Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Step by Step

Name: Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Step by Step
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ISBN: 9780735624306

ISBN-10: 0735624305

ISBN-13: 9780735624306

Edition: 3rd 2008

Authors: John Sharp, John Sharp

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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 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 applications, and…

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List price: $39.99
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 12/19/2007
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 704
Size: 7.44" wide x 8.86" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 2.992

John Sharp is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Pretoria and co-director of the Human Economy Program. He taught at the Universities of Cape Town and Stellenbosch. He has published on the mission reserves of Northern Cape Province, the Bantustan of Qwaqwa, on the white Afrikaans-speaking inhabitants of Pretoria, and on the history of South African anthropology.



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;