Intermediate .NET Programming Training Class

1. Reflection

• Understanding Reflection


• Using the Type Class


• Invoking Members and Instantiating Objects

2. Delegates

• What are Delegates?


• Defining, Instantiating, and Invoking Delegates


• Example: Using Delegates and Multicast Delegates

3. Events

• Understanding Events


• Common Existing Events


• Creating Event Handlers to Respond To Events


• Defining Your Own Events


• Example: Defining and Raising Events
  

4. Introduction to Multithreaded Programming in the .NET Framework

• What are Threads?


• The .NET Thread Class


• Controlling a Thread


• Storing Thread References and GetHashCode()


• The Form's Invoke Method


• Example: Looking At a Thread


• Timer Threads

5. Thread Synchronization

• The Challenge of Multithreaded Programming


• Thread Synchronization


• Method Synchronization


• Synchronizing Collection Objects


• Lock/SyncLock Keywords and the Monitor Class


• Synchronizing with the ReaderWriterLock


• Synchronization Using Events

6. Intermediate OO: Aggregation, Namespaces, and Advanced Scope

• What is Aggregation?


• Example: A Generator Modeled In Software


• Namespaces


• Advanced Access and Scope


• Example: Our Generator in an Assembly

7. Refresher: ADO.NET Introduction

• What is ADO.NET?


• An Overview of Relational Database Concepts


• What is an RDBMS?


• The ADO.NET Object Model


• Getting the Data Out


• The IDataReader Interface


• Introducing the Database Used for the Course


• Example: Selecting Records Using a DataReader

8. Refresher: ADO.NET DataSets and the Disconnected Model

• What is a DataSet?


• Accessing Data Through a DataSet's Tables and Rows


• Example: Selecting Records from a Database using a DataSet

9. ADO.NET Commands and Stored Procedures

• What is the Command class?


• Executing a Stored Procedure or Query


• Passing Input Parameters to a Stored Procedure or Query

10. ADO.NET Inserts, Updates, and Deletes

• Modifying Data

11. Introducing XML

• What is XML?


• XML Logical Structure


• XML Physical Structure


• XML Design Patterns


• Applications of XML (and related technologies)

12. Parsing XML in .NET with the Xml Namespace

• Overview of Classes for Parsing XML


• Parsing XML With XmlReader Classes


• Parsing XML With the XmlDocument Class

13.Advanced: Modifying and Saving XML Using the XmlDocument

• A Refresher on the XML DOM and the .NET XmlDocument


• Modifying an XmlDocument


• Example: Storing Window Positions in an XML Preferences File

14. Producing XML from Database Data via ADO.NET

• Example: Generate and View XML from a DataSet

15. Reading XML Data into a DataSet

• The ReadXml() Method

16. Importing XML into the Database

• XML -> DataSet -> Database

17. Introducing Components

• Why Are Components Useful?


• Using Assemblies to Package and Deploy Components

18. COM Interoperability With .NET

• Refresher on OLE Automation


• COM Interop


• Example: Automating Excel

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