Learning C# 2005

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ISBN: 9780596102098 | 0596102097
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Copyright: 2/1/2006

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With Learning C# Second Edition, best-selling author Jesse Liberty will help you build a solid foundation in .NET and show how to apply your skills by using dozens of tested examples. You will learn how to develop various kinds of applications - including those that work with databases - and web services. Whether you have a little object-oriented programming experience or you are new to programming altogether, Learning C# Second Edition will set you firmly on your way.

Preface

xvii

C# and .NET Programming

(15)

C# 2005 and .NET 2.0

(1)

The .NET Platform

(1)

The .NET 2.0 Framework

(1)

The C# Language

(1)

The Structure of C# Applications

(1)

The Development Environment

(3)

What's in a Program?

(1)

Your First Program: Hello World

(1)

The Compiler

(1)

Examining Your First Program

(4)

Summary

(1)

Quiz

(1)

Exercise

(1)

Visual Studio 2005

(26)

Before You Read Further

(1)

Start Page

(1)

Projects and Solutions

(3)

Web Sites

(1)

Templates

(1)

Inside the Integrated Development Environment

(3)

Building and Running

(1)

Menus and Toolbars

(15)

File Menu

(1)

Edit Menu

(7)

View Menu

(5)

Refactor Menu

(1)

Project Menu

(1)

Build Menu

(1)

Debug Menu

(1)

Data Menu

(1)

Format Menu

(1)

Tools Menu

(1)

Window Menu

(1)

Help Menu

(1)

Summary

(1)

Quiz

(1)

Exercises

(1)

C# Language Fundamentals

(17)

Statements

(1)

Types

(4)

Numeric Types

(1)

Non-Numeric Types: char and bool

(1)

Types and Compiler Errors

(1)

Variables

(2)

Definite Assignment

(1)

Constants

(5)

Literal Constants

(1)

Symbolic Constants

(2)

Enumerations

(3)

Strings

(1)

Expressions

(1)

Whitespace

(1)

Summary

(1)

Quiz

(1)

Exercises

(1)

Operators

(13)

The Assignment Operator (=)

(1)

Mathematical Operators

(2)

Simple Arithmetical Operators (+,-,*,/)

(1)

The modulus Operator (%)

(1)

Increment and Decrement Operators

(3)

Calculate and Reassign Operators

(1)

Increment or Decrement by 1

(1)

The Prefix and Postfix Operators

(2)

Relational Operators

(4)

Use of Logical Operators with Conditionals

(1)

The Conditional Operator

(1)

Operator Precedence

(2)

Summary

(1)

Quiz

(1)

Exercises

(2)

Branching

(32)

Unconditional Branching Statements

(1)

Conditional Branching Statements

(15)

if Statements

(1)

Single-Statement if Blocks

(4)

Short-Circuit Evaluation

(1)

if . . . else Statements

(1)

Nested if Statements

(2)

switch Statements

(3)

Falling-Through and Jumping-To Cases

(1)

Switch on string Statements

(1)

Iteration (Looping) Statements

(12)

Creating Loops with goto

(2)

The while Loop

(1)

The do . . . while Loop

(1)

The for Loop

(8)

Summary

101

(1)

Quiz

102

(1)

Exercises

103

(1)

Object-Oriented Programming

104

(11)

Creating Models

106

(1)

Classes and Objects

106

(1)

Defining a Class

107

(1)

Class Relationships

108

(1)

The Three Pillars of Object-Oriented Programming

109

(2)

Encapsulation

109

(1)

Specialization

110

(1)

Polymorphism

111

(1)

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design

111

(2)

Summary

113

(1)

Quiz

114

(1)

Exercises

114

(1)

Classes and Objects

115

(29)

Defining Classes

116

(5)

Instantiating Objects

117

(1)

Creating a Time Class

118

(3)

Access Modifiers

121

(1)

Method Arguments

121

(2)

Constructors

123

(2)

Initializers

125

(2)

The this Keyword

127

(1)

Static and Instance Members

128

(5)

Invoking Static Methods

129

(2)

Using Static Fields

131

(2)

Destroying Objects

133

(2)

Memory Allocation: The Stack Versus the Heap

135

(5)

Summary

140

(2)

Quiz

142

(1)

Exercises

143

(1)

Inside Methods

144

(16)

Overloading Methods

144

(3)

Encapsulating Data with Properties

147

(5)

The get Accessor

151

(1)

The set Accessor

151

(1)

Returning Multiple Values

152

(6)

Passing Value Types by Reference

154

(3)

out Parameters and Definite Assignment

157

(1)

Summary

158

(1)

Quiz

158

(1)

Exercises

159

(1)

Basic Debugging

160

(14)

Setting a Breakpoint

160

(4)

Using the Debug Menu to Set Your Breakpoint

163

(1)

Setting Conditions and Hit Counts

163

(1)

Examining Values: The Autos and Locals Windows

164

(2)

Set Your Watch

166

(3)

The Call Stack

169

(1)

Summary

169

(1)

Quiz

170

(1)

Exercises

171

(3)

Arrays

174

(20)

Using Arrays

174

(5)

Declaring Arrays

175

(1)

Understanding Default Values

176

(1)

Accessing Array Elements

176

(3)

The foreach Statement

179

(1)

