Contents
Introduction
Course Materials......................................................................................................2
Prerequisites............................................................................................................3
Course Outline.........................................................................................................4
Microsoft Certified Professional Program...............................................................6
Facilities..................................................................................................................8
Module 1: Overview of the Microsoft .NET Platform
Overview.................................................................................................................1
What Is the Microsoft .NET Platform?...................................................................2
What Is the .NET Framework?................................................................................5
What Are the .NET Framework Components?.......................................................9
What Are the Visual Basic .NET Enhancements?................................................17
Review...................................................................................................................19
Module 2: Development Environment Features
Overview.................................................................................................................1
Describing the Integrated Development Environment............................................2
Creating Visual Basic .NET Projects......................................................................3
Demonstration: Creating a Visual Basic .NET Project.........................................16
Using Development Environment Features...........................................................17
Demonstration: Using the Visual Studio .NET IDE..............................................29
Debugging Applications........................................................................................30
Demonstration: Debugging a Project....................................................................37
Compiling in Visual Basic .NET...........................................................................38
Lab 2.1: Exploring the Development Environment...............................................42
Review...................................................................................................................47
Module 3: Language and Syntax Enhancements
Overview.................................................................................................................1
Data Types...............................................................................................................2
Using Variables.......................................................................................................9
Demonstration: Using Variables and Data Structures...........................................20
Functions, Subroutines, and Properties.................................................................21
Lab 3.1: Working with Variables and Procedures.................................................29
Exception Handling...............................................................................................36
Demonstration: Structured Exception Handling....................................................48
Lab 3.2: Implementing Structured Exception Handling........................................49
Review...................................................................................................................52
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Programming with Microsoft® Visual Basic® .NET (Prerelease)
Module 4: Object-Oriented Design for Visual Basic .NET
Overview.................................................................................................................1
Designing Classes....................................................................................................2
Practice: Deriving Classes from Use Cases...........................................................10
Object-Oriented Programming Concepts..............................................................11
Advanced Object-Oriented Programming Concepts.............................................20
Using Microsoft Visio...........................................................................................25
Lab 4.1: Creating Class Diagrams from Use Cases...............................................33
Review...................................................................................................................41
Module 5: Object-Oriented Programming in Visual Basic .NET
Overview.................................................................................................................1
Defining Classes......................................................................................................2
Creating and Destroying Objects...........................................................................16
Demonstration: Creating Classes...........................................................................23
Lab 5.1: Creating the Customer Class...................................................................24
Inheritance.............................................................................................................31
Demonstration: Inheritance...................................................................................43
Interfaces...............................................................................................................44
Demonstration: Interfaces and Polymorphism......................................................50
Working with Classes............................................................................................51
Lab 5.2: Inheriting the Package Class...................................................................65
Review...................................................................................................................74
Module 6: Using Windows Forms
Overview.................................................................................................................1
Why Use Windows Forms?.....................................................................................2
Structure of Windows Forms...................................................................................4
Using Windows Forms..........................................................................................12
Demonstration: Manipulating Windows Forms....................................................27
Using Controls.......................................................................................................28
Demonstration: Implementing Drag-and-Drop Functionality...............................42
Windows Forms Inheritance..................................................................................43
Demonstration: Using Windows Forms Inheritance.............................................48
Lab 6.1: Creating the Customer Form...................................................................49
Review...................................................................................................................57
Module 7: Building Web Applications
Overview.................................................................................................................1
Introduction to ASP .NET.......................................................................................2
Creating Web Form Applications..........................................................................16
Demonstration: Creating Web Forms....................................................................30
Lab 7.1: Creating the Customer Logon Web Forms..............................................31
Building Web Services..........................................................................................42
Demonstration: Creating a Web Service...............................................................50
Using Web Services..............................................................................................51
Demonstration: Using a Web Service...................................................................57
Multimedia: How Web Services Work.................................................................58
Lab 7.2: Creating and Using the CustomerService Web Service..........................60
Review...................................................................................................................70
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Module 8: Using ADO .NET
Overview.................................................................................................................1
ADO .NET Overview..............................................................................................2
.NET Data Providers...............................................................................................5
Demonstration: Retrieving Data Using ADO .NET..............................................18
The DataSet Object...............................................................................................19
Practice: Using DataSets.......................................................................................35
Data Designers and Data Binding.........................................................................37
XML Integration....................................................................................................45
Demonstration: Using XML Schema....................................................................55
Lab 8.1: Creating Applications That Use ADO .NET...........................................56
Review...................................................................................................................69
Module 9: Developing Components in Visual Basic .NET
Overview.................................................................................................................1
Components Overview............................................................................................2
Creating Serviced Components.............................................................................11
Demonstration: Creating a Serviced Component..................................................27
Lab 9.1: Creating a Serviced Component..............................................................28
Creating Component Classes.................................................................................35
Demonstration: Creating a Stopwatch Component...............................................40
Creating Windows Forms Controls.......................................................................41
Demonstration: Creating an Enhanced TextBox...................................................48
Creating Web Forms User Controls......................................................................49
Demonstration: Creating a Simple Web Forms User Control...............................53
Lab 9.2: Creating a Web Forms User Control.......................................................54
Threading..............................................................................................................60
Demonstration: Using the SyncLock Statement....................................................73
Review...................................................................................................................74
Module 10: Deploying Applications
Overview.................................................................................................................1
Describing Assemblies............................................................................................2
Choosing a Deployment Strategy..........................................................................11
Deploying Applications.........................................................................................18
Lab 10.1: Packaging a Component Assembly.......................................................20
Demonstration: Deploying a Web-Based Application..........................................28
Lab 10.2: Deploying a Windows-Based Application............................................29
Review...................................................................................................................33
Module 11: Upgrading to Visual Basic .NET
Overview.................................................................................................................1
Deciding Whether to Upgrade.................................................................................2
Options for Upgrading.............................................................................................7
Recommendations.................................................................................................11
Performing the Upgrade........................................................................................13
Demonstration: Using the Upgrade Wizard..........................................................22
Review...................................................................................................................23
