VB.NET Training Course

VB.NET Course Contents

Getting Started

Lessons

• Basic .NET Concepts
• Exploring the Development Environment
• Creating a Visual Basic .NET Project

Lab : Creating Your First Application

• Exercise 1: Creating Your First Application in Visual Basic .NET

• Begin a Visual Basic .NET project that is based on the Windows Application template.

• Use the standard toolbar, programming tools, and programming windows in the development environment to work with applications.

• Create a simple application in Visual Basic .NET.

Working with Forms and Controls

Lessons

• Understanding Programming Concepts
• Working with Windows Forms
• Working with Controls
• Styling Your Code

Lab : Creating the User Interface

• Exercise 1: Creating the Main Form

• Explain fundamental programming concepts, including event-driven programming, classes, objects, properties, methods, and events.

• Use forms and controls to create a user interface.

• Create and manage multiple forms in a simple application.

• Interact with a user by using the MessageBox function.

• Use Visual Basic naming conventions and standards for formatting and documenting code.

Using Variables and Arrays

Lessons

• Introduction to Data Types
• Using Variables
• Variable Scope
• Converting Data Types
• Creating and Using Structures
• Storing Data in Arrays

Lab : Creating and Using Variables

• Exercise 1: Using Static Variables

• Exercise 2: Creating, Using, and Converting Variables

Lab : Using Structures and Arrays

• Exercise 1: Creating a Structure

• Exercise 2: Creating and Using Arrays

• Describe the various data types they can use to declare variables.

• Name, declare, initialize, and use variables and constants.

• Declare variables with different levels of scope.

• Create user-defined structures.

• Convert variable values from one data type to another.

• Store data in arrays.

Working with Procedures

Lessons

• Creating Procedures
• Using Procedures
• Using Predefined Functions

Lab : Creating and Using Procedures

• Exercise 1: Creating Functions in a Module

• Exercise 2: Working with the Main Form

• Create and call Sub procedures and Function procedures.

• Write procedures in modules to enable code reuse.

• Pass arguments by value and by reference.

• Use predefined functions in application code.

Decision Structures and Loops

Lessons

• Using Conditional Expressions
• Using Decision Structures
• Using Conditional Loop Structures

Lab : Using Decision Structures

• Exercise 1: Checking User Input

• Exercise 2: Confirming Application Close

• Create formulas and conditional expressions by using arithmetic, comparison, and logical operators.

• Use If…Then structures to evaluate whether a condition is true or false and direct the program flow accordingly.

• Use Select Case structures to execute one of several statements.

• Use For…Next structures to execute statements a set number of times.

• Use Do…Loop structures to execute statements until a specific condition is met or while a specific condition is true.

• Choose the appropriate decision structure or loop based on the requirements of the application.

Validating User Input

Lessons

• Restricting User Input
• Validating Field Data
• Validating Form Data

Lab : Validating User Input

• Exercise 1: Validating User Input

• Restrict the type of data that can be entered in a field.

• Test user input at the field level to determine if it is valid, and display messages to help the user correct invalid data.

• Set control properties to specify the order of data entry, the type of data to enter, and how to display the data when the application is run.

• Validate user input at the form level, and guide users through the process of finding and fixing errors.

Version Control

• How does version control work on .NET application

Object-Oriented Programming in Visual Basic .NET

Lessons

• Understanding Classes
• Working with Classes
• Using Shared Members
• Inheritance, Polymorphism, and Namespaces

Lab : Creating a Derived Class

• Exercise 1: Creating a Derived Form Class

• Explain object-oriented programming concepts, including abstraction, encapsulation, classes, and objects.

• Use the Object Browser to examine available programming elements, including classes and objects.

• Create a new class, including its methods, properties, and data members with appropriate access levels.

• Create and use an instance of a class, including instance and shared data members, and shared and non-shared methods.

• Explain how constructors and destructors work.

• Explain inheritance, polymorphism, and namespaces.

Handling Errors and Exceptions

Lessons

• Types of Errors
• Using the Debugger
• Handling Exceptions

Lab : Implementing Structured Exception Handling

• Exercise 1: Using Try…Catch Blocks

• Exercise 2: Using Try…Catch…Finally Blocks

• Define and give examples of syntax, run-time, and logic errors.

• Debug code by using the Visual Studio .NET debugger.

• Implement structured exception handling in an application.

Enhancing the User Interface

Lessons

• Creating Menus
• Creating Status Bars
• Creating Toolbars

• Create custom menus to group application commands.

• Create a status bar to provide users with feedback about an application.

• Create a toolbar to provide a graphical interface with which users can access key functions of an application.

Web Forms and XML Web Services

Lessons

• Working with Web Forms
• Using XML Web Services

Lab : Creating a Web Application

• Exercise 1: Creating the User Interface

• Exercise 2: Using XML Web Services

• Create, build, and run an application that uses Web Forms.

• Explain the process for discovering and calling XML Web services.

• Use a proxy to call an XML Web service from a Web Form.

Using ADO.NET

Lessons

• Database Concepts
• Overview of ADO.NET
• Working with Data

Lab : Accessing Data with ADO.NET

• Exercise 1: Using the Data Form Wizard

• Define basic database terminology, including database, table, record, field, and key.

• Describe some commonly used ADO.NET objects.

• Create and open a connection to a database.

• Create, read, update, and delete records in a database.

• Use the Data Form Wizard to create a simple data access application.

• Display and modify data extracted from a database.

Deploying Applications

Lessons

• Introduction to Deployment
• Deploying a Windows-based Application

Lab : Deploying an Application

• Exercise 1: Using the Setup Wizard

• Exercise 2: Installing the Loan Application

• Describe how to deploy applications by using Visual Studio .NET.

• Create and customize a Setup program for a Windows-based application.