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Programming with VB.NET 2008

Duration:
5 Days

Overview:
This course is a practical introduction to programming in Visual Basic and the use of services provided by .NET. It emphasizes the Visual Basic language and how to build Visual Basic applications from an object-oriented perspective. It is current to Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5, which introduces important new features such as local type inference, extension methods, lambda expressions, and Language-Integrated Query (LINQ). The new features are covered in a new chapter.

Audience:

Programmers who need to design and develop Visual Basic for the .NET framework

Prerequisites:

Some programming experience. Previous knowledge of Visual Basic is not essential.

Outline :

NET: What You Need to Know
.NET: What Is Really Happening .NET Programming in a Nutshell Viewing the Assembly Viewing Intermediate Language Understanding .NET Creating a Console Application Visual Studio Solutions Starter Code Using the Visual Studio Text Editor IntelliSense Build and Run the Project Pausing the Output Visual Basic and GUI Programs .NET Documentation
Fundamentals of Visual Basic Programming
Visual Basic Hello, World Compiling, Running (Command Line) Program Structure Namespaces Project Imports Startup Object Naming Standards Keywords Multiple-File Program Structure Using Procedures Data Types IEEE 754 Floating Point Standard Data Type Ranges Literals Variables Initialization of Variables Type Checking Constants Data Conversions Operators and Expressions Arithmetic Operators String Operators Relational Operators Logical Operators Bitwise Operators Assignment Operators Operator Precedence Console I/O Console Input Console Output Placeholders
Control Structures
Control Structures If/Then Statement If/Then/Else Statement Select Case Statement Looping Do/Loop Statement Exiting Do Loops Prematurely While Statement For/Next Statement Continue Statement
Procedures
Modules Subroutines ByVal Parameters ByRef Parameters Functions Access, Modules, and Scope Scope Static Variables Overloading Optional Parameters Variable Length Parameter Lists
Advanced Data Types
Arrays Initializing Arrays Using UBound Multi-Dimensional Arrays Arrays are a Reference Type Reference Assignment Issues Jagged Arrays Dynamic Arrays Releasing Memory for the Array System.Array System.Array Functions Enumerations System.Enum System.Enum Functions Structures With Statement Structure Assignment Pass-by-Value versus Pass-by-Reference Value Types vs. Reference Types Using ByVal with Value Types Using ByRef with Value Types Using ByVal with Reference Types
Exception Handling
Handling Errors Visual Basic Exception Handling System.Exception Exception Flow of Control Handling Multiple Exceptions Throwing Exceptions Types of Exceptions Context and Stack Unwinding Exception Handling Strategies Fahrenheit/Celsius Version 1 Fahrenheit/Celsius Version 2 Fahrenheit/Celsius Version 3 Fahrenheit/Celsius Version 4 Inner Exceptions Custom Exceptions
Object-Oriented Programming
Object-Oriented Programming Objects in Software Abstraction and Encapsulation Classes Defining a Class in Visual Basic Defining Data Members Defining Methods Creating Objects Using Objects Assigning Object References Garbage Collection Me Properties Defining Properties ReadOnly Properties WriteOnly Properties Shared Attributes Shared Methods and Properties Constructors and Initialization Defining Constructors Default Constructor Shared Constructor ReadOnly Members Constant Members Events Defining Events Restrictions on Event Procedures Raising Events Trapping Events Using WithEvents Trapping Events Dynamically ToString in User-Defined Classes Operator Overloading
Inheritance
Inheritance Inheritance Hierarchy Defining a Derived Class .NET’s Object Class Controlling Base Class Construction Derived Class Construction Derived Class Constructors Need For Protected Access Modifier Access Control Using Protected Access Exceptions Defining Custom Exceptions Using Custom Exceptions Shadowing Base Class Methods Polymorphism Defining a Method as Overridable Overriding a Method Using Heterogeneous Collections with Polymorphic Methods Abstract Classes Not Inheritable Classes Type Conversions in Inheritance CType
Interfaces and Collections
Components and OO in Visual Basic Interfaces Interfaces in Visual Basic Implementing an Interface Using an Interface Multiple Interfaces Using Multiple Interfaces TypeOf ... Is and Dynamic Interfaces Interfaces in Visual Basic and COM Resolving Ambiguity in Interfaces .NET Interfaces Arrays of User-Defined Objects Implementing IComparable Collections ArrayList ArrayList Methods IEnumerable and IEnumerator Using Enumerators. Collections of User-Defined Objects Account Class Collection Interfaces ICollection IList Default Properties Using the Item Property Writing Generic Code Using a Class of Object Generic Types Generic Client Code System.Collections.Generic
Introduction to Windows Forms
Windows Forms Creating a Windows Forms App Aligning Controls Setting the Tab Order Partial Classes Windows Forms Event Handling Add Events for a Control Events using the Wizard Bar Events Documentation Closing a Form ListBox Control Command Line Arguments
Windows Forms Controls
Common Properties Common Events Event Handling Using a Label Using Mnemonics Using a Text Box Using a Button Using a Radio Button and Group Box Using a Check Box Using the ToolTip Control Using a ListBox Control Adding ListBox Items Removing ListBox Items Selecting an Item in a List Box Using a ComboBox Control Flexible Events Handlers Timer Control
User Interface Features
Dialog Boxes MessageBox Custom Dialogs Adding a Custom Dialog Using DialogResult Displaying a Dialog Tab Order and Focus Initializing a Custom Dialog Changing the Behavior of a Button’s DialogResult Modeless Dialogs Managing the Relationship between Forms Programming the Apply and Close Buttons Enabling / Disabling the Apply Button Common Dialogs Using a Common Dialog Control Menus MenuStrip Control Calculator Starter Code Attaching a Menu to a Form Configuring Items in a Menu Testing the Menu Responding to Menu Events Changing Menu Item Appearance Modified SetOperation() ContextMenuStrip Control Context Menu Events Handling Multiple Events
Database Programming
ADO.NET ADO.NET Architecture .NET Data Providers Programming with ADO.NET Interfaces .NET Namespaces Connected Data Access ADO.NET Class Libraries Connecting to an OLE DB Data Provider Using Commands Creating a Command Object ExecuteNonQuery Using a Data Reader Disconnected Datasets Data Adapters Data Bound Controls DataGridView Control Performing a Query
New Features in Visual Basic 2008
Local Type Inference Object Initializers Array Initializers Anonymous Types Partial Methods Partial Method Definition Partial Method Implementation Main Program Extension Methods Lambda Expressions Named Method Language-Integrated Query (LINQ) Using IEnumerable

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