Visual Basic .NET Introduction

Creating a User Interface in a Windows Forms Application

• Determine Form Properties
• Determine Form Controls
• Determine Control Properties
• Manipulate Grouped Controls
• Write Event Procedures

Working With Data and Variables

• Declare Variables and Constants
• Determine and Set Scope
• Perform Mathematical Calculations
• Create an Array
• Create a Structure to Implement a Custom Data Type
• Create a Collection
• Create an Enumeration

Controlling Program Flow

• Implement a Standard Module
• Manipulate Forms
• Create Functions
• Create Sub Procedures
• Write Decision Structures
• Write Loop Statements
• Debug Logic Errors
• Validate Data
• Implement Structured Exception Handling

Working with Classes

• Create a Class
• Create a Property Procedure
• Create a Method
• Create and Handle a Custom Event
• Set an Object's Initial Values Using a Constructor
• Implement Overloading
• Write Sharable Code
• Create a Class Using Inheritance
• Provide Polymorphism Through Inheritance

Enhancing User Interface Functionality

• Add a Menu to a Windows Form
• Add Dialog Box Controls
• Add a Toolbar
• Add a Status Bar
• Create a Form Using Visual Inheritance
• Create a User Control
• Retrieve Data from an External Data Source
• Manipulate Data in a Windows Forms Application
• Create an Application Configuration File

Deploying Your Application

• Create a Deployment Project
• View Metadata
• Create and Deploy a Shared Assembly

Creating Web Applications

• Create a Web Forms Application
• Create a Web Service Application
• Consume a Web Service Application