Developing Microsoft .NET Applications for Windows (Visual C# .NET)

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.

• Create, populate & organise 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 & validate user input in Windows Forms applications
• Create and use user controls in a Windows Forms application.
• Create licenses for controls.
• Bind Windows Forms applications to 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 & 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.

Introducing Windows Forms

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

Working With Controls

• 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

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

Using Data in Windows Forms Applications

• 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
• Creating a Simple XML Web Services Client
• Persisting Data

Interoperating with Managed Objects

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

Printing & 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

• 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

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

Deploying & Securting Windows Forms Applications

• NET Assemblies
• Deploying Windows Forms Applications
• Security in the .NET Framework
• Using Code Access Security
• Using Role-Based Security

The following courses are recommended for further study:

• M2124 - Intro to C# Programming for .NET
• M2389 - Programming with ADO.NET