Visual C#.NET Advanced

5 days

Overview

Building on the basics, you are now ready to seriously pursue the advanced aspects of Visual C#.NET programming that are introduced in this course. You will program rich client Windows desktop applications and distributed applications using Visual C#.NET.

Prerequisites

To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following Systematix course or have equivalent knowledge .NET Framework Introduction Visual Studio.NET Introduction Visual C#.NET Introduction for Developers

Target student

Visual Basic, C++, or Java programmers with at least one year of practical experience who want to be a Visual C#.NET programmer, able to program rich client desktop applications and distributed applications, and/or is seeking Windows Application Developer status.

What's next

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

Adding User Interface Elements to Forms

Add a Menu to a Form-based Application
Handle a Menu Item
Create a Context Menu
Add a Toolbar
Add a Status Bar
Add a Splitter Bar
Create and Use a Modal Dialog Box
Use a Common Dialog Box
Create and Use a Modeless Dialog Box

Displaying GDI+ Graphics

Draw Graphics with Pens
Fill Areas with Brushes
Draw Text with Fonts
Draw Images
Perform Graphical Transformations

Working with Delegates and Events

Respond to Keyboard and Mouse Events
Use a Delegate
Work with Custom Events

Inputting and Outputting Data

Read and Write Text Data with Streams
Read and Write Binary Data
Implement Object Serialization
Implement Custom Serialization

Implementing Document Printing

Print a Document
Implement Print Preview
Print Headers and Footers
Scale Document Printing

Interacting with Garbage Collection

Force Garbage Collection
Investigate Garbage Collection
Expedite Clean-Up Using the Dispose Design Pattern
Manage Temporary Resources

Writing a Multi-threaded Application

Create a Thread
Modify Thread Priority
Control Execution of a Thread
Coordinate Threads Sequentially
Synchronize Access to Data from Multiple Threads in a Process
Synchronize Access to Data from Multiple Threads Between Processes
Synchronize Access to Methods in a Class
Store Data with Local Data Storage

Writing Internet and Distributed Applications

Write a Server Using Sockets
Write a Client Using Sockets
Write an HTTP Server
Write an HTTP Client
Write a Web Service
Consume a Web Service
Create a Server Using Remoting
Create a Client using Remoting

Implementing Security

Implement User-based Security
Implement Code Access Security
Configure Security Permissions
Implement Permission-based Security
Implement Data Encryption and Decryption

Controlling and Analyzing Compiled Code

Control Compilation using Pre-processor Directives and the Conditional Attribute
Analyze Assembly Types Using Reflection
Create Custom Attributes
Access Memory Directly Using Pointers