ASP.NET Web Forms Programming Using Visual Basic.NET (Canada) Seminar

Presented by Hands-On Technology Transfer

Hands On Technology Transfer Computer Training

Bring this seminar on-site to your facility for groups of 10 or more.

This course provides students with hands on experience using Visual Studio to create dynamic Web sites with ASP.NET Web Forms and the .NET Framework using VB.NET.

Course Description

This course provides students with hands on experience using Visual Studio to create dynamic Web sites with ASP.NET Web Forms and the .NET Framework using VB.NET. The class provides a thorough introduction to the VB.NET programming language, including coverage of the essentials of the VB.NET programming language, built in data types, operators, control structures, classes and methods, collections and exception handling.

Students then learn how to leverage the power of the .NET Framework to build Web user interfaces. Students will learn use the power of ASP.NET Web server controls combined with HTML5 to design Web pages. They will use ASP.NET Validation controls to provide both client-side and server-side data validation for user input. Students will learn how to use master pages to enforce a consistent look and feel across a set of Web pages, as well as how to use user controls to reuse smaller pieces of HTML across multiple pages.

Students explore the complexities of state management in ASP.NET Web Forms and how to use session and view state objects to manage state between HTTP requests.

Students spend time exploring how to use ADO.NET to interact with databases by running SQL queries and executing stored procedures. They will also learn how to read/write XML files using DataSets and DataTables. Students learn how ASP.NET Web Forms data binding to easily display data in list controls, the GridView control and the DetailsView control.

Microsoft provides support for Ajax-enabled Web Forms applications using the ASP.NET AJAX Framework. Students will learn how to use some of the server-side features to make asynchronous postbacks from the browser, perform partial page updates using the UpdatePanel, use CSS to dim a page during postback and use the Timer fetch data from the server asynchronously.

Other topics include: using a Web.config file to control application configuration; working with the query string; working with cookies; reading and writing files; and deploying ASP.NET web applications. Comprehensive labs provide the students with extensive experience creating and deploying dynamic ASP.NET Web Form applications.

This course provides thorough coverage of the use of Web Forms for web sites. Students requiring additional coverage of ASP.NET MVC, WCF, Windows Forms or Windows Presentation Foundation should refer to HOTT's complete course listing for additional training courses.

Students who are already familiar with VB.NET language syntax may want to take the 3-day ASP.NET Web Forms Programming for Experienced Visual Basic.NET Programmers course instead.

Course Prerequisites

Knowledge of fundamental HTML syntax is helpful, but not required. Prior experience with a scripting or programming language is required.

What You Will Learn

Using Visual Studio to create VB.NET applications
Working with .NET data types
Creating variables with the proper scope and using operators to build complex expressions
Designing and using classes
Using control structures such as If, While and For
Using procedures to build complex applications
Throwing and trapping exceptions using the Try and Catch statements
Using single and multi-dimensional arrays
Working with .NET collections
Using LINQ to make queries
Defining and implementing interfaces
Working with enumerations
Creating ASP.NET Web Form applications
Working with CSS in Web Forms
Using Web server controls to interact with users and display data
Creating event handlers to respond to control events
Validating input using ASP.NET validation controls
Reusing design with master pages and user controls
Managing state in a Web Forms application
Using ADO.NET to interact with databases
Using DataSets to read/write XML data
Using Data Binding to display complex data on Web Pages
Using ASP.NET AJAX in Web Forms applications
Deploying an ASP.NET Web application

