SUMMARY:   This course introduces delegates to the fundamentals of developing applications using Microsoft's C# language. Delegates will use Visual Studio to write C# code and explore the features of this powerful language. AUDIENCE:   Developers who need to design and develop using C# and the .NET framework. PREREQUISITES:   Some experience of using a high level language such as Java, Visual Basic, C or COBOL. DURATION:   5 Days APPROACH:   Instructor led training with practical hands-on exercises. OBJECTIVES:   Create, compile and run C# applications Use Visual Studio 2005 Understand the core C# syntax Use the object oriented features on the language Understand the relationship between C# and the .NET Framework Build simple GUI applications COURSE CONTENT:   INTRODUCTION TO C# Overview of the .NET Framework Common Language Runtime (CLR) .NET Executables Background to the C# language Introduction to Visual Studio 2005 INTRODUCTION TO THE C# LANGUAGE Your first program Variables & Expressions The .NET Class Library MORE LANGUAGE SYNTAX Data Types in C# Operators & Expressions Control Structures OBJECT ORIENTED FEATURES Object Orientation Terminology Classes Constructors More on Types Properties, Methods Inheritance Virtual Methods and Polymorphism Abstract Classes and Interfaces More Types Strings Arrays Formatting & Conversion .NET Collections Generics Delegates & Events Exceptions Introduction to Windows Forms Visual Studio support Partial Classes Basic Controls Event Handling DRB/06