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Windows Forms Using C# Training in Dallas

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Course Description

  
This five-day course provides a practical, hands-on introduction to GUI development using Windows Forms and C#. The course introduces database programming in Windows, including use of Language Integrated Query (LINQ). The course covers powerful newer Windows Forms features, such as controls, data binding, and ClickOnce deployment for creating smart client applications. It covers interoperability with the next-generation Windows client framework, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).
Course Length: 5 Days
Course Tuition: $2090 (US)

Prerequisites
Experience programming the .NET Framework using C#.

Course Outline

  
1. Introduction to Windows Forms
What Are Windows Forms?
Windows Forms Class Hierarchy
Building a Form
The Application Class
Trapping Events
Buttons
Labels and Textbox Controls
 
2. Visual Studio and the Forms Designer
Using the Forms Designer
Code Generated by Forms Designer
Adding Event Handlers
Creating Attractive Forms
Creating Easy To Use Forms
 
3. Using Controls
Checkbox, Radio Button, and Group Box
Numeric Up/Down
Trackbar
Progress
MonthCalendar
DateTimePicker
 
4. List Controls
Listbox and Combo box
DomainUpDown
ListView
Storing Objects in List Controls
 
5. Working with Dialogs
Modal vs. Modeless Dialogs
Message Boxes
Common Dialogs
Creating a Modal Dialog
Configuring the Dialog Result
Access Data from the Dialog
Validating Data
Error Provider Control
Modal Dialogs
Creating a Modeless Dialog
 
6. Menus, Toolbars and Status Bars
Main Menus
Context Menus
Building a Status Bar
Building a Toolbar
Using the Timer Control
 
7. Advanced Windows Forms Topics
Parent/Child Relationships
Owner/Owned Relationships
Top-Most Forms
Programming the Clipboard
Visual Inheritance
BackgroundWorker Component
ClickOnce Deployment
 
8. Using Advanced Controls
Panel
TreeView
TabControl
SplitContainer
WebBrowser
 
9. Resources
Image Resources
Resource Files
String Resources
Working with Resources in Visual Studio
Resource Managers
Cultures and Internationalization
Building Localizable Forms
 
10. Applications and Settings
Application Class
Processing and Filtering Windows Messages
Application Lifetime and Events
Configuration Files
Application Settings
Windows Registry
 
11. Data Access
ADO.NET Overview
.NET Data Providers
Using LocalDB
DataReaders
Data Sets
Data Tables
Data Views
Interacting with XML Data
Language Integrated Query (LINQ)
Bridging Objects and Data
Using Object Relational Designer
Filtering, Ordering and Aggregation
Inserts, Deletes and Updates
 
12. Data Binding
Data Binding Concept
Binding to a Control
Binding to a List
DataGrid and DataView
BindingSource
DataGridView
 
13. Windows Forms and WPF Interoperation
Windows Presentation Foundation
Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML)
Mixing Forms and WPF Windows
Mixing Controls
 
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