C# Programming Tips and Techniques

By: Kris Jamsa, Charles Alan Wright

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Paperback | 1 January 2002

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A resource for intermediate and advanced developers interested in incorporating C# into their applications, this book contains more than 400 tips and techniques. Programmers should save time, money and resources with these tested and proven tips, techniques and solutions. The tips and techniques are organized by subject and are extensively indexed and cross-referenced for easy access. Overall the book contains short, easily accessible sound bites on how to use the C# technology.

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Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction	p. xvii
The .NET Environment and C#
Introduction to C# and .NET	p. 2
When to Use C# and C++	p. 8
Distinguishing .NET from Other Environments	p. 11
Using the Common Language Runtime	p. 13
Viewing Intermediate Language Code	p. 16
Taking Advantage of Just-In-Time Debugging	p. 18
Exploiting the .NET Interoperability with COM	p. 20
Using .NET Versioning to Handle Software Updates	p. 22
Querying Class Capabilities Through .NET Reflection	p. 24
Developing C# Applications Within Visual Studio .NET	p. 28
Using the Visual Studio Options Dialog Box	p. 34
Customizing Toolbars and Menus	p. 35
Adding Items to the Tools Menu	p. 38
Test Driving Visual Studio .NET	p. 41
Using the Properties Tool Window	p. 46
Using IntelliSense	p. 47
Getting Help	p. 49
The C# Language
Getting Started with C#	p. 54
Accessing C# Library Classes	p. 60
Creating a Command Line Program	p. 61
Adding References to a Command Line Program	p. 64
Comparing the Results with C++	p. 65
Creating a Windows Program	p. 66
Comparing the Results with Visual Basic	p. 68
Understanding White Space and Tokens	p. 71
Commenting Your Code	p. 72
Documenting Your Code with XML Comments	p. 75
Using the C# Debugger	p. 75
Using the Output and Task List Windows	p. 78
Deciphering the Task List Window	p. 79
Writing and Using Your Own Namespaces	p. 80
Using the Console Class	p. 81
Formatting Output and Strings	p. 83
Using Preprocessor Directives	p. 87
Laying a C# Foundation	p. 90
Understanding Value Types	p. 98
Understanding References	p. 98
Writing Expressions	p. 102
Writing Statements	p. 103
Using Managed Code	p. 104
Using Logical Operators	p. 107
Using Relational, Equality, and Conditional Operators	p. 110
Using Assignment Operators	p. 113
Understanding C# Type Operators	p. 116
Using unsafe Code	p. 117
Using the sizeof Operator	p. 120
Boxing and Unboxing	p. 121
Using checked and unchecked Statements	p. 124
Writing Loops	p. 128
Using Program Control Statements	p. 132
Understanding Scope in C#	p. 138
Data Types in C#	p. 142
Defining Structures Within C#	p. 148
Declaring and Using Simple Data Types	p. 150
Creating Enumerated Lists	p. 152
Using Reference Types	p. 155
Basics of C# Classes	p. 156
Declaring Arrays in C#	p. 157
Understanding Interfaces	p. 158
Using Delegates to Create a Callback Function	p. 160
Using the object Data Type	p. 162
Passing Variables to Functions	p. 164
Using Fields and Properties	p. 166
Using String Interning to Reduce Memory Consumption	p. 171
Encoding Strings in C#	p. 172
Data Conversion in C#	p. 176
Structures in C#	p. 178
Defining Structures	p. 183
Using Structures as Value-Type Objects	p. 187
Using Structures as References	p. 188
Adding Functions to Structures	p. 190
Adding Properties to a Structure	p. 194
Understanding C# Classes	p. 200
Taking Advantage of Built-In Classes	p. 205
Referring to the Current Object Using the this Keyword	p. 213
Protecting Class Members Using Access Keywords	p. 215
Using Class Member Methods and Properties	p. 217
Using the static Modifier with Class Members	p. 223
Declaring Constructors and Destructors	p. 225
Creating Constants and readonly Fields	p. 231
Nesting One Class Within Another	p. 235
Overloading and Name Hiding	p. 238
Object-Oriented Programming and C#	p. 246
Encapsulating Your Data	p. 249
Inheriting from a Base Class	p. 251
Designing a Base Class	p. 255
Hiding Base Class Members	p. 256
Calling Constructors and Destructors in Order	p. 258
Preventing Inheritance--The Sealed Modifier	p. 260
Polymorphism: Changing Class Behavior Using Virtual Methods	p. 261
