Course Name

Visual Basic.NET

Contact Hours: 24

Course Description

is a significant upgrade to Visual Basic and incorporates many new features and framework goals of the .Net architecture. Learning to manage these changes will allow VB developers to create enterprise applications for the .NET platform and to create more traditional VB applications that can take advantage of the enhancements to the language. This course come with keynotes for each of the seven levels of study.

Outcome

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to understand and be proficient in: .NET Framework Concepts  Using Variables & Constants  Working with Forms  Object Oriented Concepts  Polymorphism  Threading  Student should upon successful completion of this course be able to program in and function in the Microsoft .NET Platform in at the very least an entry level or higher ability.

Assessment

This course has a pre and post assessment exam for each of the seven levels to gauge the student`s comprehension of the subject matter presented in each level of study. In addition each sub-section within the seven levels of this course provides a quiz to test students understanding of materials and concepts presented in each individual sub-section. This granularity of assesment allows students to study and test their knowledge so that they can become proficient in each and every aspect of the .NET infrastructure with Visual Basic programming.

Outline

Instructor: Michael Lee is a Senior Trainer and Consultant with Saqqara Technology, Inc, a Microsoft Certified Partner located in Henderson, Nevada. Michael has over 10 years technology training experience and has published numerous books about SQL Server and Client/Server development. He is a popular speaker and presenter, and is in demand at client sites and conferences all over the US and Europe. : Level 1 .NET Concepts Why do we need .NET Introducing the .NET Framework Understanding the Common Type System Compilers, Assemblies & Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL) Namespaces Using the Visual Studio IDE What is Visual Studio Project Basics The Visual Studio Interface What is Visual Studio? Docking/Pinning Windows Using the Work Area Reviewing the Other Windows Using the Integrated Web Browser Compiling & Executing Getting Help Creating Simple Interfaces Form Basics Setting Form Properties Defining the Startup Form Adding Controls to a Form Pacing Controls on a Form Setting Control Properties What is an Event? Writing Code for an Event Accessing the Code Editor Running the Application Level 2 Using Variables & Constants What is a Variable Declaring & Using Variables Naming Requirements Option Explicit Assignment Scope Using Constants Type Conversion Structures Arrays Using Procedures What is a Procedure? Creating & calling Sub Procedures Creating & calling Function Procedures Using Arguments Passing Standard Arguments Passing ByRef Passing Arrays Optional Arguments Overloading Using Built-in Functions Using the Sub Main Operators & Expressions VB.NET Operators Building Expressions Using Strings Control of Flow Logic Using the If…Then Structure Using the Select Case Structure Using the Do…Loop Structure Using the For…Next Structure Using the For Each…Next Structure Level 3 Working with Forms Creating Form Instances Working with Multiple Forms Drag & Drop Windows Controls Overview of Windows Controls Label LinkLabel TextBox Button Menu CheckBox RadioButton & GroupBox PictureBox Panel ListBox CheckedListBox ComboBox TabControl DateTimePicker MonthCalendar Timer ImageList Splitter DomainUpDown NumericUpDown ToolTip ContextMenu ToolBar StatusBar ErrorProvider NotifyIcon Using Dialogs MessageBox InputBox Common Dialogs Creating Custom Dialog Forms Level 4 Multiple Document Interface Why MDI? Creating MDI Windows MDI & Menus Cascade & Tile File IO Directory & DirectoryInfo Classes File & FileInfo Classes Stream Classes StreamReader & StreamWriter Classes StringReader & StringWriter Classes Debugging The need for Debugging What is Break Mode? Breakpoints & Stepping Autos & Locals Windows Watch Expressions The Call Stack Using the Command Window Error Handling What is an Exception? Demo: looking at method documentation Using Try…Catch…Finally Exit Try & When Throwing Exceptions Input Validation Types of Validation Intrinsic Validation The TextBox The MaskEdit Control Using Validation Events Form-Level Validation Level 5 Object Oriented Concepts Why & What is OOP? Classes & Objects Object Oriented Techniques Abstraction Encapsulation Inheritance Polymorphism Class Members Properties Methods Events Namespaces Creating Classes Defining the Class Access Modifiers Creating Methods Creating Properties Overloading Methods Constructors Garbage Collection Destructor & Dispose Revisiting Structures Inheritance Deriving Classes Overriding Methods Using MyBase MyClass vs. Me Constructor Chaining Interfaces What is an Interface? Creating an Interface Implementing an Interface Using IDisposable Interface Inheritance Level 6 Polymorphism What is Polymorphism Polymorphism using Inheritance Polymorphism using Interfaces Using Shared Members Why use shared Members Shared Data Members Shared Methods Namespaces Creating a Namespace Using Imports Inheritance & Forms Benefits of Form Inheritance Creating the Base Form Creating the Inherited Form Developing Components What is an Component Creating the Component Class Adding a Property Adding a Method Testing the Component Console Applications Uses & Benefits of Console Apps Outputting to the Console Capturing the Keyboard