Visual Basic .NET

Topic-Level Outline

Days: 5

Prerequisites: None

Unit 1 : Introduction to Visual Basic .NET

Topic A: 0 Introduction to OOP

A-1: Discussing OOP Terminology

Topic B: 0 Viewing a sample Visual Basic .NET application

B-1: Viewing the Monthly Payment Calculator application

Unit 2 : Creating a Windows based application

Topic A: 0 Creating an application

A-1: Previewing the Copyright Screen application

A-2: Customizing Visual Studio .NET

A-3: Creating a blank Visual Studio .NET solution

A-4: Adding a Visual Basic .NET project to a solution

Topic B: 0 Working with the windows in the IDE

B-1: Managing the windows in the IDE

B-2: Examining the Windows Form designer window

B-3: Using the Solution Explorer window

B-4: Using the Properties window

B-5: Setting the properties of the Windows Form object

Topic C: 0 Working with solutions

C-1: Closing a solution

C-2: Opening an existing solution

Unit 3 : Working with controls

Topic A: 0 Form controls

A-1: Using the toolbox

A-2: Adding a label control

A-3: Setting the properties of a label control

A-4: Centering controls on the form

A-5: Setting the properties of a picture box control

A-6: Setting the properties of a button control

Topic B: 0 Running an application

B-1: Starting and stopping an application

B-2: Opening the Code editor window

B-3: Entering code in the Code editor window

Topic C: 0 Using a timer control

C-1: Adding a timer control and changing its properties

C-2: Deleting a control that contains code

C-3: Coding the timer control’s Tick event

C-4: Setting FormBorderStyle property

C-5: Removing and disabling the Minimize, Maximize, and Close buttons

C-6: Printing code

Unit 4 : Designing applications

Topic A: 0 Solving a problem

A-1: Using a procedure-oriented program

A-2: Using an OOED program

Topic B: 0 Planning an OOED application

B-1: Discussing the planning process

B-2: Discussing the creation process

B-3: Designing a user interface

B-4: Discussing interface layout and organization

B-5: Discussing GUI design guidelines

Topic C: 0 Building a user interface

C-1: Opening the application

C-2: Changing the background color of a form

C-3: Setting the BorderStyle property

C-4: Setting the Text property

C-5: Adding a Text Box control to the form

C-6: Locking controls on the form

C-7: Assigning access keys

C-8: Setting the TabIndex property

Unit 5 : Developing applications

Topic A: 0 Coding an application

A-1: Assigning a value to a property during run time

A-2: Using the Focus method

A-3: Adding comments

A-4: Writing arithmetic expressions

A-5: Coding the Calculate Order button

A-6: Using the Val function

A-7: Using the Format function

Topic B: 0 Testing, debugging, and documenting

B-1: Testing and debugging an application

B-2: Printing an application’s code and interface

Unit 6 : Understanding variables and constants

Topic A: 0 Variables

A-1: Previewing the Skate-Away Sales application

A-2: Discussing variables

A-3: Determining the scope of a local variable

A-4: Declaring and testing a form-level variable

Topic B: 0 Named constants

B-1: Declaring named constants

Unit 7 : Using variables and constants

Topic A: 0 Modifying application code (basic)

A-1: Modifying the MessageLabel control

A-2: Coding the Calculate Order button Click event

A-3: Concatenating strings and numbers

A-4: Using the InputBox function

A-5: Using intrinsic constants

A-6: Designating a default button

Topic B: 0 Modifying application code (advanced)

