Visual C# 2005 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

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ISBN: 9781590595893 | 1590595890
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Copyright: 1/16/2006

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The recipes included in this book have been chosen and written with emerging pros in mind. The book features an equal balance of code and text. The supplied code gives you everything you need to solve the problem at hand, while the accompanying text provides supporting information. This is a fully up-to-date reference for .NET 2.0 programmers. All code comes as a stand-alone Visual Studio 2005 solution. The book even covers advanced concepts that take you past basic recipe solutions you'll be able to distil entire concepts and theories.

About the Authors

About the Technical Reviewer

xvii

Acknowledgments

xix

Preface

xxi

Application Development

(30)

Create a Console Application from the Command Line

(2)

Create a Windows-Based Application from the Command Line

(3)

Create and Use a Code Module

(2)

Create and Use a Code Library from the Command Line

(1)

Access Command-Line Arguments

(2)

Include Code Selectively at Build Time

(3)

Access a Program Element That Has the Same Name As a Keyword

(1)

Create and Manage Strong-Named Key Pairs

(1)

Give an Assembly a Strong Name

(2)

Verify That a Strong-Named Assembly Has Not Been Modified

(1)

Delay Sign an Assembly

(2)

Sign an Assembly with an Authenticode Digital Signature

(3)

Create and Trust a Test Software Publisher Certificate

(2)

Manage the Global Assembly Cache

(1)

Prevent People from Decompiling Your Code

(1)

Manipulate the Appearance of the Console

(3)

Data Manipulation

(34)

Manipulate the Contents of a String Efficiently

(2)

Encode a String Using Alternate Character Encoding

(3)

Convert Basic Value Types to Byte Arrays

(2)

Base64 Encode Binary Data

(3)

Validate Input Using Regular Expressions

(4)

Use Compiled Regular Expressions

(2)

Create Dates and Times from Strings

(2)

Add, Subtract, and Compare Dates and Times

(2)

Sort an Array or an ArrayList

(1)

Copy a Collection to an Array

(2)

Use a Strongly Typed Collection

(1)

Create a Generic Type

(3)

Store a Serializable Object to a File

(3)

Read User Input from the Console

(4)

Application Domains, Reflection, and Metadata

(30)

Create an Application Domain

(1)

Create Types That Can Be Passed Across Application Domain Boundaries

(3)

Avoid Loading Unnecessary Assemblies into Application Domains

(1)

Create a Type That Cannot Cross Application Domain Boundaries

(1)

Load an Assembly into the Current Application Domain

(2)

Execute an Assembly in a Different Application Domain

(2)

Instantiate a Type in a Different Application Domain

(4)

Pass Data Between Application Domains

(2)

Unload Assemblies and Application Domains

(1)

Retrieve Type Information

(2)

Test an Object's Type

(2)

Instantiate an Object Using Reflection

(4)

Create a Custom Attribute

(2)

Inspect the Attributes of a Program Element Using Reflection

(2)

Threads, Processes, and Synchronization

(48)

Execute a Method Using the Thread Pool

(3)

Execute a Method Asynchronously

(8)

Execute a Method Periodically

107

(2)

Execute a Method at a Specific Time

109

(2)

Execute a Method by Signaling a WaitHandle Object

111

(2)

Execute a Method Using a New Thread

113

(2)

Synchronize the Execution of Multiple Threads Using a Monitor

115

(5)

Synchronize the Execution of Multiple Threads Using an Event

120

(4)

Synchronize the Execution of Multiple Threads Using a Mutex

124

(2)

Synchronize the Execution of Multiple Threads Using a Semaphore

126

(2)

Synchronize Access to a Shared Data Value

128

(2)

Know When a Thread Finishes

130

(2)

Terminate the Execution of a Thread

132

(2)

Create a Thread-Safe Collection Instance

134

(1)

Start a New Process

135

(3)

Terminate a Process

138

(2)

Ensure That Only One Instance of an Application Can Execute Concurrently

140

(3)

Files, Directories, and I/O

143

(40)

Retrieve Information About a File, Directory, or Drive

143

(4)

Set File and Directory Attributes

147

(2)

