Microsoft Course 2555 - Developing Microsoft .NET Applications for Windows (Visual C# .NET) — A 5-Day Course

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Course Synopsis

This five-day, instructor-led course provides students with the skills required to build Microsoft Windows Forms applications by using the Microsoft .NET Framework.This course is a part of the Microsoft Visual C#™ .NET curriculum and is intended to provide C# programmers with the skills required to create Windows Forms applications by using the .NET Framework. The course will cover the major topics for Windows client application programming on the .NET Framework. These topics include: Windows Forms, GDI+, simple data access, interoperating with unmanaged code, threading and asynchronous programming issues, simple remoting, Web access, Web Services consumption, debugging, security, and deployment issues for desktop applications.

Course Objectives

On completion of this course, delegates will be able to:

• Create and populate Windows Forms.
• Organize controls on Windows Forms.
• Create menus in a Windows Forms application.
• Add code to form and control event procedures in a Windows Forms application.
• Create Multiple Document Interface (MDI) applications.
• Use dialog boxes in Windows Forms applications.
• Validate user input in a Windows Forms application.
• Create and use user controls in a Windows Forms application.
• Create licenses for controls.
• Bind Windows Forms applications to various data sources by using Microsoft ADO.NET.
• Consume XML Web services from Windows Forms applications.
• Use .NET and COM components in a Windows Forms application.
• Call Microsoft Win32 APIs from a Windows Forms application.
• Print documents in a Windows Forms application.
• Make asynchronous calls to methods from a Windows Forms application.
• Debug a Windows Forms application.
• Incorporate accessibility features in a Windows Forms application.
• Localize a Windows Forms application.
• Add support for Help to localize a Windows Forms application.
• Create Help files in a Windows Forms application.
• Deploy a Windows Forms application.
• Implement code access and role-based security in a Windows Forms application.
• Add deployment flexibility to applications by using shared assemblies.

Intended Audience

This course is intended for the intermediate programmer who is responsible for designing and building Windows-based applications with the .NET Framework. It is designed for developers who have C# development skills. Students are required to have the following skills:

• Experience with a .NET language such as Visual C# .NET or Microsoft Visual C++ .NET
• Experience developing basic applications with MFC and/or Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0

Typically, these individuals perform the following key activities:

• Help create functional specifications.
• Design and develop user interfaces.
• Create and test prototypes.
• Write Windows Forms applications.

Course Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must meet the following prerequisites:

• Understanding of C# programming
• Experience building applications
• Course 2124-Introduction to C# Programming for the Microsoft .NET Platform or equvalent knowledge

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam:

• Exam 70-316: Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET

Course Materials

The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.

Outline Course Contents

Introducing Windows Forms

Take a closer look: Download Sample Module 1 (Portable Document Format, 1.31 MB).

• Creating a Form
• Adding Controls to a Form
• Creating an Inherited Form
• Organizing Controls on a Form
• Creating MDI Applications

Working with Controls

Take a closer look: Download Sample Module 2 (Portable Document Format, 1.21 MB).

This module explains how to create event procedures (handlers) in your application that will run in response to user actions. Students will learn how to add programming logic to the event procedures of a control, how to use the Windows Forms intrinsic controls, dialog boxes, and menus, and how to validate the data entered by users of your application.

• Creating an Event Handler for a Control
• Using Windows Forms Controls
• Using Dialog Boxes in a Windows Forms Application
• Adding Controls at Run Time
• Creating Menus
• Validating User Input

Building Controls

This module explains how to extend the functionality of an existing Windows control, combine multiple existing controls into a composite control, and build a new custom control. Students will also learn how to add design-time licensing support to a control.

• Extending and Creating Controls
• Adding Design-Time Support for Controls
• Licensing a Control

Using Data in Windows Forms Applications

This module explains how to bind Windows forms to various data sources by using ADO .NET. Students will learn about binding Windows forms to data from sources such as databases and XML files. Students will get an overview of the XML Web services programming model and learn how to create applications that use XML Web services. The module also provides an overview of how to persist data to and read data from files and isolated storage.

• Adding ADO.NET Objects to and Configuring ADO.NET Objects in a Windows Forms Application
• Accessing and Modifying Data by Using DataSets
• Binding Data to Controls
• Overview of XML Web Services
• Creating a Simple XML Web Services Client
• Persisting Data

Interoperating with Managed Objects

This module explains how to use .NET and COM components in a Windows Forms application. Students will also learn how to call Win32 APIs in their Windows Forms application.

• Using .NET and COM Components in a Windows Forms Application
• Calling Win32 APIs from Windows Forms Applications

Printing and Reporting in Windows Forms Applications

• Printing From a Windows Forms Application
• Using the Print Preview, Page Setup, and Print Dialogs
• Constructing Print Document Content by Using GDI+
• Creating Reports by Using Crystal Reports

Asynchronous Programming

This module explains how to use the techniques of asynchronous programming and multithreading to avoid blocking the user interface of an application.

• The .NET Asynchronous Programming Model
• The Asynchronous Programming Model Design Pattern
• How to Make Asynchronous Calls to Any Method
• Helping Protect State and Data in a Multithreaded Environment

Enhancing the Usability of Applications

This module covers how to use the accessibility, Help, and localization features available in the .NET Framework.

• Adding Accessibility Features
• Adding Help to an Application
• Localizing an Application

Deploying Windows Forms Applications

This module explains assemblies and how to use strong-named assemblies and the Global Assembly Cache (GAC) in the .NET Framework. Students will also learn how to configure and deploy .NET-based applications.

• .NET Assemblies
• Deploying Windows Forms Applications

Securing Windows Forms Applications

This module explains the .NET Framework security model. Students will learn how to use .NET Framework security features in Windows Forms applications.

• Security in the .NET Framework
• Using Code Access Security
• Using Role-Based Security