Visual Basic 2008 Training for Object-Oriented Programmers
Delivery Options
- Customized Onsite Training (2 days): Request a Proposal
Class Description
Class Overview
Visual Basic 2008 for Object-Oriented Programmers is designed to bring experienced programmers quickly up to speed on the Visual Basic language
The Visual Basic 2008 training course concisely covers the essentials of .NET programming using Microsoft's Visual Basic .NET programming language. It starts with a brief chapter, ".NET: What You Need to Know," which gets you up and running in the .NET environment with a minimum of fuss. The next two chapters cover Visual Basic language essentials and object-oriented programming in Visual Basic 2008. The next chapter discusses how Visual Basic relates to the .NET Framework. The following chapter covers delegates and events. The course includes a succinct introduction to creating GUI programs using Windows Forms. The course concludes with a chapter covering the new features in Visual Basic 2008.
Class Goals
- Acquire a working knowledge of Visual Basic 2008 programming.
- Learn about important interactions between Visual Basic and the .NET Framework.
- Learn how to implement simple GUI programs using Windows Forms.
- Gain a working knowledge of local type inference, object initializers, anonymous types, extension methods, lambda expression, LINQ, and other new features in Visual Basic 2008.
Class Outline
- NET: What You Need to Know
- .NET Executables and the CLR
- A .NET Testbed for Visual Basic Programming
- Visual Studio 2008
- Visual Basic for the Sophisticated Programmer
- First Visual Basic Console Application
- Namespaces
- Data Types
- Conversions
- Control Structures
- Subroutines and Functions
- Strings
- Arrays
- Console I/O
- Formatting
- Exception Handling
- Object-Oriented Programming in Visual Basic
- Classes
- Access Control
- Methods and Properties
- Shared Data and Methods
- Inheritance
- Overriding Methods
- Polymorphism
- Operator Overloading
- Visual Basic and the .NET Framework
- Components
- Interfaces
- System.Object
- .NET and COM
- Collections
- IEnumerable and IEnumerator
- Copy Semantics in Visual Basic
- Generic Types
- Type-Safe Collections
- Delegates and Events
- Delegates
- Random Number Generation
- Events
- Introduction to Windows Forms
- Creating Windows Applications Using Visual Studio 2008
- Partial Classes
- Buttons, Labels and Textboxes
- Handling Events
- Listbox Controls
- New Features in Visual Basic 2008
- Local Type Inference
- Object Initializers
- Array Initializers
- Anonymous Types
- Partial Methods
- Extension Methods
- Lambda Expressions
- Query Keywords
Class Materials
Each student in our Live Online and our Onsite classes receives a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.
Class Prerequisites
Experience in the following areas is required:
- Strong Application Development Experience
Experience in the following areas would be beneficial:
- Object-Oriented Programming Experience
Technical Requirements
Our computer technical requirements and setup process is easy, with support just a click away.
- Onsite and Instructor-led Online course technical requirements and setup instructions.
- WebEx system requirements for Instructor-led Online delivery option.
of Live Online Training:
Webucator is a Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.) approved by PMI to issue professional development units (PDUs) for our training courses.