Learning to Program with VB.NET

Duration: 5 Days | Price: Contact a Career Consultant for pricing

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 also contains "Thinking Like a Programmer" sections that provide students insight on how to develop common algorithms. The course covers console and file I/O, string and character manipulation, managing data using collections and fundamental object-oriented programming concepts. Error handling techniques are also emphasized. The course also introduces how to access databases using ADO.NET and illustrates how to build user interfaces using Windows Forms.

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.

Prerequisites: Familiarity with computers.

Application Development Fundamentals Overview of Programming Concepts Understanding the Structure of a VB.NET Program Understanding Data Types Working with Variables Reading From and Writing to the Console Overview of the .NET Framework Using Visual Studio Thinking Like a Programmer Designing Algorithms Finding Patterns in Code	Managing the Flow of an Application Conditional Constructs Working with If/Else Constructs Working with Select Case Looping Constructs Working with Do/Loop Constructs Working with For and For Each Thinking Like a Programmer Making Decisions Designing Loops
Working with Data Using Integer Data Types Using Floating Point Data Types Using Characters and Strings Using Dates Using Booleans Working with Constants and Literals Understanding Option Strict	Using Procedures to Modularize Code Defining and Calling Subroutines Defining and Calling Functions Understanding Variable Scope Overloading Procedures Passing Parameters Understanding ByVal vs ByRef Parameters Understanding the Call Stack Thinking Like a Programmer Finding the Procedures Refactoring Improving Productivity with Snippets
Object-Oriented Programming Understanding Object-Oriented Concepts Designing Classes Coding Properties and Methods Initializing Objects with Constructors Overloading Constructors Declaring and Instantiating Objects Calling Properties and Methods Understanding Value Types vs. Reference Types Working with Shared Data Members and Methods Thinking Like a Programmer Finding your Classes	Understanding Namespaces Understanding the Role of Namespaces Understanding .NET Namespaces Defining Custom Namespaces Referencing Members in a Namespace Using the Imports Statement
Working with Data Collections Understanding Arrays Declaring and Instantiating Arrays Iterating through Arrays Working with System.Array Methods Copying, Sorting, Searching and Resizing Passing Arrays to Methods Working with ParamArray Parameters Working with Command-line Arguments Understanding .NET Collections Managing Data Using List(Of T) Managing Data Using Dictionary(Of TKey, TValue) Working with LINQ Making LINQ Queries Enumerating LINQ Query Results Working with Anonymous Types Using Extension Methods with LINQ	Building Inheritance Hierarchies Understanding Inheritance Building Derived Classes Understanding Constructors in Derived Classes Defining and Using Protected Class Members Understanding Polymorphism Defining Overridable Methods Overriding Methods Understanding Abstract Classes Defining Abstract Classes Inheriting from Abstract Classes
Building GUIs with Windows Forms Overview of Windows Forms Designing Forms Working with Controls Using Labels and Textboxes Using Buttons Using Checkboxes and Radio Buttons Using Menus Using list Controls Handling Events	Accessing Databases Using ADO.NET Understanding the ADO.NET Object Model Opening Connections Executing Queries Using Commands Iterating Through Results Using DataReaders Calling Stored Procedures Passing Parameters to Stored Procedures Working with DataSets Binding Data to Controls
Exception Handling Understanding Exception Handling Using Try/Catch to Handle Exceptions Working with the Exception Class Understanding Exception Propagation Using Finally to Manage Cleanup Processing Throwing Custom Exceptions	Working with Files, Directories and Streams Using the System.IO Namespace Discovering Drives Working with Directories Working with Files Parsing a File Path Understanding Streams Working with FileStream Reading and Writing Text Files Understanding other Types of Streams Using LINQ with Files
Working with Strings Working with the String Class Working with String Literals and Escape Sequences Understanding String Manipulation Performance Issues Working with the StringBuilder Class Formatting Output with String.Format	Building N-Tier Applications Building Large Scale Applications Designing N-Tier Applications Building .NET Assemblies Referencing Assemblies

"The training exceeded my expectations. The instructor was very knowledgeable. I plan to use HOTT from here on out for my training needs."
– S.S., CACI