.NET Training: WPF, WCF, ADO .NET Entity Model, MEL & Unity


Course Delivery

Live Instructor-Led Training

Course Description

The course WPF, WCF, ADO .NET Entity Model, MEL & Unity (.NET Training) covers the development of MVVM based WPF applications that use MEL, the Unity Application Block and the Prism Library. The training includes the ADO .NET Entity Framework, LINQ for SQL & XML and WCF. If you want to build enterprise Windows applications using C#, this is the .NET course for you.

Course Dates and Pricing


Nov 11 - 20, 2024$6,600.00

Course Outline

Review of Key Object Oriented Concepts for .NET Programmers

About Assemblies, Namespaces and Assembly Dependencies
Object Oriented Analysis and Design: From Objects to Classes
Creating Classes in C#
Working with Partial Classes
Implementing Inheritance
Mastering Polymorphism in a Production Environment
Using Abstract Classes and Functions
About Interfaces: Creation and Use
Creating and Using Class Attributes
Creating and Using Generics
Creating and Using Custom Events
Leveraging Multi-Threading
Introducing the Model-View-Controller Design Pattern

ADO .NET Entity Model

Overview of the ADO .NET Entity Model
Creating an Entity Model in a Dedicated Assembly
Generating a Data Model from a Database
Retrieving Data using an ADO .NET Entity Model Diagram
Updating, Inserting and Deleting Data using an ADO .NET Entity Model
Adding Custom Properties to a Data Model
Adding Custom Helper Functions to a Data Model
Creating Metadata Classes to Expose Entity Model Types to other Assemblies
Mastering Data Validation in an Entity Model
Using ADO .NET Entity Models in Presentation Layer Assemblies

Mastering LINQ

Overview of LINQ: The Base Language
Understanding LINQ Syntax and Return Types
Using LINQ for Arrays and Collections
Sorting and Filtering in LINQ
Introducing LINQ for SQL
Using LINQ to Query a Database
Using LINQ with the ADO .NET Entity Model
A Few Advanced LINQ Examples

Introducing MEL

What is MEL?
Overview of the MEL Application Blocks
Using the Configuration Block
Using the Data Access Validation Block
Using the Exception Handling Block
Using the Validation Block
About MEL Integration into a Production Application

Introduction to the Unity Application Block

What is the Unity Application Block?
An Introduction to Inversion of Control (IoC): Uses and Purpose
Invoking Constructors and Methods using IoC
Using the Unity Application Block with MEL Classes
Using the Unity Application Block with Custom Business Objects
An Overview of Key Scenarios

Using the Unity Application Block

Design and Architecture of a Unity Based Application
The Role and Design of the Container
Configuring the Unity Application Block
Setting up the Unity Container
Creating and Registering Objects
Resolving Objects: By Type and By Registration Name
Making use of Build-Up and Wire-Up
Annotating Objects for Constructor Injection
Annotating Objects for Property Injection
Annotating Objects for Method Injection
Working with Matching Rules
Deploying the Application

Professional WCF

Introduction to WCF
Getting started with WCF
Using a WCF Service
What We Have Learned and the Real World
Contract Types
Service, Data and Message Contracts
The Role of Channels
Exploring Channel Shapes
Channel Listeners and Factories

Bindings and Behaviours

Exploring Bindings
Remote Communications in .NET Applications
Local Communications in .NET Applications
Implementing Web Service Communications
Creating Custom Bindings
Session Binding Overview
Implementing Multi-Threading
Counting Instances
Counting Calls

Delving into Payloads and Transactions

Overview of WCF Serialization Options
Choosing a Serializer
XmlSerializer
DataContractSerializer
NetDataContractSerializer
Advanced Serialization
Working with Encoding
Transaction Properties
Implementing Transactional Behaviours
Implementing Transactions inside a Method Call
Implementing Multi-Method Transactions
A Complete Transactional Example

Creating the Presentation Layer: WPF Basics

Introduction to WPF: Assemblies, Forms and Reference Assemblies
Introduction to XAML: Use and Practice
Introduction to XPATH in XAML
Laying out Controls the Wrong Way: Absolute Positioning
Laying out Controls the Right Way: Grid, StackPanel, WrapPanel and More
Working with Controls in a Layout: Ensuring Resize-Ability

WPF Essential Topics Part I: Styling and Resources

Creating Styles in XAML: Element, Page and Application Scoped
Best Practices for Styling WPF Applications

WPF Essential Topics Part II: Data Binding

Introduction to Data Binding in WPF
Understanding the Data Context and its Scope
Using Data Binding in XAML
Using Data Binging in Code
Creating a Custom Data Binding Object
About Routed Events
Creating and Working with Routed Events
Implementing a Complete Data Binding Example

WPF Essential Topics Part III: Data Validation

Introduction to Data Validation Options
Performing Validation in a WPF Form: Architecture
Performing Validation in a WPF Form: Supporting Classes
Performing Validation in a WPF Form: Formatting the Error Message
About Validation and Custom Controls
Creating a Custom Control that Supports Routed Events and Custom Validation

WPF Essential Topics Part IV: Routed Commands

The Architecture of Routed Commands
Creating Routed Commands
Implementing Routed Commands
Implementing Menus and Toolbars
Finishing the Interface

WPF Essential Topics Part V: Globalization

Implementing a Multilingual Application: The Options
Introduction to Resource Files and Globalization Classes
Using Resources in the Presentation Assembly
Creating a Dedicated Resource Assembly
Using Resources in a WPF Form
Using Resources in a Support Assembly

Introduction to Prism 4.0

What is Prism? What is MVVM?
Understanding the MVVM Pattern: Model – View Model – Model
Developing with Prism: Setup and Configuration
About the Model and the use of the ADO .NET Entity Model
Developing View Model Classes
Creating Actions in an MVVM Environment
Working with Controls
Packaging and Deploying the Application

Comprehensive Review

Building an Application based on WPF, WCF, MEL, ADO .NET Entity and Prism

Course Locations

  • Ottawa

  • Montreal

  • Toronto

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