

Procedures and Parameters

• Subroutines vs. Functions
• Defining Static and Instance Procedures
• Passing Parameters by value and by reference
• Overloading Procedures
• Using Variable Length Parameter Lists

  Exception Handling

• What are Exceptions?
• .NET Exception Hierarchy
• Catching Exceptions
• Throwing Exceptions
• Managing Resources with Finally
• Defining Custom Exception Types

Collections

• Defining and Using Arrays
• Understanding System. Array
• Using .NET Collections
• Working with ArrayLists and Hastables
• Using .NET Generic Collections
• Working with Lists and Dictionaries
• Introducing LINQ

  Object-Oriented Programming

• Overview of Object-Oriented Programming
• Defining and using Structures
• Defining and using Enumerations
• Understanding System. Enum
• Defining and using Classes
• Extending .NET Classes via Inheritance
• Defining and Implementing Interfaces
• Understanding the Role of Interfaces in .NET

Windows Forms 3. 5 Features

• Overview of Windows Forms 3. 5 Applications
• Working with Properties and Methods
• Using a .config File

  Creating Windows Forms Applications

• Using the Windows Forms Designer
• Understanding the Life-cycle of a Windows Form
• Handling Form Events
• Using the MessageBox Class

Using Controls

• Overview of Controls
• Showing/ Hiding Controls
• Setting Focus to a Control
• Working with Text Controls
• Working with Button Controls
• Working with Selection Controls
• Working with List Controls
• Working with Image Controls
• Working with the Up/ Down Conrols
• Using the ErrorProvider and ToolTipProvider Controls

  Handling Events

• Understanding the Event Driven Programming Model
• Writing Event Handlers
• Sharing Event Handlers between Events

ADO. NET

• Understanding the ADO. NET Object Model
• Connected vs. Disconnected Access
• Using a Connection to Connect to a Data Source
• Using a Command to Execute Queries and Stored Procedures
• Using a DataReader to Work with Cursors
• Using the DataSet with Disconnected Data
• Using DataAdapters with DataSets

  Using XML

• Understanding XML and XML Schemas
• Reading XML Data with a DataSet
• Writing XML Data with a DataSet

Data Binding in .NET 3. 5

• Understanding ADO. NET Data Binding
• Binding to Simple and Complex Controls
• Manually Binding Controls
• Using the BindingSource Control
• Using the BindingNavigator Control
• Using the DataGridView Control

  Working with Dialogs

• Using the Common Dialogs
• Comparing Modal and Modeless Dialogs
• Working with DialogResults
• Displaying Modal Dialogs
• Retrieving Data from Modal Dialogs
• Displaying Modeless Dialogs
• Moving Data from Modeless Dialogs

Working with Menus, Toolbars and Status Bars

• Building Menus with the MenuStrip Control
• Using the ToolStrip Control with Toolbars
• Displaying Data using the StatusStrip Control

  Working with Files and Directories

• Overview of the System. IO Namespace
• Examining with File and Directory Attributes
• Working with Files and Directories
• Reading Files
• Writing Files

Introduction to Web Services

• Overview of Web Services
• Creating a Web Service
• Using WSDL and Proxy Classes
• Consuming a Web Service

  Deploying .NET Applications

• Overview of .NET 3. 5 Deployment Options
• Using XCOPY
• Using Setup Projects
• Using Click-Once Deployment