B-1: Modifying the OrderForm and CalcButton events

B-2: Modifying the code for the InputBox function

B-3: Creating and using static variables

B-4: Coding The TextChanged event

B-5: Associating a procedure with different objects or events

Unit 8 : Selection structures

Topic A: 0 The If…Then…Else statement

A-1: Writing pseudocode for If and If/Else selection structures

A-2: Flowcharting If and If/Else structures

A-3: Coding If and If/Else structures

Topic B: 0 Comparison and logical operators

B-1: Using comparison operators

B-2: Using logical operators

B-3: Using truth tables

Unit 9 : Using simple selection structures

Topic A: 0 GroupBox control, Pmt and MessageBox.Show functions

A-1: Previewing the Monthly Payment Calculator

A-2: Using a GroupBox control

A-3: Adding a text box

A-4: Locking controls and setting the TabIndex property

A-5: Coding the CalcPayButton Click event

A-6: Using the Pmt function

A-7: Using the MessageBox.Show method

A-8: Coding the TextChanged event

Topic B: 0 KeyPress event and Label TextAlign

B-1: Viewing the template for the KeyPress event

B-2: Viewing the ControlChars constants

B-3: Coding the KeyPress event

B-4: Testing your code

B-5: Aligning text in a Label control

Unit 10 : Complex selection structures

Topic A: 0 Nested, If/ElseIf/Else, and Case structures

A-1: Discussing nested selection structures

A-2: Identifying logic errors in selection structures

A-3: Using If/ElseIf/Else structures

A-4: Using Case structures

Topic B: 0 Using special comparison operators

B-1: Using the Is operator

B-2: Using the TypeOf…Is operator

B-3: Using the Like operator

Unit 11 : Using complex selection structures

Topic A: 0 The Math Practice application

A-1: Adding a radio button

A-2: Adding a check box

A-3: Using the radio buttons and check boxes

A-4: Creating a user-defined Sub procedure

A-5: Generating random numbers

A-6: Coding the Grade1RadioButton and Grade2RadioButton Click events

A-7: Coding the AdditionRadioButton and SubtractionRadioButton events

A-8: Coding the Load event for a form

Topic B: 0 Completing the Math Practice application

B-1: Coding the CheckAnswerButton Click event

B-2: Coding the SummaryCheckBox Click event

Unit 12 : Understanding loops

Topic A: 0 The Grade Calculator application

A-1: Previewing the Grade Calculator application

Topic B: 0 The repetition structure

B-1: Using the For…Next statement

B-2: Using the Do…Loop statement

B-3: Using counters and accumulators

Unit 13 : Using repetition structures

Topic A: 0 Using collections

A-1: Discussing controls collections

A-2: Using an object variable

A-3: Using the For Each…Next statement

Topic B: 0 Implementing the Grade Calculator application

B-1: Declaring a form-level collection

B-2: Using parallel collections

B-3: Setting the Enabled property of an object

B-4: Coding the Click event

B-5: Coding the Enter event

B-6: Coding the Closing event

Unit 14 : Sub and Function procedures

Topic A: 0 Sub procedures

A-1: Discussing Sub and Function procedures

A-2: Creating Sub procedures

A-3: Passing parameters in Sub procedures

A-4: Discussing variable passing

Topic B: 0 Function procedures

B-1: Creating Function procedures

Unit 15 : List boxes and form instances

Topic A: 0 Using list box controls

A-1: Previewing the Payroll application

A-2: Adding a list box

A-3: Adding items to a list box

A-4: Coding SelectedItem and SelectedIndex properties

A-5: Coding the CalculateButton Click event

A-6: Completing the CalculateButton Click event

A-7: Using the SelectedValueChanged event

Topic B: 0 Completing a Payroll application

B-1: Adding an existing form to a solution

B-2: Coding a Sub Main procedure

B-3: Creating an instance of a form

B-4: Using a form object’s ShowDialog method

Unit 16 : String manipulation basics

Topic A: 0 String manipulation

A-1: Previewing the Hangman game application

A-2: Determining the number of characters in a string

A-3: Removing characters from a string

A-4: Determining the sequence of characters in a string

A-5: Accessing characters contained in a string

A-6: Replacing characters in a string

A-7: Inserting characters into a string

Topic B: 0 Searching strings

B-1: Searching a string

B-2: Using the UCase and LCase functions

Unit 17 : Menus

Topic A: 0 Adding the main menu control

A-1: Adding a main menu control

A-2: Assigning shortcut keys

A-3: Coding the Exit menu item

Topic B: 0 Coding the New Game menu item

B-1: Coding FileNewMenuItem

B-2: Testing the FileNewMenuItem code

B-3: Coding the letters of the alphabet

B-4: Testing your application

Unit 18 : Sequential access file basics

Topic A: 0 File types and sequential access files

A-1: Accessing a sequential access file

Topic B: 0 Writing to and reading from a file

B-1: Writing information to a sequential access file

B-2: Using the PadLeft and PadRight methods

B-3: Reading information from a sequential access file

B-4: Closing a sequential access file

B-5: Viewing the File application

Unit 19 : DateTimePicker and PrintDocument controls

Topic A: 0 The DateTimePicker control

A-1: Previewing the Carriage House application

A-2: Adding a DateTimePicker control to a form

A-3: Setting the ShowUpDown property

A-4: Setting EventDateTimePicker Format property

A-5: Retrieving the elements of the Value property

A-6: Coding the CarriageForm Load event

A-7: Coding the AddButton Click event

Topic B: 0 The PrintDocument control

B-1: Coding the Print Report button

B-2: Coding the PrintPage event

Unit 20 : Random access file basics

Topic A: 0 Understanding random access files

A-1: Previewing the Seminar application

A-2: Discussing record structure

A-3: Discussing a record variable

Topic B: 0 Working with random access files

B-1: Opening a random access file

B-2: Writing records to a random access file

B-3: Reading records from a random access file

B-4: Testing for the end of a random access file

B-5: Closing a random access file

Unit 21 : Using random access files

Topic A: 0 Adding records to a random access file

A-1: Coding the InitializeButton Click event

A-2: Coding the AddButton Click event

A-3: Coding the DisplayButton Click event

Topic B: 0 Removing records and printing

B-1: Coding the RemoveButton Click event

B-2: Coding the PrintButton Click event

B-3: Coding the PrintPage event

Unit 22 : Arrays

Topic A: 0 One-dimensional array basics

A-1: Understanding a one-dimensional array

A-2: Storing data in a one-dimensional array

A-3: Using the subscript to access an element

A-4: Searching and calculating an array value

A-5: Sorting and updating the data

Topic B: 0 Advanced one-dimensional arrays

B-1: Understanding parallel one-dimensional arrays

B-2: Storing records in a one-dimensional array

Topic C: 0 Using two-dimensional arrays

C-1: Understanding a two-dimensional array

C-2: Storing data in a two-dimensional array

C-3: Calculating the sum of an array’s values

C-4: Previewing the Tax Calculator application

C-5: Coding the CalculateButton Click event