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Contents Introduction Course Material Materialss ...................... ................................ ..................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ..................... ............ 2 Prerequisi Prerequisites............ tes....................... ...................... ...................... ..................... ..................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ................. ...... 3 Course Outline Outline ..................... ............................... ..................... ...................... ..................... ..................... ...................... ...................... ................ ..... 4 Microsoft Certified Professional Program .............. .............. .............. .............. ... 6 Faciliti Facilities................ es........................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... .................. ....... 8
Module 1: Overview of the Microsoft .NET Platform Overview.......... Overview..................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ............. 1 What Is the Microsoft .NET Platform?................. Platform?... .............. .............. ............... .............. .... 2 What Is the .NET Framework Framework?? ..................... ................................ ...................... ..................... ..................... ...................... ............. 5 What Are the .NET Framework Components?.... .............. ........................... ............. .............. ....... 9 What Are the Visual Basic Basic .NET .NET Enhancements? Enhancements? .......................... ............. ........................... .............. ..... 17 Review Review ..................... ................................ ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ............. .. 19
Module 2: Development Environment Features Overview.......... Overview..................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ............. 1 Describing the Integrated Development Development Environment............. .............. .............. ............. . 2 Creating Creating Visual Basic .NET Projects.................. Projects............................. ...................... ...................... ...................... ................ ..... 3 Demonstration: Creating a Visual Visual Basic Basic .NET Project .............. .............. .......... 16 Using Development Environment Features .............. .......................... ............. ........................... .............. . 17 Demonstration: Using the Visual Studio .NET IDE .............. .......................... ............. ............... .. 29 Debugging Debugging Applicati Applications ons ...................... ................................. ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... .................. ....... 30 Demonstration: Debugging a Project................. Project.... ........................... .............. .......................... ............. ..................... ........ 37 Compilin Compiling g in Visual Visual Basic .NET ..................... ................................ ...................... ...................... ...................... ................. ...... 38 Lab 2.1: Exploring the Development Environment .......................... ............. ........................... .............. ... 41 Review Review ..................... ................................ ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ............. .. 46
Module 3: Language and Syntax Enhancements Enhancements Overview.......... Overview..................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ............. 1 Data Types Types ...................... ................................. ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ................... ........ 2 Using Variables... Variables.............. ...................... ...................... ...................... ..................... ..................... ...................... ...................... ..................... .......... 9 Demonstration: Using Variables and Data Structures ........................... ............. .............. ............ 20 Functions, Subroutines, and Properties....... ........................... ............. .............. .............. .............. ............. . 21 Lab 3.1: Working with Variables and Procedures .............. .............. .............. ... 29 Exception Exception Handling Handling ..................... ................................ ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ............... .... 36 Demonstration: Structured Exception Handling .......................... ............. ........................... .............. ........ 48 Lab 3.2: Implementing Implementing Structured Exception Handling .......................... ............ .............. .......... 49 Review Review ..................... ................................ ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ............. .. 52
Module 4: Object-Oriented Design for Visual Basic .NET Overview.......... Overview..................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ............. 1 Designing Designing Classes Classes ..................... ................................ ...................... ...................... ..................... ..................... ...................... ..................... .......... 2 Practice: Deriving Classes from Use Cases .......................... ............ .............. .............. .............. . 10 Object-Oriented Programming Concepts........ .............. ........................... ............. .............. .......... 11 Advanced Object-Oriented Object-Oriented Programming Concepts........... .............. .............. ... 20 Using Microsoft Microsoft Visio........... Visio..................... ..................... ...................... ...................... ..................... ..................... ...................... ............. .. 25 Lab 4.1: Creating Creating Class Diagrams from Use Cases .............. .............. .............. . 33 Review Review ..................... ................................ ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ............. .. 42
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Course Number: 2373B Part Number: X08-75365 Released: 02/2002
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Module 5: Object-Oriented Programming in Visual Basic .NET Overview........... Overview...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ........... 1 Defining Defining Classes Classes ..................... ................................ ...................... ...................... ...................... ..................... ..................... ...................... ............. 2 Creating Creating and Destroyin Destroying g Objects Objects .................... ............................... ...................... ...................... ...................... .................. ....... 16 Demonstra Demonstration: tion: Creating Creating Classes Classes ..................... ................................ ...................... ...................... ...................... ................. ...... 26 Lab 5.1: Creating the Customer Class.............. .............. .......................... ............. ....................... .......... 27 Inheritan Inheritance........ ce................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ..................... .......... 34 Demonstration: Inheritance.......... .......................... ............. ........................... .............. ........................... ............. .............. ... 46 Interface Interfaces.................. s............................. ...................... ..................... ..................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... .............. ... 47 Demonstration: Interfaces and Polymorphism..... ............... ............... ............... . 53 Working Working with Classes Classes ..................... ................................ ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ............. 54 Lab 5.2: Inheriting the Package Class.................... Class...... .............. .............. .............. ............... . 68 Review Review ...................... ................................. ....................... ....................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ........... 78
Module 6: Using Windows Forms Overview........... Overview...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ........... 1 Why Use Windows Windows Forms? Forms? .................... ............................... ...................... ..................... ..................... ...................... .................. ....... 2 Structure Structure
