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Course Number: 2349B Part Number: X08-76381 Released: 02/2002 Programming with the Microsoft® .NET Framework (Microsoft Visual C#™ .NET) iii Contents Introduction Introduction 1 Course Materials 2 Prerequisites .3 Course Outline .4 Microsoft Certified Professional Program .9 Facilities .11 Module 1: Overview of the Microsoft .NET Framework Overview 1 Overview of the Microsoft .NET Framework 2 Overview of Namespaces 13 Review .17 Module 2: Introduction to a Managed Execution Environment Overview 1 Writing a .NET Application .2 Compiling and Running a .NET Application .11 Lab 2: Building a Simple .NET Application 29 Review .32 Module 3: Working with Components Overview 1 An Introduction to Key .NET Framework Development Technologies 2 Creating a Simple .NET Framework Component 4 Lab 3.1: Creating a .NET Framework Component 11 Creating a Simple Console Client 14 Lab 3.2: Creating a Simple Console-Based Client .19 Demonstration: Creating a Windows Forms Client .22 Creating an ASP.NET Client .27 Lab 3.3: Calling a Component Through an ASP.NET Page 36 Review .40 Module 4: Deployment and Versioning Overview 1 Introduction to Application Deployment .2 Application Deployment Scenarios .7 Related Topics and Tools .31 Lab 4: Packaging and Deployment 37 Review .42 Module 5: Common Type System Overview 1 An Introduction to the Common Type System 2 Elements of the Common Type System .8 Object-Oriented Characteristics .25 Lab 5: Building Simple Types .39 Review .44 iv Programming with the Microsoft® .NET Framework (Microsoft Visual C#™ .NET) Module 6: Working with Types Overview . 1 System.Object Class Functionality . 2 Specialized Constructors . 12 Type Operations 18 Interfaces . 28 Managing External Types . 34 Lab 6: Working with Types 38 Review 43 Module 7: Strings, Arrays, and Collections Overview . 1 Strings . 2 Terminology – Collections 20 .NET Framework Arrays . 21 .NET Framework Collections . 39 Lab 7: Working with Strings, Enumerators, and Collections 57 Review 63 Module 8: Delegates and Events Overview . 1 Delegates . 2 Multicast Delegates . 12 Events 21 When to Use Delegates, Events, and Interfaces 31 Lab 8: Creating a Simple Chat Server . 32 Review 42 Module 9: Memory and Resource Management Overview . 1 Memory Management Basics 2 Non-Memory Resource Management . 12 Implicit Resource Management 13 Explicit Resource Management 26 Optimizing Garbage Collection 36 Lab 9: Memory and Resource Management . 49 Review 56 Module 10: Data Streams and Files Overview . 1 Streams 2 Readers and Writers 5 Basic File I/O 8 Lab 10: Files . 21 Review 26 Programming with the Microsoft® .NET Framework (Microsoft Visual C#™ .NET) v Module 11: Internet Access Overview 1 Internet Application Scenarios .2 The WebRequest and WebResponse Model 3 Application Protocols .16 Handling Errors 25 Security 28 Best Practices .35 Lab 11: Creating a DateTime Client/Server Application .36 Review .41 Course Evaluation 43 Module 12: Serialization Overview 1 Serialization Scenarios .2 Serialization Attributes 4 Object Graph 5 Serialization Process 7 Serialization Example 9 Deserialization Example 10 Custom Serialization 12 Custom Serialization Example .14 Security Issues .17 Lab 12: Serialization 18 Review .27 Module 13: Remoting and XML Web Services Overview 1 Remoting 2 Remoting Configuration Files 19 Demonstration: Remoting 22 Lab 13.1: Building an Order-Processing Application by Using Remoted Servers 28 XML Web Services 36 Lab 13.2: Using an XML Web Service 48 Review .54 Course Evaluation 56 vi Programming with the Microsoft® .NET Framework (Microsoft Visual C#™ .NET) Optional Modules Module 14 (Optional): Threading and Asynchronous Programming Overview . 1 Introduction to Threading . 2 Using Threads in .NET . 9 Thread Safety 29 Special Thread Topics . 51 Asynchronous Programming in .NET . 74 Lab 14: Working With Multithreaded Applications . 92 Review 108 Module 15 (Optional): Interoperating Between Managed and Unmanaged Code Overview . 1 Integration Services . 2 Platform Invoke 7 Lab 15.1: Calling Win32 APIs 16 Calling COM Objects from Managed Code 20 Lab 15.2: Calling COM Objects . 39 Calling .NET Objects from COM Objects 43 Review 55 Module 16 (Optional): Using Microsoft ADO.NET to Access Data Overview . 1 Overview of ADO.NET 2 Connecting to a Data Source . 10 Accessing Data with DataSets 12 Using Stored Procedures . 26 Lab 16: Using ADO.NET to Access Data 34 Accessing Data with DataReaders 42 Binding to XML Data . 50 Review 56 Module 17 (Optional): Attributes Overview . 1 Overview of Attributes 2 Defining Custom Attributes 13 Retrieving Attribute Values 22 Demonstration: Custom Attributes . 26 Lab 17: Defining and Using Attributes . 