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In this 5-day course, you will learn the fundamentals of building interactive, dynamic web applications using the .NET framework. You'll learn the essentials of the framework using either C# or VB.NET - with examples and exercises provided in both - and get an introduction to the .NET base class library. Then, move on to ASP.NET and learn to put your skills to use building interactive, feature-rich web pages.

Highlights

• Understand the .NET framework
• Run and compile .NET programs
• Understand data types, language constructs, and flow control
• Understand classes and objects, and inheritance
• Leverage controls provided by the framework and how to extend and build custom controls
• Use the ASP.NET syntax and structure
• Understand and use many built-in namespaces and base classes
• Create pages that work with interactive form data
• Work with the intrinsic objects used in ASP.NET for managing HTTP requests and responses and maintaining state
• Use ADO.NET to connect to and modify databases
• Use the XML support in .NET to produce XML data, transform data for web pages, and store XML data in a database
• Debug your ASP.NET pages

Course Outline

1. Introduction to .NET Programming

• C# VB.NET and .NET
• The .NET Platform
• The .NET Framework
• Documentation and Tools
• The C# and VB.NET Languages
• Hello World
• Your First .NET Program
• Methods
• Comments
• Console
• Namespaces

2. Creating a Simple Windows Application

• Understanding Windows Applications
• Windows vs. Web Applications
• Creating a Windows Form
• Windows Form in VS.NET
• Other Interface Elements (buttons, combo boxes, etc.)

3. Creating a Simple Web Application with Web Forms

• Understanding Web Applications
• Understanding Web Forms
• Web Form Lifecycle
• Creating a Web Form
• Adding Controls
• Responding to Events

4. Introduction to VS.NET

• Integrated Development Environment
• Solutions and Projects
• Source Files
• Form and Code View (codebehind)
• References
• Overview of Build Configurations (covered in detail in ASP/Win)
• Documentation
• .NET Framework Documentation
• VS.NET Documentation
• Intellisense
• ToolTips
• Tools for Source Code Documentation
• Overview of Debugging
• Windows
• Setting Break Points

5. Language Fundamentals Part 1: Data Types, Literals, and Constants

• Types
• Identifiers
• Variables
• Using Statement
• Strings
• Constants/Enumerations

6. Language Fundamentals Part 2: Statements, Expressions, and Subroutines

• Statements
• Expression
• Subroutines

7. Branching

• Unconditional
• If /else
• Switch
• Goto
• While
• Do.While
• For

8. Loops

• For
• While
• Do.While

9. Operators

• Relational
• Assignment
• Mathematical
• Logical Operators
• Logical
• Short Circuit
• Precedence
• Preprocessor Directives

10. Classes and Objects

• Access Modifiers
• Class Methods
• Constructor
• Variables
• Instantiating Objects
• Static Methods
• Destructor & Finalize
• Passing Parameters
• Overloading Methods
• Properties

11. Inheritance

• Specialization
• Generalization
• Inheritance
• Polymorphism
• Virtual Functions
• Overriding Virtual Function
• The Object Class
• Object as Root
• Boxing and Unboxing

12. Arrays

• The Array
• Arrays and Foreach
• Initialization
• Rectangular vs. Jagged
• Params

13. Strings

• The String Class
• Immutable Strings
• String Builder
• Regular Expressions
• Collections Part I: Hashtables and Enumeration
• Collections Part 2: ArrayLists, Other Collection Types, and Sorting

14. Introduction to .NET Programming

• What is the .NET Platform?
• What is the .NET Framework?
• The .NET Languages
• Example: Welcome to .NET Program
• Example: Welcome Using Alert

15. Creating a Simple Web Application

• Understanding Web Applications
• Understanding Web Forms and Events

16. Introduction to Visual Studio .NET

• What is Visual Studio .NET and is it Required to Write .NET and ASP.NET Applications?
• The Integrated Development Environment
• Working with Solutions and Projects
• Documentation
• Debugging and Diagnostics

17. Setting Up Course Exercise Solutions

• Create a Blank Solution

18. Introducing ASP.NET

• What is ASP.NET?
• What Software is Needed to Run ASP.NET Applications?
• The Page Class
• Structure of an ASP.NET Web Application
• Example: Outputting the Current Time
• Example: Processing Form Submissions in ASP.NET

19. Fundamentals of Web Forms and Controls

• The Architecture of a Page: Pages as Web Forms
• Adding Controls to Your Forms

20. Introduction to Server Controls

• What are Server Controls?
• Page Control Hierarchy
• ASP Web Controls vs. HTML Controls
• Using the Visual Studio .NET Web Form Editor
• Example: Calculating Birthdays

21. Custom User Controls

• What are User Controls?
• The Architecture of a User Control: User Controls as Reusable Components

22. Events in ASP.NET

• What is an Event?
• Page Events
• Web Server Control Events
• Example: Simple Loan Calculator
• Immediate versus Cached Event Submission

23. Refresher: ADO.NET Introduction

• What is ADO.NET?
• An Overview of Relational Database Concepts
• What is an RDBMS?
• The ADO.NET Object Model
• Introducing the Database Used for the Course
• Example: Selecting Records from the Database Using ADO.NET

24. Refresher: ADO.NET DataSets and the Disconnected Model

• What is a DataSet?
• Example: Selecting Records from a Database using a DataSet
• Example: Using a DataSet With Multiple Tables

25. Data Drilldowns with Data Bound Controls

• What is Data Binding?
• What is a Data Drill Down Interface?
• Example: A Sample Data Bound Data Drill Down

26. Web Development Support

• The Request Object
• The Response Object
• The Server Object
• The Uri Class

27. The SmtpMail and MailMessage Classes

28. ASP.NET Applications, the Application Object, and the HttpApplicationState Class

• What is an Application?
• Inspecting the Global.asax File

29. The Session Object and the HttpSessionState Class

• What is a Session?
• How Does ASP.NET Keep Track of Sessions?
• Example: A User Name as a Session Variable

30. Application Configuration with Web.config

• ASP.NET Configuration is XML
• ASP.NET Configuration is Applied in a Cascading Way
• Inspecting Configuration Files
• Example: Using Web.config to Create Custom Error Pages

31. Working with Validation Controls

• What are Validation Controls?
• Example: RequiredFieldValidator, CompareValidator, and RangeValidator
• The ValidationSummary Control

32. Regular Expression Validation

• Introducing Regular Expressions
• The RegularExpression Validator Control

33. Custom Validators

• The CustomValidator Control

34. Introducing XML

• What is XML?
• XML Logical Structure
• XML Physical Structure
• XML Design Patterns
• Applications of XML (and related technologies)
• Producing XML from Database Data via ADO.NET
• Example: Generate and View XML from a DataSet

35. Performing XSLT with ASP.NET

• XSLT in ASP.NET

36. Deployment

• Overview of Deployment in .NET
• VS.NET Build Configurations
• Copying a Web Application
• Creating a Web Setup Project

37. Introducing Components

• Why Are Components Useful?
• Using Assemblies to Package and Deploy Components

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