Fundamentals of Microsoft Visual Basic .NET: Introduction

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Course Overview

This course teaches the fundamentals of Visual Basic programming, including syntax, event-driven programming, compiling applications with the native code compiler, working with controls, handling run-time errors, manipulating form and control properties, and much more.

This course covers the subject areas covered in Microsoft Course MS2559.

Audience

Anybody wanting to understand the fundamentals of Visual Basic.

Prerequisites

• Programming experience in a high-level language.
• Object-oriented programming knowledge is very helpful.

Course Outline

Fundamentals of Visual Basic .NET

• What is .NET?
• Developing with the .NET Framework
• What Is Microsoft Intermediate Language?
• What Is the Common Language Specification?
• What Is the Framework Class Library?
• What Is the Common Language Runtime?

Introduction to Windows Forms

• .NET Does Windows
• Adding Controls to a Form
• A Peek behind the Scenes
• Adding Event Handling Code
• Adding a Menu to the Form
• Adding Non-Graphical Components

VB.NET Nuts and Bolts

• Creating Console Applications
• Creating a New Visual Basic .NET Project
• Modules and Classes
• Variables, Operators, and Data Types
• Procedures, Arguments, Looping, Control Flow

The Windows Forms Event Model

• How Visual Basic .NET Handles Events
• Understanding Delegates
• Anatomy of an Event Handler
• Exploring Form and Control Events