Initializing Array Elements

179

(1)

The params Keyword

180

(1)

Multidimensional Arrays

181

(7)

Rectangular Arrays

182

(3)

Jagged Arrays

185

(3)

Array Methods

188

(1)

Sorting Arrays

189

(2)

Summary

191

(1)

Quiz

192

(1)

Exercises

192

(2)

Inheritance and Polymorphism

194

(24)

Specialization and Generalization

194

(3)

Inheritance

197

(4)

Implementing Inheritance

197

(2)

Calling Base Class Constructors

199

(1)

Controlling Access

200

(1)

Polymorphism

201

(6)

Creating Polymorphic Types

201

(4)

Versioning with new and override

205

(2)

Abstract Classes

207

(3)

Sealed Classes

210

(1)

The Root of All Classes: Object

211

(2)

Boxing and Unboxing Types

213

(2)

Boxing Is Implicit

213

(1)

Unboxing Must Be Explicit

214

(1)

Avoiding Boxing with Generics

215

(1)

Summary

215

(1)

Quiz

216

(1)

Exercises

217

(1)

Operator Overloading

218

(18)

Using the operator Keyword

219

(3)

Creating Useful Operators

222

(1)

The Equals Operator

223

(6)

Conversion Operators

229

(5)

Summary

234

(1)

Quiz

234

(1)

Exercises

235

(1)

Interfaces

236

(30)

Implementing an Interface

237

(5)

Defining the Interface

240

(1)

Implementing the Interface on the Client

241

(1)

Implementing More than One Interface

242

(3)

Casting to an Interface

245

(1)

The is and as Operators

246

(5)

Extending Interfaces

251

(3)

Combining Interfaces

254

(1)

Overriding Interface Implementations

255

(5)

Explicit Interface Implementation

260

(3)

Summary

263

(1)

Quiz

264

(1)

Exercises

264

(2)

Generics and Collections

266

(36)

Generics

266

(1)

Collection Interfaces

267

(1)

Creating Your Own Collections

267

(13)

Indexers and Assignment

271

(1)

Indexing on Other Values

272

(3)

Generic Collection Interfaces

275

(1)

The IEnumerable<T> Interface

276

(4)

Framework Generic Collections

280

(20)

Generic Lists: List<T>

280

(11)

Generic Queues

291

(3)

Generic Stacks

294

(3)

Dictionaries

297

(3)

Summary

300

(1)

Quiz

301

(1)

Exercises

301

(1)

Strings

302

(25)

Creating Strings

303

(2)

String Literals

303

(1)

Escape Characters

303

(1)

Verbatim Strings

304

(1)

The ToString() Method

304

(1)

Manipulating Strings

305

(16)

Comparing Strings

305

(2)

Concatenating Strings

307

(1)

Copying Strings

308

(2)

Testing for Equality

310

(1)

Other Useful String Methods

311

(3)

Finding Substrings

314

(3)

Splitting Strings

317

(2)

The StringBuilder Class

319

(2)

Regular Expressions

321

(1)

The Regex Class

322

(2)

Summary

324

(1)

Quiz

325

(1)

Exercises

325

(2)

Throwing and Catching Exceptions

327

(20)

Bugs, Errors, and Exceptions

328

(1)

Throwing Exceptions

328

(1)

Searching for an Exception Handler

328

(1)

The throw Statement

329

(2)

The try and catch Statements

331

(2)

How the Call Stack Works

333

(2)

Creating Dedicated catch Statements

335

(2)

The finally Statement

337

(2)

Exception Class Methods and Properties

339

(4)

Custom Exceptions

343

(2)

Summary

345

(1)

Quiz

346

(1)

Exercises

346

(1)

Delegates and Events

347

(27)

Delegates

348

(9)

Using Delegates to Specify Methods at Runtime

348

(9)

Multicasting

357

(1)

Events

357

(14)

Publishing and Subscribing

358

(1)

Events and Delegates

359

(7)

Solving Delegate Problems with Events

366

(1)

The event Keyword

367

(4)

Using Anonymous Methods

371

(1)

Summary

371

(1)

Quiz

372

(1)

Exercises

373

(1)

Creating Windows Applications

374

(36)

Creating a Simple Windows Form

374

(6)

Using the Visual Studio Designer

374

(6)

The partial Keyword

380

(1)

Creating a Real-World Application

380

(25)

Creating the Basic UI Form

382

(1)

Populating the TreeView Controls

383

(5)

Handling TreeView Events

388

(3)

Implementing the Copy Button Event

391

(4)

Handling the Delete Button Event

395

(10)

XML Documentation Comments

405

(2)

Summary

407

(1)

Quiz

408

(1)

Exercises

408

(2)

Programming ASP.NET Applications

410

(25)

Understanding Web Forms

410

(2)

Web Form Events

412

(2)

Postback Versus Non-Postback Events

413

(1)

State

413

(1)

Creating a Web Form

414

(3)

Code-Behind Files

415

(2)

Enabling Debugging

417

(1)

Adding Controls

417

(2)

Server Controls

419

(2)

Data Binding

421

(3)

Adding Controls and Events

424

(6)

Summary

430

(1)

Quiz

431

(1)

Exercises

431

(4)

Appendix: Answers to Quizzes and Exercises

435

(76)

Index

511

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