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