Using Virtual Properties	p. 273
Defining an Abstract Class	p. 275
Declaring an Abstract Function	p. 276
Using the Object Browser	p. 279
Setting the Browsing Scope	p. 280
Using the Objects Pane	p. 281
Using the Members Pane	p. 282
Navigating the Object Browser	p. 283
Searching for Symbols	p. 284
Handling Exceptions	p. 286
Using Exception Handling in the CLR	p. 290
Using try and catch Blocks	p. 292
Catching an Exception	p. 295
Using Multiple catch Blocks	p. 298
Using the Exception Classes	p. 300
Throwing an Exception	p. 303
Scope in Exception Blocks	p. 308
Using Exceptions with checked Variables	p. 309
Terminating a Program in an Exception Block	p. 311
Understanding the finally Block	p. 313
Advanced C# Concepts	p. 316
Nesting Namespaces	p. 321
Specifying Namespaces with the using Directive	p. 323
Taking a Closer Look at the using Statement	p. 326
Adding References	p. 327
Building a Module File	p. 331
Creating a Shared Assembly	p. 332
Using C# Interfaces to Define an Abstraction	p. 336
Getting Runtime Information Using Reflection	p. 340
Dynamically Invoking an Object	p. 344
Creating Threads of Execution	p. 346
Using Arrays	p. 352
Initializing an Array	p. 358
Using Multi-Dimensional Arrays	p. 360
Using Jagged Arrays	p. 364
Using the System.Array Class	p. 366
Searching and Sorting Arrays	p. 368
Using the Copy Method to Copy Array Values	p. 370
Using Arrays of Objects	p. 373
Using Indexers	p. 376
How Indexers Work	p. 377
Declaring an Indexer	p. 378
Using the C# Indexer Wizard	p. 379
File Operations	p. 382
Using the FileStream Class	p. 389
Using the MemoryStream Class to Create Temporary Storage	p. 392
Using the NetworkStream Class to Create a Network Connection	p. 395
Using the BufferedStream Class to Buffer a Stream's Input or Output	p. 399
Performing Asynchronous I/O	p. 401
Discarding Unnecessary Data Using the Null Field as a Bit Bucket	p. 404
Exploiting the TextReader and TextWriter Abstract Classes	p. 405
Using StreamReader and StreamWriter	p. 406
Opening a File Using the FileOpen Common Dialog	p. 410
Using the File and FileInfo classes	p. 414
Getting and Setting the Directory	p. 418
Windows Programming in C#
Writing Windows Forms Applications	p. 424
Creating a Form-Based Application	p. 429
Hiding and Showing Forms	p. 432
Adding Controls to a Form	p. 435
Adding Forms to an Application	p. 439
Setting the Tab Order	p. 444
Setting Form Properties	p. 445
Using Modal and Modeless Forms	p. 446
Debugging C# Programs	p. 454
Debugging C# and .NET Applications Using DbgCLR.exe	p. 459
Troubleshooting .NET Applications Using Just-In-Time Debugging	p. 462
Running a Program in the Visual Studio Debugger	p. 463
Setting Breakpoints to Suspend a Program's Execution	p. 465
Setting Conditions on Methods	p. 467
Recovering the StackTrace	p. 470
Using the Debug Class	p. 472
Using Trace Listeners	p. 477
Writing Messages to Event Logs	p. 482
Building the User Interface	p. 488
Adding a Menu to a Form	p. 490
Using the Menu Designer	p. 494
Adding Menu Adornments	p. 501
Adding Shortcut Keys (Accelerators)	p. 502
Adding Images	p. 503
Adding a Toolbar	p. 504
Adding a Context Menu	p. 506
Displaying Items in a TreeView Control	p. 507
Displaying Items in a ListView Control	p. 513
An Explorer-Style Application	p. 520
Using Windows Controls	p. 524
Setting Properties for Controls	p. 529
Using Invisible Controls	p. 533
Responding to Control Messages	p. 534
Using One Event for Multiple Controls	p. 536
Enabling and Disabling Controls Using Idle Processing	p. 538
Using the GroupBox Control	p. 540
Grouping Radio Button Controls	p. 542
Anchoring Controls on Forms	p. 544
Docking Controls on Forms	p. 545
Using the Common Dialogs	p. 548
Choosing a Color	p. 551
Selecting a Text Style with FontDialog	p. 555
Opening and Saving Files	p. 557
A Word About Printing	p. 560
Selecting a Printer	p. 566
Setting Page Options	p. 568
Previewing the Print Output	p. 570
Using Events and Delegates	p. 572
Using Events Within C# Programs	p. 577
Writing an Event Handler	p. 579
Sorting Objects Using a Delegate	p. 581
Using a static Delegate	p. 587
Viewing a Delegate's Invocation List	p. 589
Combining and Removing Delegate Methods	p. 591
Responding to Timer Events	p. 593
Responding to System.Threading.Timer Events	p. 595
Index	p. 599
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