Learning to Program with VB.

NET
Duration: 5 Days | Price: CDN$2875 *Prices are subject to GST/HST

Course Description: This hands on VB.NET programming course provides an introduction to

programming using the VB.NET language. Students are introduced to the application development cycle,
structure of programs, and specific language syntax. The course introduces important algorithmic
constructs, string and character manipulation, dynamic memory allocation, standard I/O, and fundamental
object-oriented programming concepts. The course explains the use of inheritance and polymorphism
early on so the students can practice extensively in the hands on labs. Structured programming
techniques and error handling are emphasized. The course includes the processing of command line
arguments and environment variables so students will be able to write flexible, user-friendly programs.

This class is intended for non-programmers. Students who already understand fundamental
structured programming and object-oriented techniques should attend either ASP.NET 4.0
Programming Using Visual Basic.NET, Windows Forms 4.0 Programming Using Visual Basic.NET
or Windows Presentation Foundation Programming Using Visual Basic.NET instead of this more
introductory course.

Course Prerequisites: Familiarity with computers.

Learning to Program with VB.NET Course Overview:

Fundamentals of the Program Application Development Fundamentals

Development Cycle
Structure of a VB.NET Program
Computer Architecture Memory Concepts
The Notion of Algorithms Fundamental Data Type Declarations
Source Code vs. Machine Code Fundamental I/O Concepts
Compile-Time vs. Run-Time Fundamental Operators
Software Program Architecture Arithmetic Operators
Standalone Logical Operators
Client/Server Precedence and Associativity
Distributed Building and Deploying a VB.NET
Web-Enabled Program
IDE (Interactive Development
Environment) Concepts

Introduction to Classes and Objects Flow Control

Classes, Objects and Methods Conditional Constructs

Object Instances Looping Constructs
Declaring and Instantiating a VB.NET Counter-Controlled Repetition
Object Sentinel-Controlled Repetition
Declaring Methods Nested Control Constructs
set and get Methods break and continue Statements
Initiating Objects with Constructors Structured Programming Best Practices
Value Types vs. Reference Types

Writing Methods (Functions) Arrays

 Static vs. Dynamic Allocation
Declaring Methods
Declaring Methods with Multiple
Parameters
Method-Call Stack
Scope of Declarations
Argument Promotion and Casting
Designing Methods for Reusability
Method Overloading
Deeper Into Classes and Objects
Controlling Access to Class Members
Referencing the Current Object Using this
Overloading Constructors
Default and No-Argument Constructors
Composition of Classes
Garbage Collection and Destructors
The finalize Method
Static Class Members
Increasing Convenience by Using
Polymorphism
Purpose of Polymorphic Behavior
The Concept of a Signature
Abstract Classes and Methods
Non-Inheritable Methods and Classes
Purpose of Interfaces
Using and Creating Interfaces
Common Interfaces of the .NET
Framework
Exception Handling
Types of Exceptions
Exception Handling Overview
Exception Class Hierarchy
Extending Exception Classes
When to Throw or Assert Exceptions
Strings, Characters and Regular
Expressions
Fundamentals of Characters and Strings
String Class
String Operations
StringBuilder Class
Char Structure
Regular Expressions
Regular Expression Syntax
RegExp Class
Match Class
System.Text.RegularExpressions
Purpose of Arrays
Declaring and Instantiating Arrays
Passing Arrays to Methods
Multidimensional Arrays
Variable-Length Argument Lists
Using Command-Line Arguments
Using Environment Variables
Defining Classes Using Inheritance
Superclasses and Subclasses
Advantages of Using Inheritance
protected Class Members
Constructors in Subclasses
Files and Streams
Concept of a Stream
Class File
Sequential Access
Object Serialization to/from Sequential
Access Files
Using LINQ to Query Information from a
File
Formatted Output
Conversion Characters
Specifying Field Width and Precision
Controlling Appearance with the
IFormatProvider Interface
Printing Literals and Escape Sequences
Formatting Output with the String.Format
Method
Fundamental GUI Programming
Concepts
Overview of Windows Forms
Displaying Text and Graphics in a
Window
Implementing Event Handlers
Control Properties and Layout
Mouse Event Handling
Implementing Menus
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