Pre-requisites

• Basic awareness of .NET and VB.NET (preferably gained via our course 'Introducing VB.NET')
• Thorough familiarity with VB5 or VB6

Experienced VB programmers with a good understanding of .NET concepts.

Course Benefits

While the .NET platform offers very substantial benefits to Web developers, "traditional" Windows forms-based application developers have not been forgotten. VB.NET has a powerful new forms engine with improved controls, as well as true object-oriented programming and greatly improved error handling. The course offers a thorough overview of all the important aspects of Windows Forms-based development.

You Will Learn How To:

• Learn how to create Windows Applications using VB.NET
• Use Windows Forms and Windows Controls
• Explore .NET Data Types and Base Classes
• Create Console Applications with VB.NET
• Understand VB.NET's object oriented features
• Understand the Role of Windows Applications in .NET
• Learn how to deploy .NET Applications
• Create Professional Desktop Applications

Course Content

Visual Basic.NET Overview
Review of .NET ConceptsRole of the Common Language Runtime |Visual Basic.NET highlights |The Role of Windows Applications in .NET

Windows Forms and Controls
The Windows Forms Model |Creating Windows Forms |Windows Forms Properties and Events |Windows Form Controls |Resizing | Menus | Dialogs | ToolTips

Data Types and Base Class Libraries
Understanding .NET Data Types | Exploring Assemblies and Namespaces | String Manipulation | Files and I/O | Collections | The Microsoft.VisualBasic Namespace

Console Applications
When to use Console Applications | Generating Console Output | Processing Console Input

Object Oriented Programming with VB.NET
Creating Classes in VB.NET | Overloading | Constructors | Inheritance | Controlling scope and visibility | Dispose and Finalization | Debugging and Error Handling

Visual Inheritance
Apply Inheritance techniques to Forms | Creating Base Forms | Programming Derived Forms

Deploying and Configuring .NET Applications
Installing the .NET Runtime | Using .NET on different platforms | Xcopy deployment | Using Windows Installer

Mastering Windows Forms
Creating Multiple Document Interfaces (MDI) | Drag and Drop and the Clipboard | Printing | Handling Multiple Events | GDI+ | Creating Windows Forms Controls

Practical Sessions

• Exploring Windows Forms, Controls, and Events
• Using ActiveX controls
• Creating resizable forms
• Working with menus
• Using .NET Base Class Libraries
• Creating console applications
• Building Classes in VB.NET
• Using inheritance
• Error handling techniques
• Create an MDI application
• Multiple event handlers
• Printing and graphics
• Creating Windows Form Controls