Visual Basic .NET Desktop Development

• Debugger, Exception Handling, Data Types,
• Arrays, Multiple Event Handlers, Delegates, Macros,
• Multithreaded Applications, and much more.

This VB.NET Desktop Development course includes:

• VB.Net Desktop Development (5 CD-ROMs)
• Reference Text Book with over 700 pages
• Sample Code and Practice Files

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Visual Basic .NET Desktop Development

Multimedia CD-ROM Based Training:
With CD-ROM based training, the lectures were video taped and then digitized and presented to you in Full Motion Video, Audio, & Graphics.

System Requirements: 486/200 mhz (minimum), CD-ROM Drive, 32 MB RAM, Sound Card. Available Hard Disk Space 200 MB. Windows 95, 98, NT, ME, 2000, or Windows XP.

Visual Basic .NET Trainers: Alison Balter is a highly experienced independent trainer and consultant, specializing in Windows applications training and development. During her seventeen years in the computer industry, she has trained and consulted with many corporations and government agencies. Alison is a regular contributing columnist for Access/Office/Visual Basic Advisor as well as other computer publications. She is also a regular on the Access and Visual Basic national speaker circuit. She was also one of four speakers on the Microsoft Visual Basic/Visual Studio World Tour.

Bruce Jones is a PDSA associate, and an industry expert in the C# language. Bruce provides in-depth coverage of the core information you need to build a solid foundation in C#.

COURSE OUTLINE - VISUAL BASIC .NET DESKTOP DEVELOPMENT
Includes: 5 CDs, Reference Text, Sample Code, & Practice Files
Running Time: Approx. 10 Hours

VB.NET Desktop Development Phase I – Bruce Jones
1.0 Debugger
1.1 Breakpoints and Stepping
1.2 Breakpoint Window
1.3 Setting the Next Statement and Watching Variables
1.4 Command Window, Call Stack and Other Misc. Windows
1.5 Debug Object
2.0 Exception Handling
2.1 No Exception Handling and Simple Exception Handling
2.2 Catching Specific Exceptions
2.3 Throwing Exceptions
2.4 The Finally Block
2.5 Inner Exceptions
2.6 Custom Exceptions
3.0 Collection Classes
3.1 Array Lists
3.2 Hasthtables
3.3 Queues and Stacks

VB.NET Desktop Development Phase II – Bruce Jones
1.0 Variables
1.1 Introduction to Data Types
1.2 Assigning Values to Variables
2.0 Data Type Conversations
2.1 Introduction to Option Strict
2.2 Implicit and Explicit Conversations
2.3 The C Family of Conversations 
2.4 The C Type Command
3.0 Value and Reference Types
3.1 Creating Value and Reference Types
3.2 Passing Value and Reference Types
3.3 Strings – Both Value and Reference!
4.0 Arrays
4.1 Simple Arrays
4.2 Multidimensional Arrays
4.3 Jagged Arrays

VB.NET Desktop Development Phase III – Bruce Jones
1.0 Adding Events
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Multiple Event Handlers
1.3 The e Parameter
2.0 Working With Delegates
2.1 Simple Delegates
2.2 The Delegate Parameters
2.3 Event Like Delegates
2.4 Multi Cast Delegates
3.0 Working With Classes
3.1 Classes with Events
3.2 Multicast Classes
3.3 All Together Classes
4.0 Multithreaded Applications
4.1 The Timer
4.2 Sleep
4.3 Launching a Thread
4.4 The Slow Thread
4.5 The Call Back
4.6 Write After Write
4.7 Helpful VB.NET Tools for Threading

VB.NET Desktop Development Phase IV – Alison Balter
1.0 The Code Behind the Form
1.1 Switching from Code View to Object View
1.2 Namespaces
1.3 Code Outlining
1.4 The #Region Directive
1.5 Code Editing and Documentation 
2.0 Configuring the IDE
2.1 Exploring the IDE Options
3.0 Automating Repetitive Tasks with Macros
3.1 Recording a Macro
3.2 Viewing a Recorded Macro
3.3 Editing a Macro
3.4 Running a Macro
3.5 Using the Macro Explorer
3.6 Exporting a Macro
3.7 Using the Macro IDE
3.8 Creating a Macro Project
3.9 Responding to IDE Events

VB.NET Desktop Development Phase V – Alison Balter
1.0 Creating Classes
1.1 Defining Classes
1.2 Encapsulation and Information Hiding
1.3 Adding Field and Property Members
1.4 Adding Methods to Classes
1.5 Adding Class Events
1.6 defining nested Classes
1.7 Creating Instances of a Class
2.0 Inheritance and Polymorphism
2.1 Inheritance Basics
2.2 What is Inheritance
2.3 Defining Classes that Must be Sub Classed
2.4 Defining classes that Cannot be Sub Classed
2.5 Polymorphism
2.6 Dynamic typecasting
2.7 Defining interfaces
3.0 Shared Members
3.1 Declaring Shared Fields
3.2 Defining Shared Properties
3.3 Using Shared Methods
3.4 Defining shared Constructors