VB.NET: Level 1

• 1.0 .NET Concepts
• 1.1 Why Do We Need .NET?
• 1.2 Introducing the .NET Framework
• 1.3 Understanding the Common Type System
• 1.4 Compilers, Assemblies and Microsoft Intermediate Language
• 1.5 Namespaces

• 2.0 Using the Visual Studio IDE
• 2.1 Visual Studio IDE
• 2.2 Project Basics
• 2.3 Visual Studio Interface
• 2.4 Compiling and Executing
• 2.5 Getting Help

• 3.0 Creating Simple Interfaces
• 3.1 Form Basics
• 3.2 Adding Controls to a Form
• 3.3 What is an Event?
• 3.4 Writing Code for an Event
• 3.5 Running the Application

VB.NET: Level 2

• 1.0 Using Variables and Constants
• 1.1 What is a Variable?
• 1.2 Understanding the Common Type System
• 1.3 Declaring and Using Variables
• 1.4 Using Constants
• 1.5 Type Conversion
• 1.6 Structures
• 1.7 Arrays

• 2.0 Using Procedures
• 2.1 What is a Procedure?
• 2.2 Creating and Calling Sub Procedures
• 2.3 Creating and Calling Function Procedures
• 2.4 Using Arguments
• 2.5 Using Built-in Functions
• 2.6 Using the Sub Main()

• 3.0 Operators and Expressions
• 3.1 Arithmetic Operators
• 3.2 Building Expressions
• 3.3 Using Strings

• 4.0 Control of Flow Logic
• 4.1 Control of Flow Logic
• 4.2 Using the Select Case Structure
• 4.3 Using the Do…Loop Structure
• 4.4 Using the For…Next Structure
• 4.5 Using the For Each…Next Structure

VB.NET: Level 3

• 1.0 Working with Forms
• 1.1 Creating Form Instances
• 1.2 Working with Multiple Forms
• 1.3 Drag and Drop

• 2.0 Standard Windows Controls
• 2.1 Overview of Windows Controls
• 2.2 Labels and TextBoxes
• 2.3 Buttons and Menus
• 2.4 CheckBoxes and RadioButtons
• 2.5 PictureBox
• 2.6 Panel
• 2.7 ListBoxes

• 3.0 Advanced Windows Controls
• 3.1 TabControl
• 3.2 Calendar Controls
• 3.3 Timer and ImageList
• 3.4 Splitter
• 3.5 UpDown Controls
• 3.6 ToolTips and ContextMenus
• 3.7 ToolBars and StatusBars
• 3.8 ErrorProviders and NotifyIcon

VB.NET: Level 4

• 1.0 Using DIA;OGS
• 1.1 MessageBox and InputBox
• 1.2 Common Dialogs
• 1.3 Creating Custom Dialog Forms

• 2.0 Multiple Document Interface
• 2.1 Why MDI?
• 2.2 Creating MDI Windows
• 2.3 MDI and Menus
• 2.4 Cascade and Tile

• 3.0 Debugging
• 3.1 The Need for Debugging
• 3.2 What is Break Mode?
• 3.3 Breakpoints and Stepping
• 3.4 Autos and Locals
• 3.5 Watch Expressions
• 3.6 The Call Stack
• 3.7 Using the Command Window

• 4.0 Error Handling
• 4.1 What is an Exception?
• 4.2 Using Try…Catch…Finally
• 4.3 Exit Try and When Statements
• 4.4 Throwing Exceptions

• 5.0 Input Validation
• 5.1 Types of Validation
• 5.2 Intrinsic Validation
• 5.3 Using Validation Events
• 5.4 Form-level Validation

VB.NET: Level 5

• 1.0 Object Oriented Concepts
• 1.1 Why and What is OOP?
• 1.2 Classes and Objects
• 1.3 Object Oriented Techniques
• 1.4 Class Members
• 1.5 Namespaces

• 2.0 Creating Classes
• 2.1 Defining the Class
• 2.2 Access Modifiers
• 2.3 Creating Methods
• 2.4 Creating Properties
• 2.5 Overloading Methods
• 2.6 Constructors
• 2.7 Garbage Collection
• 2.8 Destructor and Dispose
• 2.9 Revisiting Structures

• 3.0 Inheritance
• 3.1 Deriving Classes
• 3.2 Overriding Methods
• 3.3 Using MyBase
• 3.4 MyClass vs. Me
• 3.5 Constructor Chaining

• 4.0 Interfaces
• 4.1 What is an Interface?
• 4.2 Creating an Interface
• 4.3 Visual Basic .NET Features
• 4.4 Using IDisposable
• 4.5 Interface Inheritance

VB.NET: Level 6

• 1.0 Polymorphism
• 1.1 What is Polymorphism?
• 1.2 Polymorphism Using Inheritance
• 1.3 Polymorphism Using Interfaces

• 2.0 Shared Members and Enumerations
• 2.1 Why Use Shared Members?
• 2.2 Enumerations
• 2.3 Shared Methods

• 3.0 Events
• 3.1 What is an Event?
• 3.2 Defining an Event
• 3.3 Raising an Event
• 3.4 Handling an Event

• 4.0 Namespace
• 4.1 Creating a Namespace
• 4.2 Using Imports

• 5.0 File IO
• 5.1 Directory and DirectoryInfo Classes
• 5.2 File and FileInfo Classes
• 5.3 Stream Classes
• 5.4 StreamReader and StreamWriter Classes
• 5.5 StringReader and StringWriter

• 6.0 Visual Inheritance
• 6.1 Benefits of Form Inheritance
• 6.2 Creating the Base Form
• 6.3 Creating the Inherited Form

VB.NET: Level 7

• 1.0 Threading
• 1.1 What is a Thread?
• 1.2 Creating and Using Threads
• 1.3 Managing Threads
• 1.4 Thread Synchronization

• 2.0 Serialization
• 2.1 Serialization and Persistence
• 2.2 Serializing an Object
• 2.3 Deserializing an Object
• 2.4 Other Formatters

• 3.0 Developing Controls
• 3.1 What is a Component?
• 3.2 Creating a UserControl
• 3.3 Adding Members
• 3.4 Testing the Control

• 4.0 Deployment
• 4.1 Deployment Concepts
• 4.2 Deploying Simple Applications
• 4.3 Deploying Componentized Applications
• 4.4 Deploying Shared Assemblies

• 5.0 Upgrading Applications to VB.NET
• 5.1 Reasons to Upgrade
• 5.2 Planning an Upgrade Strategy
• 5.3 Using the Upgrade Wizard

• 6.0 Where to Go From Here
• 6.1 Visual Inheritance