Course Overview
This course is the beginning track for certification. It's designed for the beginning VB.NET programmer, although there are topics of an advanced nature. The topics discussed within this curriculum focus primarily on VB.NET code and not interface design or true event-based programming.
Course Objectives
VB.net and Framework, First Project, Declare Variables, Classes and Objects, LINQ, Reading and Writing Files, Flow Expressions, Arrays, Exceptions and Errors, Debugging, Garbage Collector
Course Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Agenda
1 - Introduction
2 - VB.net and Framework
3 - First Project
4 - Declare Variables
- Declare Variables
- Numeric Variables
- String Variables
- Variable Scope
- Type Conversion
5 - Flow Expressions
- Flow Expressions
- Decision Statements
- Iteration Statements
- Functions and Methods
6 - Classes and Objects
- Classes and Objects
- Defining a Class
- Constants and Enum
- Constructors
- Value and Reference Types
7 - Arrays
- Arrays: Single Dimensional
- Arrays: Multi Dimensional
- Array Lists
- Arrays: Type Safe Lists
8 - LINQ
- LINQ
- Filter and Sort
- Joining Data
9 - Exceptions and Errors
- Syntax and Logic Errors
- Exception Handling
- Custom Exceptions
10 - Reading and Writing Files
- Reading and Writing Files
- Path Object
- StreamReader
11 - Debugging
- Common Errors
- Breakpoints
- Watch Window
- Immediate Window
12 - Garbage Collector
13 - Conclusion