Windows Forms Programming for Experienced Visual Basic.NET Programmers

Duration: 3 Days (Face-to-Face or Remote-Live), or 21 hours of coursework with personal facilitation over a four week span (On-Demand)

US Price: $1695 (Face-to-Face or Remote-Live), or $1495 (On-Demand)

Delivery Options: Attend face-to-face in the classroom, remote-live or via on-demand training

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Description

This course provides students with hands on experience using Visual Studio to create desktop applications using Windows Forms and the .NET Framework using Visual Basic.NET. Students should already have a working knowledge of VB.NET.

This course teaches students how to leverage the power of the .NET Framework to build desktop applications. Students learn how to build Windows Forms applications and use with a variety of controls to create sophisticated user interfaces. Students also learn how to use the BackgroundWorker to perform asynchronous operations.

Students also learn how to use ADO.NET to interact with databases and XML files. Students learn how Windows Forms uses data binding to display data in controls such as the DataGridView and Chart. Students will also learn how to leverage the power of web services by calling both SOAP services and RESTful APIs.

Other topics include: debugging techniques; using a .config file to control application configuration; building menus, toolbars and status bars; reading and writing files; interacting with the file system; and deploying desktop applications.

Comprehensive labs provide the students with extensive experience creating and deploying Windows Forms-based desktop applications.

Prerequisites

Prior experience with Visual Basic.NET is required.

Course Overview

Windows Forms Applications Windows Forms Applications Setting Form Properties Understanding the Life-cycle of a Form Using the Windows Forms Designer Using the MessageBox Class Using a .config File	Using Controls Working with Windows Forms Controls Using Text Controls Using Button Controls Using Selection Controls Using List Controls Using Container Controls Using Image Controls Using Up/Down Controls Using the ErrorProvider and ToolTipProvider Controls
Handling Events Understanding the Event-Driven Programming Model Writing Event Handlers Sharing Event Handlers	Performing Asynchronous Activities Understanding Threading Working with Delegates Using the Background Worker Updating Controls from Other Threads
ADO.NET Understanding the ADO.NET Object Model Connected vs. Disconnected Access Using a Connection to Connect to a Data Source Using a Command to Execute Queries and Stored Procedures Using a DataReader to Work with Cursors Using the DataSet with Disconnected Data Using DataAdapters with DataSets	Using XML Understanding XML and XML Schemas Reading XML Data with a DataSet Writing XML Data with a DataSet
Data Binding Understanding ADO.NET Data Binding Binding to Simple and Complex Controls Manually Binding Controls Using the BindingSource Control Using the BindingNavigator Control Using the DataGridView Control Using the Chart Control	Working with Forms Understanding Modal vs Modeless Forms Displaying Modal Forms Working with DialogResult Retrieving Data from Modal Forms Displaying Modeless Forms Working with Data in Modeless Forms Using the Common Dialogs
Working with Menus, Toolbars and Status Bars Working with Menus Working with Toolbars Working with Status Bars	Working with Files and Directories Working with the Windows File System Discovering Drives Discovering Directories Discovering Files Examining File, Directory and Drive Attributes Reading, Writing and Appending to Files
Calling Web Services Understanding Web Services Calling SOAP Services Calling REST Services Serializing and Deserializing JSON	Deploying Windows Forms Applications Understanding Deployment Options Configuring an Application for Deployment Using XCOPY Deployment Using Installers Using Click-Once Deployment