Course Overview

Introduction to .NET Overview of the .NET Framework How .NET is Different from Traditional Programming Common Language Runtime (CLR) Common Language Specification (CLS) Common Type System (CTS) .NET Assemblies Microsoft Intermediate Language (CIL) .NET Namespaces .NET Framework Class Library	Introduction to Visual Studio Creating a Project Using the Code Editor Correcting Syntax Errors Setting Project Properties Adding References Compiling a Program Running a Program Debugging a Program Using the MSDN (Help)
Language Fundamentals VB.NET Program Structure Defining Namespaces Understanding VB.NET Data Types Defining Variables and Constants Comparing Value Types versus Reference Types Working with Operators and Expressions Performing Type Conversions Using Console I/O Formatting Numbers, Date and Times	Conditionals and Looping If/Else Select Case Do/Loop While For For Each
Procedures and Parameters Subroutines vs. Functions Defining Shared and Instance Methods Passing Parameters by value and by reference Overloading Methods Using Variable Length Parameter Lists	Exception Handling What are Exceptions? .NET Exception Hierarchy Catching Exceptions Throwing Exceptions Managing Resources with Finally
Collections Defining and Using Arrays Understanding System.Array .NET Collections vs Generic Collections Working with Lists Working with Dictionaries Using LINQ to Objects	Object-Oriented Programming Overview of Object-Oriented Programming Building Classes Defining Properties Using Auto-Implemented Properties Defining Methods Understanding Constructors Extending .NET Classes via Inheritance Defining and Implementing Interfaces Understanding the Role of Interfaces in .NET
Overview of ASP.NET Web Forms ASP.NET Technologies Web Forms vs. MVC Understanding the HTTP Request and Response Cycle Client-Side vs. Server-Side Code Execution Exploring an ASP.NET Web Form Understanding the Life-Cycle of an ASP.NET Page Object	Creating ASP.NET Web Forms Applications Building ASP.NET Web Forms Applications Using Visual Studio Understanding a Web Form Application Project Structure Designing Web Forms Incorporating CSS into the Web Application Understanding the Page Directive Working with the Code-Behind Model Understanding Web.config Transformational Config Files
Using ASP.NET Server Controls Working with Web Server Controls Using Hyperlinks and Button-Based Controls Using Label and Textbox Controls Using List Controls Using the Image Control Exploring Other Web Server Controls	Handling Events Working with Page-Based Event Handlers Writing Control Event Handlers Sharing Event Handlers Understanding PostBack vs. Non-PostBack Events Handling Application-Based Events in Global.asax
Using ASP.NET Validation Controls Understanding ASP.NET Validation Controls Performing Client-Side Validation Performing Server-Side Validation Using the Required Field Validator Using the Comparison and Range Validators Using the Regular Expression Validator Customizing Validation Working with Validation Groups Unobtrusive Validation Using the NuGet Package Manager to Download AspNet.ScriptManager.jQuery	Reusing Design: User Controls and Master Pages Reusing HTML Snippets with User Controls Designing a User Control Embedding a User Control on a Page Understanding the Master Page Architecture Designing a Master Page Designing Content Pages
Maintaining State Maintaining State within ASP.NET Web Forms Applications Using the Session Object Using the ViewState Object Reading and Writing Cookies Using the Query String	ADO.NET Understanding the ADO.NET Object Model Connected vs. Disconnected Access Using a Connection to Connect to a Data Source Using a Command to Execute Queries and Stored Procedures Using a DataReader to Work with Cursors Using a DataSet with Disconnected Data Using DataAdapters with DataSets
Using XML Introducing XML and XML Schemas Writing XML Schemas with a DataSet Reading XML Schemas with a DataSet Writing XML Data with a DataSet Reading XML Data with a DataSet	Using Data Binding Understanding ASP.NET Data Source Controls Configuring Data Sources Examining ASP.NET Data Bound Controls Using List Controls Using the GridView Control Using the DetailsView Control Exploring Other Data Bound Controls
Introduction to ASP.NET AJAX Understanding Ajax Enabling ASP.NET AJAX with the ScriptManager Configuring Partial Page Updates with the UpdatePanel Displaying a Progress Indicator Using UpdateProgress Making Periodic Postbacks Using the Timer Using the NuGet Package Manager to Download jQuery	Deploying ASP.NET Applications Configuring IIS for Deployment Configuring an ASP.NET Web Form Application for Deployment Using Publish to Deploy a ASP.NET Web Application

Course Benefits

Course materials include student guide, hands-on lab manual and USB flash drive for examples and lab work
Students receive a certificate of completion at the end of class
Students can retake any portion of a class that has been completed, within 12 months at no extra cost
There are no registration fees or cancellation fees

More Seminar Information

Hands-On Technology Transfer
Summary	This course provides students with hands on experience using Visual Studio to create dynamic Web sites with ASP.NET Web Forms and the .NET Framework using VB.NET.
Delivery Method	Seminar
Also Available As	On-Site Training
Who Should Attend	VB.Net Programmers