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Get the hands-on, step-by-step guide to learning the latest enhancements in Microsoft Visual C# 2008. Visual C#, one of the tools in Microsoft Visual Studio(R) 2008, is a modern programming language designed to deliver a productive environment for creating business frameworks and reusable object-oriented components. Whether you're a beginning programmer or new to the Visual C# programming language, you'll learn how to use the fundamental features of Visual Studio 2008 and gain a basic understanding of the latest enhancement of the Visual C# language. You'll work at your own pace through hands-on, learn-by-doing exercises, get started creating components and working Windows(R) applications, and build your knowledge as you start creating your first Visual C#-based applications. You'll also explore how to create data management and Web-based applications. In each chapter, work through learn-by-doing exercises that demonstrate how, when, and why to use the many features of the Visual C# rapid application development environment. Includes a companion CD with code samples, data sets, and a fully searchable eBook.
| Acknowledgments | |
| Introduction | |
| Who This Book Is For | |
| Finding Your Best Starting Point in This Book | |
| Conventions and Features in This Book | |
| System Requirements | |
| Code Samples | |
| Uninstalling the Code Samples | |
| Support for This Book; | |
| Introducing Microsoft Visual C# and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 | |
| Welcome to C# | |
| Beginning Programming with the Visual Studio 2008 Environment | |
| Writing Your First Program | |
| Using Namespaces | |
| Creating a Graphical Application | |
| Quick Reference | |
| Working with Variables, Operators, and Expressions | |
| Understanding Statements | |
| Using Identifiers | |
| Identifying Keywords | |
| Using Variables | |
| Working with Primitive Data Types | |
| Using Arithmetic Operators | |
| Incrementing and Decrementing Variables | |
| Declaring Implicitly Typed Local Variables | |
| Quick Reference | |
| Writing Methods and Applying Scope | |
| Declaring Methods | |
| Applying Scope | |
| Writing Methods | |
| Quick Reference | |
| Using Decision Statements | |
| Declaring Boolean Variables | |
| Using Boolean Operators | |
| Using if Statements to Make Decisions | |
| Using switch Statements | |
| Quick Reference | |
| Using Compound Assignment and Iteration Statements | |
| Using Compound Assignment Operators | |
| Writing while Statements | |
| Writing for Statements | |
| Writing do Statements | |
| Quick Reference | |
| Managing Errors and Exceptions | |
| Coping with Errors | |
| Trying Code and Catching Exceptions | |
| Using Checked and Unchecked Integer Arithmetic | |
| Throwing Exceptions | |
| Using a finally Block | |
| Quick Reference; | |
| Understanding the C# Language | |
| Creating and Managing Classes and Objects | |
| Understanding Classification | |
| The Purpose of Encapsulation | |
| Defining and Using a Class | |
| Controlling Accessibility | |
| Working with Constructors | |
| Understanding static Methods and Data | |
| Quick Reference | |
| Understanding Values and References | |
| Copying Value Type Variables and Classes | |
| Understanding Null Values and Nullable Types | |
| Using ref and out Parameters | |
| How Computer Memory Is Organized | |
| The System.Object Class | |
| Boxing | |
| Unboxing | |
| Casting Data Safely | |
| Quick Reference | |
| Creating Value Types with Enumerations and Structures | |
| Working with Enumerations | |
| Working with Structures | |
| Quick Reference | |
| Using Arrays and Collections | |
| What Is an Array? | |
| Initializing Array Variables | |
| What Are Collection Classes? | |
| The SortedList Collection Class | |
| Quick Reference | |
| Understanding Parameter Arrays | |
| Using Array Arguments | |
| Quick Reference | |
| Working with Inheritance | |
| What Is Inheritance? | |
| Using Inheritance | |
| Understanding Extension Methods | |
| Quick Reference | |
| Creating Interfaces and Defining Abstract Classes | |
| Understanding Interfaces | |
| Interface Restrictions | |
| Abstract Classes | |
| Sealed Classes | |
| Implementing an Extensible Framework | |
| Summarizing Keyword Combinations | |
| Quick Reference | |
| Using Garbage Collection and Resource Management | |
| The Life and Times of an Object | |
| Resource Management | |
| Making Code Exception-Safe | |
| Quick Reference; | |
| Creating Components | |
| Implementing Properties to Access Fields | |
| Implementing Encapsulation by Using Methods | |
| What Are Properties? | |
| Understanding the Property Restrictions | |
| Declaring Interface Properties | |
| Generating Automatic Properties | |
| Initializing Objects by Using Properties | |
| Quick Reference | |
| Using Indexers | |
| What Is an Indexer? | |
| Indexers in Interfaces | |
| Using Indexers in a Windows Application | |
| Quick Reference | |
| Interrupting Program Flow and Handling Events | |
| Declaring and Using Delegates | |
| Lambda Expressions and Delegates | |
| Enabling Notifications with Events | |
| Unsubscribing from an Event | |
| Understanding WPF User Interface Events | |
| Quick Reference | |
| Introducing Generics | |
| The Problem with objects | |
| The Generics Solution | |
| Creating a Generic Class | |
| Creating a Generic Method | |
| Quick reference | |
| Enumerating Collections | |
| Enumerating the Elements in a Collection | |
| Implementing an Enumerator by Using an Iterator | |
| Quick Reference | |
| Querying In-Memory Data by Using Query Expressions | |
| What Is Language Integrated Query (LINQ)? | |
| Usinnnnnng LINQ in a C# Application | |
| Quick Reference | |
| Operator Overloading | |
| Understanding Operators | |
| Understanding Compound Assignment | |
| Declaring Increment and Decrement Operators | |
| Defining Operator Pairs | |
| Implementing an Operator | |
| Understanding Conversion Operators | |
| Quick Reference; | |
| Working with Windows Applications | |
| Introducing Windows Presentation Foundation | |
| Creating a WPF Application | |
| Adding Controls to the Form | |
| Handling Events in a WPF Form | |
| Quick Reference | |
| Working with Menus and Dialog Boxes | |
| Menu Guidelines and Style | |
| Menus and Menu Events | |
| Shortcut Menus | |
| Windows Common Dialog Boxes | |
| Quick Reference | |
| Performing Validation | |
| Validating Data | |
| An Example—Customer Information Maintenance | |
| Quick Reference; | |
| Managing Data | |
| Querying Information in a Database | |
| Querying a Database by Using ADO.NET | |
| Querying a Database by Using DLINQ | |
| Quick Reference | |
| Displaying and Editing Data by Using Data Binding | |
| Using Data Binding with DLINQ | |
| Using DLINQ to Modify Data | |
| Quick Reference; | |
| Building Web Applications | |
| Introducing ASP.NET | |
| Understanding the Internet as an Infrastructure | |
| Creating Web Applications with ASP.NET | |
| Quick Reference | |
| Understanding Web Forms Validation Controls | |
| Comparing Server and Client Validations | |
| Quick Reference | |
| Protecting a Web Site and Accessing Data with Web Forms | |
| Managing Security | |
| Querying and Displaying Data | |
| Editing Data | |
| Navigating Between Forms | |
| Quick Reference | |
| Creating and Using a Web Service | |
| What Is a Web Service? | |
| Building a Web Service | |
| Web Services, Clients, and Proxies | |
| Quick Reference; | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9780735624306
ISBN-10: 0735624305
Series: PRO- Step by Step Developer
Audience:
General
Format:
Book with CD or DVD
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 704
Published: 1st December 2007
Dimensions (cm): 22.9 x 18.9
x 2.831
Weight (kg): 1.172
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