Visual Basic .NET: VB.NET 2005

Audience

This course is designed as an introduction for those who wish to use Visual Basic.net and the .net Framework to create applications and utilities.

Prerequisites

Those attending should have a good working knowledge of Windows (Windows 2000/XP). Some programming experience, preferably in BASIC or a similar high level language is recommended.

Course Outline

Visual Basic .NET

• Common Language Runtime
• Managed Execution
• Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL)
• The Just-In-Time Compiler
• The Common Type System
• The .NET Framework Class Library
• Self-Describing Components
• Cross-Language Interoperability
• Security

A First VB.NET Application

• The Start Page
• Windows Application Enhancements

Coding

• Events and Event-Driven Programming
• What is an Event?
• Event Procedure Stubs
• Writing Code
• Program Comments
• Line Continuation Character (_)
• Code Overview
• The Sequence Structure
• The Selection Structure
• Loop Structures

Visual Basic Debugger

• Debug/Immediate Window
• The Command Window
• Debug Menu
• The Locals Window
• The Autos Window
• The Me Window
• The Watch Window
• Breakpoints

Data

• Computer Data
• Variables
• Variable Creation
• Variable Declaration
• The Dim Statement
• Variable Scope
• Where should Variables be declared?
• Visual Basic Data Types
• Numeric Data Types
• Other Data Types
• Property Data Types
• Constants
• Data Operations
• Arithmetic Operations
• Order of Operations
• Comparison Operators
• Logical Operators