Visual Basic .NET Introduction

5 days

Overview

In this course, you learn the Visual Basic .NET language from the ground up and use Visual Studio .NET to assist you in your learning as well as in the creation of end-user applications. It provides you with the basic skills required to develop functionally sound Visual Basic .NET applications

Prerequisites

To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following Systematix course or have equivalent knowledge

Benefits

You will learn Visual Basic .NET to create graphical user interface applications.

Target student

This course is designed for programmers who have written code for at least three months using a procedural language (such as Fortran, Pascal, C, or Cobol) or an object-oriented programming language (such as Java, C++, Delphi, or Powerbuilder).

What's next

For developers of ASP applications ASP.NET Using VisualBasic.NET, ADO.NET, and XML is the next course in this series.

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