C# and VB. NET Conversion Pocket Reference Converting Code from One Language to Another

Name: C# and VB. NET Conversion Pocket Reference Converting Code from One Language to Another
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ISBN: 9780596003197

ISBN-10: 0596003196

ISBN-13: 9780596003197

Edition: 2002

Authors: Jose Mojica

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Though most programmers use two or more languages, they usually have a mastery of one. Although Microsoft has advertised that the .NET runtime is language agnostic and that C# and Visual Basic .NET are so close that switching between the two is really quite easy, that's only true up to a point. Some of the differences are obvious, but others are very subtle. "C# & VB.NET Conversion Pocket Reference helps you easily make the switch from one language to another. The differences occur in three main areas: syntax, object-oriented principles, and the Visual Studio .NET IDE. Syntax concerns the statements and language elements. Object oriented differences are less obvious, and concern…

Book details

List price: $9.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/14/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 146
Size: 4.25" wide x 7.00" long x 0.41" tall
Weight: 0.308
Language: English

Jose Mojica is an instructor and researcher at DevelopMentor, a company that's gained an international reputation for its experience with COM and COM+. He teaches various courses that focus on enterprise development in COM+, IIS, .NET, and Visual Basic. Before joining DevelopMentor, Jose was a consultant at IBM, writing DCOM servers that performed speech recognition and creating ActiveX controls in ATL for the ViaVoice SDK. He has worked with Visual Basic since Version 1.0. Jose is the author of Building ActiveX Controls with Visual Basic 5.0 and coauthor of Programming Internet Controls and Distributed Applications for Visual C++ 6.0 MCSD Training Kit.



Introduction


Conventions Used in This Book


Syntax Differences


Case Sensitivity


Line Termination


Comments


Namespace Declaration and Usage


Variable Declaration


Variable Initialization


Declaring Function Parameters


Passing Function Parameters


Optional Parameters


Parameter Lists


Method Declaration


Returning Output Parameters


Program Startup


Exiting Programs/Methods/Loops


Member Scope


Static and Shared Methods


Classes Versus Modules


If Statements


Short-Circuiting


Conditional Statement


Properties and Indexers


Arrays


for Loops


For/Each Loops


Try/Catch Blocks


Attribute Usage


Control Characters


Type Comparison and Conversion


Object-Oriented Features


Inheritance Syntax


Method Overloading


Constructors and Field Initializers


Invoking Other Constructors


Invoking Base Constructors


Initializers


Hiding Base Class Members


Overriding Methods


Requiring/Preventing Inheritance


Declaring and Implementing Interfaces


Delegates and Events


Comparing Classes


String Comparisons


IDE Differences


AssemblyInfo.x


Default/Root Namespace


Startup Object


App.ico


Imports/using


COM References


Compiler Constants


Option Explicit, Option Strict, Option Compare


Errors and Warnings


Unique Language Features


Unsafe Blocks (C#)


Using (C#)


Documentation Comments (C#)


Operator Overloading (C#)


Late Binding (VB)