Visual Basic .NET 2003
Duration
Five Days
Introduction
This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to develop applications in Microsoft Visual Basic .NET for the Microsoft .NET platform. The course focuses on user interfaces, program structure, language syntax, and implementation details. This is the first course in the Visual Basic .NET curriculum and will serve as the entry point for other .NET courses.
Audience
This course is intended for both novice and experienced programmers who have a minimum of three months programming experience and have basic Microsoft Windows navigation skills.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
- Windows navigation skills.
- Experience (at least three months) with developing applications
in either a graphical or non-graphical environment.
– And –
- Completion of Microsoft MSDN Training Course 2667: Introduction
to Programming.
– Or –
- Understanding of the basics of structured programming, including
concepts such as flow control, variables and parameters, and function
calls.
Course Outline
Module 1: Getting Started
This module introduces Visual Basic .NET and explains how it fits into the .NET platform. It explains how to use the programming tools in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET and provides enough practice so that students can create their first application in Visual Basic .NET.
Lesson 1
- Basic .NET Concepts
- Exploring the Development Environment
- Creating a Visual Basic .NET Project
Module 2: Working with Forms and Controls
This module explains fundamental programming concepts, including event-driven programming, classes, objects, properties, methods, and events. This module also explains how to use forms and controls to create a user interface. This includes the following: how to create a form, set properties, call methods, and write code for events; how to add controls to a form; how to manage multiple forms; how to use message boxes; how to use naming conventions; and how to format and document code.
Lesson 2
- Understanding Programming Concepts
- Working with Windows Forms
- Working with Controls
- Styling Your Code
Module 3: Using Variables and Arrays
This module explains how to name, declare, assign values to, and use variables and constants. It explains how to declare variables with different levels of scope, how to create your own data structures, and how to convert variable values from one data type to another. It also describes how to store data in an array.
Lesson 3
- Introduction to Data Types
- Using Variables
- Variable Scope
- Converting Data Types
- Creating and Using Structures
- Storing Data in Arrays
Module 4: Working with Procedures
This module describes how to create and use Sub and Function procedures, including predefined functions, and how to structure code for increased reusability.
Lesson 4
- Creating Procedures
- Using Procedures
- Using Predefined Functions
Module 5: Decision Structures and Loops
This module explains how to implement decision structures and loop structures to control program output and execution.
Lesson 5
- Using Conditional Expressions
- Using Decision Structures
- Using Conditional Loop Structures
Module 6: Validating User Input
This module explains how to validate user input at both the field level and the form level. It describes how to handle invalid input by providing error messages and guiding users through the process of finding and fixing errors. It describes how to use control properties and methods to restrict and validate data entry.
Lesson 6
- Restricting User Input
- Validating Field Data
- Validating Form Data
Module 7: Object-Oriented Programming in Visual Basic .NET
This module explains how to create and use classes. The module explains the concepts of abstraction, encapsulation, instantiation, initialization, constructors, and destructors. This module also describes inheritance, polymorphism, and namespaces.
Lesson 7
- Understanding Classes
- Working with Classes
- Using Shared Members
- Inheritance, Polymorphism, and Namespaces
Module 8: Handling Errors and Exceptions
This module explains types of errors that can occur in a program and explains how to use the debugging tools provided with Visual Basic .NET to help diagnose and correct the errors. These tools include the Visual Studio .NET debugger, debugging windows, and structured exception handling.
Lesson 8
- Types of Errors
- Using the Debugger
- Handling Exceptions
Module 9: Enhancing the User Interface
This module explains how to create menus, status bars, and toolbars to enhance the usability of an application.
Lesson 9
- Creating Menus
- Creating Status Bars
- Creating Toolbars
Module 10: Web Forms and XML Web Services
This module explains how to create a Web Forms application and how to invoke a simple XML Web service.
Lesson 10
- Working with Web Forms
- Using XML Web Services
Module 11: Using ADO.NET
This module explains how to use ADO.NET with a Windows Forms application to create, read, update, and delete records in Access and SQL Server databases.
Lesson 11
- Database Concepts
- Overview of ADO.NET
- Working with Data
Module 12: Deploying Applications
This module explains how to deploy applications by using Visual Studio .NET. The module also describes deployment options available in Visual Basic .NET, and how to create and configure a setup project for a Windows-based application.
Lesson 12
- Introduction to Deployment
- Deploying a Windows-based Application