27 Review 36 Programming with the Microsoft® .NET Framework (Microsoft Visual C#™ .NET) vii About This Course This section provides you with a brief description of the course, audience, suggested prerequisites, course objectives, and information about course customization. Description The goal of this five day course is to help application developers understand the Microsoft ® .NET Framework. In addition to offering an overview of the .NET Framework and an introduction to key concepts and terminology, the course provides a series of labs, which introduce and explain .NET Framework features that are used to code, debug, tune, and deploy applications. Audience This course is intended for experienced, professional software developers who work in independent software vendors (ISVs) or work on corporate enterprise development teams. Most students will be Microsoft Visual C++ ® (or C++) and Java developers. Student Prerequisites This course requires that students meet the following prerequisites: • Students should be experienced professional developers and have a basic understanding of the C# language. Students can meet the C# language prerequisite by taking Course 2124, Introduction to C# Programming for the Microsoft .NET Platform. Course Objectives After completing this course, the student will be able to: ! List the major elements of the .NET Framework and explain how they fit into the .NET platform. ! Explain the main concepts behind the common language runtime and use the features of the .NET Framework to create a simple application. ! Create and use components in Microsoft Windows ® Forms-based and ASP.NET-based applications. ! Use the deployment and versioning features of the .NET runtime to deploy multiple versions of a component. ! Create, use, and extend types by understanding the Common Type System architecture. ! Create classes and interfaces that are functionally efficient and appropriate for specific programming scenarios. ! Use the .NET Framework class library to efficiently create and manage strings, arrays, collections, and enumerators. viii Programming with the Microsoft® .NET Framework (Microsoft Visual C#™ .NET) ! Use delegates and events to have an event sender object signal the occurrence of an action to an event receiver object. ! Describe and control how memory and other resources are managed in the .NET Framework. ! Read from and write to data streams and files. ! Use the basic request/response model to send and receive data over the Internet. ! Serialize and deserialize an object graph. ! Create distributed applications through XML Web services and Object Remoting. Programming with the Microsoft® .NET Framework (Microsoft Visual C#™ .NET) ix Course Timing This section provides estimated course timings for all of the modules, labs, and breaks in Course 2349B, Programming with the Microsoft .NET Framework (Microsoft Visual C# ™ .NET). Your timing may vary. Day 1 Start End Module 9:00 9:30 Introduction 9:30 10:00 Module 1: Overview of the Microsoft .NET Framework 10:00 10:15 Break 10:15 11:00 Module 2: Introduction to a Managed Execution Environment 11:00 11:15 Lab 2: Building a Simple .NET Application 11:15 11:45 Module 3: Working with Components 11:45 12:00 Lab 3.1: Creating a .NET Framework Component 12:00 1:00 Lunch 1:00 1:15 Module 3: Working with Components (continued) 1:15 1:30 Lab 3.2: Creating a Simple Console-Based Client 1:30 2:00 Module 3: Working with Components (continued) 2:00 2:30 Lab 3.3: Calling a Component Through an ASP .NET Page 2:30 2:45 Break 2:45 4:15 Module 4: Deployment and Versioning Day 2 Start End Module 9:00 9:50 Lab 4: Packaging and Deployment 9:50 10:00 Break 10:00 11:30 Module 5: Common Type System 11:30 12:30 Lunch 12:30 1:15 Lab 5: Building Simple Types 1:15 2:30 Module 6: Working with Types 2:30 2:45 Break 2:45 3:30 Lab 6: Working with Types 3:30 4:00 Module 7: Strings, Arrays, and Collections x Programming with the Microsoft® .NET Framework (Microsoft Visual C#™ .NET) Day 3 Start End Module 9:00 10:30 Module 7: Strings, Arrays, and Collections (continued) 10:30 10:45 Break 10:45 11:45 Lab 7: Working with Strings, Enumerators, and Collections 11:45 12:45 Lunch 12:45 2:00 Module 8: Delegates and Events 2:00 2:15 Break 2:15 3:30 Lab 8: Creating a Simple Chat Server 3:30 4:00 Module 9: Memory and Resource Management Day 4 Start End Module 9:00 10:30 Module 9: Memory and Resource Management (continued) 10:30 10:45 Break 10:45 11:45 Lab 9: Memory and Resource Management 11:45 12:45 Lunch 12:45 1:30 Module 10: Data Streams and Files 1:30 2:15 Lab 10: Files 2:15 2:30 Break 2:30 3:30 Module 11: Internet Access 3:30 4:15 Lab 11: Creating a DateTime Client/Server Application Day 5 Start End Module 9:00 9:30 Module 12: Serialization 9:30 10:15 Lab 12: Serialization 10:15 10:30 Break 10:30 11:30 Module 13: Remoting and Web Services 11:30 12:30 Lunch 12:30 1:20 Lab 13.1: Building an Order-Processing Application by Using Remoted Servers 1:20 2:20 Module 13: Remoting and Web Services (continued) 2:20 2:35 Break 2:35 3:30 Lab 13.2: Using an XML Web Service [...]