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...........................................41
Review...............................................................................................................46
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
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...............................................................................................................42
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Programming with Microsoft® Visual Basic® .NET
Module 5: Object-Oriented Programming in Visual Basic .NET
Overview..............................................................................................................1
Defining Classes..................................................................................................2
Creating and Destroying Objects.......................................................................16
Demonstration: Creating Classes.......................................................................26
Lab 5.1: Creating the Customer Class................................................................27
Inheritance..........................................................................................................34
Demonstration: Inheritance................................................................................46
Interfaces............................................................................................................47
Demonstration: Interfaces and Polymorphism...................................................53
Working with Classes........................................................................................54
Lab 5.2: Inheriting the Package Class................................................................68
Review...............................................................................................................78
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...............................................................................................................58
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...............................................................................................................71
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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...........................................19
The DataSet Object............................................................................................20
Practice: Using DataSets....................................................................................36
Data Designers and Data Binding......................................................................38
XML Integration................................................................................................46
Demonstration: Using XML Schemas...............................................................56
Lab 8.1: Creating Applications That Use ADO.NET........................................57
Review...............................................................................................................70
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............................................41
Creating Windows Forms Controls....................................................................42
Demonstration: Creating an Enhanced TextBox................................................49
Creating Web Forms User Controls...................................................................50
Demonstration: Creating a Simple Web Forms User Control............................54
Lab 9.2: Creating a Web Forms User Control...................................................55
Threading...........................................................................................................61
Demonstration: Using the SyncLock Statement................................................74
Review...............................................................................................................75
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.......................................30
Lab 10.2: Deploying a Windows-Based Application........................................31
Review...............................................................................................................35
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