Copy, Move, or Delete a File or a Directory

149

(2)

Calculate the Size of a Directory

151

(1)

Retrieve Version Information for a File

152

(2)

Show a Just-in-Time Directory Tree in the TreeView Control

154

(2)

Read and Write a Text File

156

(2)

Read and Write a Binary File

158

(2)

Read a File Asynchronously

160

(3)

Find Files That Match a Wildcard Expression

163

(1)

Test Two Files for Equality

164

(1)

Manipulate Strings Representing Filenames

165

(2)

Determine If a Path Is a Directory or a File

167

(1)

Work with Relative Paths

168

(1)

Create a Temporary File

169

(1)

Get the Total Free Space on a Drive

170

(2)

Show the Common File Dialog Boxes

172

(2)

Use an Isolated Store

174

(2)

Monitor the File System for Changes

176

(3)

Access a COM Port

179

(1)

Get a Random Filename

180

(1)

Manipulate the Access Control Lists of a File or Directory

180

(3)

XML Processing

183

(30)

Show the Structure of an XML Document in a TreeView

183

(4)

Insert Nodes in an XML Document

187

(2)

Quickly Append Nodes in an XML Document

189

(2)

Find Specific Elements by Name

191

(1)

Get XML Nodes in a Specific XML Namespace

192

(2)

Find Elements with an XPath Search

194

(3)

Read and Write XML Without Loading an Entire Document into Memory

197

(2)

Validate an XML Document Against a Schema

199

(5)

Use XML Serialization with Custom Objects

204

(3)

Create a Schema for a .NET Class

207

(1)

Generate a Class from a Schema

208

(1)

Perform an XSL Transform

209

(4)

Windows Forms

213

(44)

Add a Control Programmatically

214

(2)

Link Data to a Control

216

(2)

Process All the Controls on a Form

218

(2)

Track the Visible Forms in an Application

220

(3)

Find All MDI Child Forms

223

(2)

Save Configuration Settings for a Form

225

(3)

Force a List Box to Scroll to the Most Recently Added Item

228

(1)

Restrict a Textbox to Accepting Only Specific Input

229

(3)

Use an Autocomplete Combo Box

232

(3)

Sort a List View by Any Column

235

(3)

Lay Out Controls Automatically

238

(1)

Use Part of a Main Menu for a Context Menu

239

(2)

Make a Multilingual Form

241

(3)

Create a Form That Cannot Be Moved

244

(1)

Make a Borderless Form Movable

244

(3)

Create an Animated System Tray Icon

247

(1)

Validate an Input Control

248

(3)

Use a Drag-and-Drop Operation

251

(1)

Use Context-Sensitive Help

252

(2)

Display a Web Page in a Windows-Based Application

254

(3)

Graphics, Multimedia, and Printing

257

(42)

Find All Installed Fonts

257

(2)

Perform Hit Testing with Shapes

259

(4)

Create an Irregularly Shaped Control

263

(2)

Create a Movable Sprite

265

(3)

Create a Scrollable Image

268

(2)

Perform a Screen Capture

270

(1)

Use Double Buffering to Increase Redraw Speed

271

(2)

Show a Thumbnail for an Image

273

(2)

Play a Simple Beep or System Sound

275

(1)

Play a WAV File

276

(1)

Play a Sound File

277

(2)

Show an Animation with DirectShow

279

(3)

Retrieve Information About the Installed Printers

282

(2)

Print a Simple Document

284

(3)

Print a Multipage Document

287

(3)

Print Wrapped Text

290

(2)

Show a Dynamic Print Preview

292

(3)

Manage Print Jobs

295

(4)

Database Access

299

(36)

Connect to a Database

301

(3)

Use Connection Pooling

304

(2)

Create a Database Connection String Programmatically

306

(2)

Store a Database Connection String Securely

308

(3)

Execute a SQL Command or Stored Procedure

311

(4)

Use Parameters in a SQL Command or Stored Procedure

315

(3)

Process the Results of a SQL Query Using a Data Reader

318

(3)

Obtain an XML Document from a SQL Server Query

321

(3)

