C# Language Syntax

Working with data types and conversions

• Strings
• Dates and time
• Integers
• Real numbers
• Booleans
• Performing calculations with mathematical operators
• Converting between data types

Controlling program execution

• IF statements
• CASE (switch) statements
• For...Next loops
• Do While...loops

Handling errors

• Throwing exceptions
• Try...Catch...Finally error handling
• Using the debugger

Automating testing with Visual Studio

• Creating Visual Studio test projects
• Writing unit tests
• Testing classes, properties, method and exceptions
• Stepping through code with the debugger

Crafting Windows Applications

Windows application basics

• Creating forms and controls
• Navigating with menus
• Automating code with the Toolbox and Properties window

Event-driven programming

• Handling events from the user interface
• Declaring and raising events
• Displaying dialog forms

Designing Object-Oriented Applications

Separating application responsibilities into classes

• Single responsibility principle
• Inheriting a base class
• Overriding methods in derived classes

Reusing code from multiple projects

• Creating a class library in Visual Studio
• Setting references

Programming Web Applications with ASP.NET

Constructing ASP.NET Websites with Visual Studio

• Writing HTML pages and forms
• Maintaining consistency with Master Pages
• Designing pages with ASP.NET controls
• Styling sites with ASP.NET themes

Processing ASP.NET Web Forms

• Displaying data and gathering user input
• Initializing Web Forms controls
• Activating Web Forms with events
• Maintaining variables with Sessions