Input Interacting with Other Objects Level 7 Threading What is a Thread? Creating & Using Threads Managing Threads Handling Shared Resources Serialization Serialization & Persistence Serializing an Object Deserializing an Object Deployment Deployment Concepts Deploying Simple Applications Deploying Componentized Applications Private Assemblies Strong Named Assemblies Deploying Shared Components Using the Global Assembly Cache Assembly Versioning Windows Services Services vs. Applications Creating the Service Adding Event Logging Handling Service Events Creating an Installer & Setup Installing & Testing the Service Upgrading Applications from VB 6.0 Reasons to Upgrade Planning & Upgrade Strategy Using the Upgrade Wizard Instructor: Michael Lee is a Senior Trainer and Consultant with Saqqara Technology, Inc, a Microsoft Certified Partner located in Henderson, Nevada. Michael has over 10 years technology training experience and has published numerous books about SQL Server and Client/Server development. He is a popular speaker and presenter, and is in demand at client sites and conferences all over the US and Europe. : Level 1 .NET Concepts Why do we need .NET Introducing the .NET Framework Understanding the Common Type System Compilers, Assemblies & Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL) Namespaces Using the Visual Studio IDE What is Visual Studio Project Basics The Visual Studio Interface What is Visual Studio? Docking/Pinning Windows Using the Work Area Reviewing the Other Windows Using the Integrated Web Browser Compiling & Executing Getting Help Creating Simple Interfaces Form Basics Setting Form Properties Defining the Startup Form Adding Controls to a Form Pacing Controls on a Form Setting Control Properties What is an Event? Writing Code for an Event Accessing the Code Editor Running the Application Level 2 Using Variables & Constants What is a Variable Declaring & Using Variables Naming Requirements Option Explicit Assignment Scope Using Constants Type Conversion Structures Arrays Using Procedures What is a Procedure? Creating & calling Sub Procedures Creating & calling Function Procedures Using Arguments Passing Standard Arguments Passing ByRef Passing Arrays Optional Arguments Overloading Using Built-in Functions Using the Sub Main Operators & Expressions VB.NET Operators Building Expressions Using Strings Control of Flow Logic Using the If…Then Structure Using the Select Case Structure Using the Do…Loop Structure Using the For…Next Structure Using the For Each…Next Structure Level 3 Working with Forms Creating Form Instances Working with Multiple Forms Drag & Drop Windows Controls Overview of Windows Controls Label LinkLabel TextBox Button Menu CheckBox RadioButton & GroupBox PictureBox Panel ListBox CheckedListBox ComboBox TabControl DateTimePicker MonthCalendar Timer ImageList Splitter DomainUpDown NumericUpDown ToolTip ContextMenu ToolBar StatusBar ErrorProvider NotifyIcon Using Dialogs MessageBox InputBox Common Dialogs Creating Custom Dialog Forms Level 4 Multiple Document Interface Why MDI? Creating MDI Windows MDI & Menus Cascade & Tile File IO Directory & DirectoryInfo Classes File & FileInfo Classes Stream Classes StreamReader & StreamWriter Classes StringReader & StringWriter Classes Debugging The need for Debugging What is Break Mode? Breakpoints & Stepping Autos & Locals Windows Watch Expressions The Call Stack Using the Command Window Error Handling What is an Exception? Demo: looking at method documentation Using Try…Catch…Finally Exit Try & When Throwing Exceptions Input Validation Types of Validation Intrinsic Validation The TextBox The MaskEdit Control Using Validation Events Form-Level Validation Level 5 Object Oriented Concepts Why & What is OOP? Classes & Objects Object Oriented Techniques Abstraction Encapsulation Inheritance Polymorphism Class Members Properties Methods Events Namespaces Creating Classes Defining the Class Access Modifiers Creating Methods Creating Properties Overloading Methods Constructors Garbage Collection Destructor & Dispose Revisiting Structures Inheritance Deriving Classes Overriding Methods Using MyBase MyClass vs. Me Constructor Chaining Interfaces What is an Interface? Creating an Interface Implementing an Interface Using IDisposable Interface Inheritance Level 6 Polymorphism What is Polymorphism Polymorphism using Inheritance Polymorphism using Interfaces Using Shared Members Why use shared Members Shared Data Members Shared Methods Namespaces Creating a Namespace Using Imports Inheritance & Forms Benefits of Form Inheritance Creating the Base Form Creating the Inherited Form Developing Components What is an Component Creating the Component Class Adding a Property Adding a Method Testing the Component Console Applications Uses & Benefits of Console Apps Outputting to the Console Capturing the Keyboard Input Interacting with Other Objects Level 7 Threading What is a Thread? Creating & Using Threads Managing Threads Handling Shared Resources Serialization Serialization & Persistence Serializing an Object Deserializing an Object Deployment Deployment Concepts Deploying Simple Applications Deploying Componentized Applications Private Assemblies Strong Named Assemblies Deploying Shared Components Using the Global Assembly Cache Assembly Versioning Windows Services Services vs. Applications Creating the Service Adding Event Logging Handling Service Events Creating an Installer & Setup Installing & Testing the Service Upgrading Applications from VB 6.0 Reasons to Upgrade Planning & Upgrade Strategy Using the Upgrade Wizard