Perform Asynchronous Database Operations Against SQL Server

324

(3)

Write Database-Independent Code

327

(4)

Discover All Instances of SQL Server on Your Network

331

(4)

Networking and Remoting

335

(58)

Obtain Information About the Local Network Interface

336

(3)

Detect Changes in Network Connectivity

339

(2)

Download Data over HTTP or FTP

341

(2)

Download a File and Process It Using a Stream

343

(3)

Respond to HTTP Requests from Your Application

346

(3)

Get an HTML Page from a Site That Requires Authentication

349

(2)

Send E-mail Using SMTP

351

(4)

Resolve a Host Name to an IP Address

355

(2)

Ping an IP Address

357

(2)

Communicate Using TCP

359

(4)

Create a Multithreaded TCP Server That Supports Asynchronous Communications

363

(8)

Communicate Using UDP

371

(3)

Avoid Hard-Coding the XML Web Service URL

374

(2)

Set Authentication Credentials for an XML Web Service

376

(2)

Call a Web Method Asynchronously

378

(3)

Make an Object Remotable

381

(4)

385

(2)

Host a Remote Object in IIS

387

(1)

Control the Lifetime of a Remote Object

388

(2)

Control Versioning for Remote Objects

390

(3)

Security and Cryptography

393

(46)

Allow Partially Trusted Code to Use Your Strong-Named Assembly

394

(2)

Disable Code Access Security

396

(2)

Disable Execution Permission Checks

398

(2)

Ensure the Runtime Grants Specific Permissions to Your Assembly

400

(2)

Limit the Permissions Granted to Your Assembly

402

(1)

View the Permissions Required by an Assembly

403

(3)

Determine at Runtime If Your Code Has a Specific Permission

406

(1)

Restrict Who Can Extend Your Classes and Override Class Members

407

(2)

Inspect an Assembly's Evidence

409

(2)

Determine If the Current User Is a Member of a Specific Windows Group

411

(3)

Restrict Which Users Can Execute Your Code

414

(4)

Impersonate a Windows User

418

(3)

Create a Cryptographically Random Number

421

(1)

Calculate the Hash Code of a Password

422

(3)

Calculate the Hash Code of a File

425

(2)

Verify a Hash Code

427

(2)

Ensure Data Integrity Using a Keyed Hash Code

429

(3)

Work with Security-Sensitive Strings in Memory

432

(3)

Encrypt and Decrypt Data Using the Data Protection API

435

(4)

Unmanaged Code Interoperability

439

(18)

Call a Function in an Unmanaged DLL

439

(3)

Get the Handle for a Control, Window, or File

442

(2)

Call an Unmanaged Function That Uses a Structure

444

(3)

Call an Unmanaged Function That Uses a Callback

447

(1)

Retrieve Unmanaged Error Information

448

(2)

Use a COM Component in a .NET Client

450

(2)

Release a COM Component Quickly

452

(1)

Use Optional Parameters

453

(1)

Use an ActiveX Control in a .NET Client

454

(1)

Expose a .NET Component Through COM

455

(2)

Commonly Used Interfaces and Patterns

457

(42)

Implement a Serializable Type

457

(6)

Implement a Cloneable Type

463

(4)

Implement a Comparable Type

467

(4)

Implement an Enumerable Collection

471

(4)

Implement an Enumerable Type Using a Custom Iterator

475

(5)

Implement a Disposable Class

480

(3)

Implement a Formattable Type

483

(3)

Implement a Custom Exception Class

486

(4)

Implement a Custom Event Argument

490

(2)

Implement the Singleton Pattern

492

(1)

Implement the Observer Pattern

493

(6)

Windows Integration

499

(22)

Access Runtime Environment Information

499

(4)

Retrieve the Value of an Environment Variable

503

(1)

Write an Event to the Windows Event Log

504

(1)

Read and Write to the Windows Registry

505

(3)

Search the Windows Registry

508

(3)

Create a Windows Service

511

(5)

Create a Windows Service Installer

516

(2)

Create a Shortcut on the Desktop or Start Menu

518

(3)

Appendix Acronyms

521

(6)

Index

527

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