... choose to type a file name with the command Type only the information within the brackets, not the brackets themselves {} In syntax statements, enclose required items Type only the information within the braces, not the braces themselves | In syntax statements, separates an either/or choice ! Indicates a procedure with sequential steps In syntax statements, specifies that the preceding item may be... used to complete the setup of the instructor computer ! Webfiles This folder contains the files that are required to view the course Web page To open the Web page, open Windows Explorer, and in the root directory of the compact disc, double-click Default.htm or Autorun.exe xii Programming with the Microsoft® NET Framework (Microsoft Visual C#™ NET) Student Materials Compact Disc Contents The Student Materials.. .Programming with the Microsoft® NET Framework (Microsoft Visual C#™ NET) xi Trainer Materials Compact Disc Contents The Trainer Materials compact disc contains the following files and folders: ! Autorun.exe When the compact disc is inserted into the compact disc drive, or when you double-click the Autorun.exe file, this file opens the compact disc and allows you to browse the Student Materials... Default.htm or Autorun.exe ! Wordview This folder contains the Word Viewer that is used to view any Word document (.doc) files that are included on the compact disc Programming with the Microsoft® NET Framework (Microsoft Visual C#™ NET) xiii Document Conventions The following conventions are used in course materials to distinguish elements of the text Convention Use " Indicates an introductory page... disc contains the following files and folders: ! Autorun.exe When the compact disc is inserted into the CD-ROM drive, or when you double-click the Autorun.exe file, this file opens the compact disc and allows you to browse the Student Materials compact disc ! Autorun.inf When the compact disc is inserted into the compact disc drive, this file opens Autorun.exe ! Default.htm This file opens the Student... When the compact disc is inserted into the compact disc drive, this file opens Autorun.exe ! Default.htm This file opens the Trainer Materials Web page ! Readme.txt This file explains how to install the software for viewing the Trainer Materials compact disc and its contents and how to open the Trainer Materials Web page ! 2349B_ms.doc This file is the Manual Classroom Setup Guide It contains the steps... instructions, and the classroom configuration ! Democode This folder contains demonstration code ! Flash This folder contains the installer for the Macromedia Flash 5.0 browser plug-in ! Fonts This folder contains fonts that are required to view the PowerPoint presentation and Web-based materials ! Labs This folder contains files that are used in the hands-on labs These files may be used to prepare the student... student computers for the hands-on labs ! Media This folder contains files that are used in multimedia presentations for this course ! Mplayer This folder contains the setup file to install Microsoft Windows Media™ Player ! Webfiles This folder contains the files that are required to view the course Web page To open the Web page, open Windows Explorer, and in the root directory of the compact disc, double-click... setting up the classroom computers ! 2349B_sg.doc This file is the Automated Classroom Setup Guide It contains a description of classroom requirements, classroom configuration, instructions for using the automated classroom setup scripts, and the Classroom Setup Checklist ! Powerpnt This folder contains the Microsoft PowerPoint® slides that are used in this course ! Pptview This folder contains the Microsoft... course ! Pptview This folder contains the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer, which is used to display the PowerPoint slides ! Setup This folder contains the files that install the course and related software to computers in a classroom setting ! StudentCD This folder contains the Web page that provides students with links to resources pertaining to this course, including additional reading, review and lab . course, the student will be able to: ! List the major elements of the .NET Framework and explain how they fit into the .NET platform. ! Explain the main. may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Course Number: 2349B Part Number: X08-76381 Released: 02/2002 Programming with the Microsoft® .NET Framework