Windows Forms 4.0 Programming Using Visual Basic.NET
Length: 5 Days | Price: $2595
This course provides students with hands on experience using Visual Studio to create desktop applications with the .NET 4.0 Framework using Visual Basic.NET. This class provides a thorough introduction to the Visual Basic.NET programming language, including coverage of the essentials of the VB.NET programming language, built in data types, operators, control structures, classes and methods.
Students then learn how to leverage the power of the .NET Framework and Windows Forms to build graphical user interfaces for desktop applications. Students will learn how to build modal and modeless dialogs and work with a variety of .NET controls. Students also learn how to use ADO.NET to interact with data sources and display data.
Other topics include: error handling and debugging; using a .config file to control application configuration; developing and consuming web services; file I/O; using XML data with DataSets; and deploying windows forms applications. Comprehensive labs and exercises provide the students with experience creating and deploying windows desktop applications.
Prerequisites: Prior programming experience is required.
- Introduction to .NET Architecture
- Using the ILDASM Tool
- The .NET Framework Base Class Library
- Using the .NET Command Line Compiler
- Using Visual Studio
- VB.NET Basic Data Types, Variables and Scoping Rules
- Defining a VB.NET Class
- Working with Objects
- Converting Between Types
- Operators and Expressions
- Formatting Output
- Conditional Constructs (If/Then, If/Then/Else, I f/Then/ElseIf, Select Case)
- Looping (Do/Loop, While, For/Next, For Each, Exit For)
- Exception Handling
- Working with Arrays
- .NET Collections
- User-Defined Data Types
- Overview of LINQ
- Building Applications Using Windows Forms
- Working with the .NET 4.0 Charting Controls
- Using the Windows Forms Designer
- Writing Event Handlers
- Working With Controls (Text Controls, Button Controls, List Controls, Selection Controls, Image Controls)
- ADO.NET Data Binding
- Reading/Writing Files
- Overview of Web Services
- Working with Menus, Toolbars and Status Bars
- XML and XML Schemas
- Using a .config File
- Modal and Modeless Dialogs
- .NET Deployment Options