5 Day Course
Introduction
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.
Audience Profile
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.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students 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
Prerequisites
The course assumes that students
have the following skills:
•
Understanding
of C# programming
•
Experience
building applications
The following prerequisites are
recommended for this course:
•
Course
2124Introduction to C# Programming for the Microsoft .NET Platform
OR
•
Equivalent
knowledge
Course Outline
Module 1: Introducing Windows Forms
Lessons
•
Creating
a Form
•
Adding
Controls to a Form
•
Creating
an Inherited Form
•
Organizing
Controls on a Form
•
Creating
MDI Applications
Lab: Creating Windows Forms
•
Creating
a New Windows Form
•
Inheriting
a New Form from an Existing Windows Form
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
•
Create a
form and add controls to it
•
Create
an inherited form by using Visual Inheritance
•
Organize
controls on a form
•
Create
Multiple Document Interface (MDI) applications
Module 2: Working with Controls
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.
Lessons
•
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
Lab: Working with Controls
•
Creating
and Using Controls
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
•
Create
an event handler for a control
•
Select
and use the appropriate controls in a Windows Forms application
•
Use
dialog boxes in a Windows Forms application
•
Add
controls to a form at run time
•
Create
and use menus in a Windows Forms application
•
Validate
user input in a Windows Forms application
Module 3: 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.
Lessons
•
Extending
and Creating Controls
•
Adding
Design-Time Support for Controls
•
Licensing
a Control
Lab: Building Controls
•
Declare
an Event and Raising It from an Extended Control
•
Creating
a Composite Control
•
Adding
Design-Time Support
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
•
Extend
an existing control
•
Create a
composite control by combining functionality of several existing Windows Forms
controls
•
Describe
the design-time support options for components provided by Visual Studio .NET
•
Add
attributes that provide information to the Visual Designer
•
Create
and validate licenses for controls
Module 4: 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.
Lessons
•
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
Lab: Accessing Data with ADO.NET
•
Generating
and Populating DataSets
•
Modifying
a DataSet
•
Updating
a DataSet to a DataSource
•
Binding
and Formatting Data in Controls
Lab: Calling an XML Web Service
•
Calling
an XML Web Service
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
•
Describe
the objects in the ADO.NET object model
•
Add and
configure ADO.NET objects in a Windows Forms application
•
Access
and modify data from a database by using DataSets
•
Bind
data to controls
•
Describe
the XML Web services model and the roles of HTML, SOAP, and XML in the XML Web
services model
•
Create
and test a simple XML Web service client application
•
Persist
data to files, serialize objects, use isolated storage, and persist application
settings
Module 5: 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.
Lessons
•
Using
.NET and COM Components in a Windows Forms Application
•
Calling
Win32 APIs from Windows Forms Applications
Lab: Interoperating with COM and Calling Win32 APIs
•
Using a
COM Component in a .NET-Based Application
•
Calling
Win32 APIs from a .NET-Based Application
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
•
Use .NET
and COM components in a Microsoft .NET Framework Windows Forms application
•
Call
Win32 APIs from a Windows Forms application
Module 6: Printing and Reporting in Windows Forms Applications
Lessons
•
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
Lab: Printing Formatted Documents
•
Adding
Print Support to an Application
•
Creating
Printed Output by Using GDI+
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
•
Print
documents in a Windows Forms application
•
Use the
Visual Studio .NET printing dialog boxes in a Windows Forms application
•
Use GDI+
to construct print document content
•
Create
and format reports by using Crystal Reports
Module 7: Asynchronous Programming
This module explains how to use
the techniques of asynchronous programming and multithreading to avoid blocking
the user interface of an application.
Lessons
•
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
Lab: Making Asynchronous Calls to an XML Web Service
•
Converting
Synchronous Calls to Asynchronous Calls
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
•
Describe
the .NET Framework asynchronous programming model
•
Modify a
client application to use built-in .NET Framework support for asynchronous
calls to methods
•
Describe
how to add explicit support for asynchronous calls to any method
Module 8: Enhancing the Usability of Applications
This module covers how to use the
accessibility, Help, and localization features available in the .NET Framework.
Lessons
•
Adding
Accessibility Features
•
Adding
Help to an Application
•
Localizing
an Application
Lab: Enhancing the Usability of an Application
•
Adding
Support for Accessibility
•
Adding
Help to an Application
•
Adding
ToolTips to an Application
•
Localizing
the User Interface of an Application
•
Localizing
Resources in an Application
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
•
Use .NET
Framework features to add and enable accessibility features in an application
•
Add
support for context-sensitive Help, Help menus, and ToolTips to an application
•
Use
localization properties and resource files to create a localized version of a
.NET Framework Windows Forms application
Module 9: 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.
Lessons
•
.NET
Assemblies
•
Deploying
Windows Forms Applications
Lab: Deploying an Application
•
Building
and Referencing a Strong-Named Assembly
•
Installing
a Strong-Named Assembly into the Global Assembly Cache
•
Deploying
a .NET Application
•
Using an
Application Configuration File
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
•
Use
strong-named assemblies in .NET applications.
•
Use
application configuration files to configure and use Microsoft Windows
Installer 2.0 to package and deploy .NET applications.
Module 10: 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.
Lessons
•
Security
in the .NET Framework
•
Using
Code Access Security
•
Using
Role-Based Security
Lab: Adding and Testing Permission Requests
•
Adding
and Testing Permission Requests
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
•
Describe
the .NET Framework security model.
•
Use code
access security to help protect an application.
•
Use
role-based security to help control access to an application
