VB.Net Introduction / Intermediate

Overview:

On Aspect Training's VB.Net Introduction/Intermediate training course, students use Visual Studio to explore the Visual Basic language. The course starts with a quick overview of the .NET platform, examining assemblies, Microsoft Intermediate Language, Visual Studio profiles, XML comments, IntelliSense, and debugging. From there, you will learn all the Visual Basic language features that you must understand in order to create full-featured Web or Windows applications that make best use of the .NET platform.

You will learn about data types, variables, and operators, along with all the important flow control structures. You'll work through several examples demonstrating the power of the .NET Framework, and dig into creating and consuming your own classes and objects. The course moves on to working with data structures, such as arrays and collection classes, before finishing up with discussions of generics, handling exceptions and working with delegates and events. By the end of this course, you will understand the important basic concepts that will allow you to start creating .NET applications.

Important Note: Specific units can be selected from this course and combined with units from our

other VB.NET courses to create a customized course for your group. Please contact us for details.

Prerequisites:

Some prior programming experience is required for this course.

Course Topics:

Getting Started with .NETThinking about .NET
Using Visual Studio 2008
Debugging Your Code and Handling
Exceptions
Data Types and VariablesIntroducing Variables and Data Types
Working with Variables and Data Types
Using the .NET FrameworkUsing the .NET Framework Classes
Working with Strings
Working with Dates and Times
The My Namespace
Branching and Flow ControlConditional Branching
Repeating Code Blocks
Unconditional Branching
Classes and ObjectsIntroducing Classes and Objects
Working with Classes
Properties and MethodsWorking with Properties
Working with Methods
Working with ArraysIntroducing Arrays
Manipulating Arrays
GenericsIntroduction Generics
Generics and Arrays
Generic Interfaces
Generic Constraints
Generics and Lists
Handling ExceptionsPerspectives and Exception Handling
Getting Started with Exception Handling
Catching Specific Exceptions
Raising Errors
Running Code Unconditionally
Creating Exception Classes
Collection ClassesGenerics, Collections, and Interfaces
The Generic List
Working with Dictionaries, Stacks, and Queues
Creating Your Own Generic Collection Classes
Core .NET 3.5 Language ChangesThe Role of Implicitly Typed Local Variables
The Role of Extension Methods
Object Initialization Syntax
The Role of Anonymous Types
The Role of Lambda Expressions
Object-Oriented TechniquesCreating Your Own Classes
Inheritance
Interfaces
Organizing Classes
Delegates and EventsMotivating Delegates
Introducing Delegates
Working with Events