Visual C#.NET: Introduction For Developers

Visual C#.NET: Introduction for Developers

Course Specifications
Course number: 085521
Software Version: A complete installation of Visual Studio.NET, including the help files.
Course length: 5 day(s)

Course Description

Overview: You have experience in programming in at least one other object-oriented or object-based programming language. You are now entering the new world of .NET programming, using the C# programming language and the Visual C#.NET integrated development environment inside Visual Studio.NET. This is one in a series of C# programming courses offered by Element K.

Prerequisites: To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following Element K course or have equivalent knowledge:

• Object-Oriented Programming: Principles

• .NET Framework: Introduction

• Visual Studio.NET: Introduction

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activites.

Benefits: The software development industry has gone through several revolutions over the last 50 years, the most recent of which is the introduction of Microsoft’s .NET platform. The software industry has made major transitions in the past, including machine languages (0s and 1s), symbolic languages (COBOL and FORTRAN), procedural language (Pascal and C), and object-oriented languages (Smalltalk, C++, and Java), each with its own improvements in productivity and programming power. .NET is a similar revolution. As a programmer, you will want your skills on the leading edge of this revolution. Of all the languages targeting the .NET platform, C# has been tailor-made for future .NET developers.

Target Student: Visual Basic, C++, and Java programmers with at least one year of practical experience who want to learn C# programming.

Hardware Requirements:

• PC with a Pentium II-class processor, 500 megahertz (MHz); Pentium III–class processor, 600MHZ or higher recommended.
• 128 MB of RAM is the recommended minimum for running this courseware on Windows 2000 Professional or Windows 2000 Server.
• 500 MB on system drive and 4.0 GB on installation drive.
• CD-ROM drive.
• VGA or higher resolution monitor.

Software Requirements:

• A complete installation of Visual Studio.NET, including the help files.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 6.0.

Platform Requirements:

• Windows 2000 Server or Windows 2000 Professional.

Performance-Based Objectives
Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Build and run simple C#-based programs.
• Define and use classes in C#.
• Define and use methods in C#.
• Program GUI Windows applications with forms and controls.
• Write statements that control program flow.
• Identify and use reference and value types in C#.
• Program with built-in and user-defined exceptions.
• Identify and use reference and value types in C#.
• Define and use arrays and collections.
• Expose and access properties and indexers.
• Build and deploy local and shared assemblies.
• Write code that interoperates with legacy Windows code.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Creating Simple C# Programs

Topic 1A: Create a Simple C# Console Application

Topic 1B: Use a Namespace

Topic 1C: Comment Code

Topic 1D: Create a Simple Class Library

Topic 1E: Test a Simple Class Library

Topic 1F: Create a Simple C# Windows GUI Application

Lesson 2: Working with Classes

Topic 2A: Define and Use a Class

Topic 2B: Use Access Modifiers

Topic 2C: Define Namespaces

Topic 2D: Declare an Abstract Class

Topic 2E: Derive a Concrete Class from an Abstract Class

Topic 2F: Use an Abstract Class and its Concrete Derived Class

Lesson 3: Working with Methods

Topic 3A: Implement Constructors

Topic 3B: Implement a Destructor

Topic 3C: Override a Method

Topic 3D: Overload a Method

Topic 3E: Overload an Operator

Topic 3F: Pass Parameters

Lesson 4: Programming with Forms and Controls 

Topic 4A: Create a Graphical Program Using Standard Built-in Controls

Topic 4B: Create a Custom Control

Topic 4C: Use Custom Controls on a Form

Lesson 5: Writing Statements that Control Program Flow

Topic 5A: Write Conditional Statements

Topic 5B: Write Loop Statements

Topic 5C: Write Jump Statements

Lesson 6: Using Types in C#

Topic 6A: Use Pre-defined Data Types

Topic 6B: Differentiate Between Reference and Value Types

Topic 6C: Use Casting

Topic 6D: Define and Use a Struct Type

Topic 6E: Define and Use an Enum Type

Lesson 7: Programming with Exceptions

Topic 7A: Catch Exceptions

Topic 7B: Define Custom Exceptions

Topic 7C: Throw Exceptions

Topic 7D: Utilize the finally Keyword

Lesson 8: Working with Interfaces

Topic 8A: Define an Interface

Topic 8B: Implement Interfaces in Derived Classes

Topic 8C: Invoke Interface Methods

Lesson 9: Working with Arrays and Collections

Topic 9A: Define a Rectangular or Higher-Dimensional Array

Topic 9B: Use a Rectangular Array

Topic 9C: Define a Jagged Array

Topic 9D: Use a Jagged Array

Topic 9E: Choose and/or Create a Collection Type

Topic 9F: Use A Collection Type

Lesson 10: Working with Properties and Indexers

Topic 10A: Expose Properties

Topic 10B: Expose Indexers

Lesson 11: Building and Deploying Assemblies

Topic 11A: Create an Assembly with the C# Command Line Compiler

Topic 11B: Use Ildasm

Topic 11C: Deploy an Assembly Locally

Topic 11D: Create and Deploy a Shared Assembly

Lesson 12: Interoperating with Legacy Code

Topic 12A: Write Code that Interoperates with Win32

Topic 12B: Expose Legacy COM Components to C# Clients

Topic 12C: Expose C# Components to Legacy COM Clients