Programming C#: Building .NET Applications with C#

by Jesse Liberty

Overview

The programming language C# was built with the future of application development in mind. Pursuing that vision, C#'s designers succeeded in creating a safe, simple, component-based, high-performance language that works effectively with Microsoft's .NET Framework. Now the favored language among those programming for the Microsoft platform, C# continues to grow in popularity as more developers discover its strength and flexibility. And, from the start, C# developers have relied on Programming C# both as an introduction to the language and a means of further building their skills.

The fourth edition of Programming C#--the top-selling C# book on the market--has been updated to the C# ISO standard as well as changes to Microsoft's implementation of the language. It also provides notes and warnings on C# 1.1 and C# 2.0.

Aimed at experienced programmers and web developers, Programming C#, 4th Edition, doesn't waste too much time on the basics. Rather, it focuses on the features and programming patterns unique to the C# language. New C# 2005 features covered in-depth include:

• Visual Studio 2005
• Generics
• Collection interfaces and iterators
• Anonymous methods
• New ADO.NET data controls
• Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Programming

Author Jesse Liberty, an acclaimed web programming expert and entrepreneur, teaches C# in a way that experienced programmers will appreciate by grounding its applications firmly in the context of Microsoft's .NET platform and the development of desktop and Internet applications.

Liberty also incorporates reader suggestions from previous editions to help create the most consumer-friendly guide possible.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780596552725
Publisher:	O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date:	02/22/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	672
File size:	6 MB

Table of Contents

Preface; About This Book; How the Book Is Organized; Who This Book Is For; C# Versus Visual Basic .NET; C# Versus Java; C# versus C++; Conventions Used in This Book; Support; We’d Like to Hear from You; Acknowledgements; The C# Language; Chapter 1: C# and the .NET Framework; 1.1 The .NET Platform; 1.2 The .NET Framework; 1.3 Compilation and the MSIL; 1.4 The C# Language; Chapter 2: Getting Started:"Hello World”; 2.1 Classes, Objects, and Types; 2.2 Developing "Hello World”; 2.3 Using the Visual Studio .NET Debugger; Chapter 3: C# Language Fundamentals; 3.1 Types; 3.2 Variables and Constants; 3.3 Expressions; 3.4 Whitespace; 3.5 Statements; 3.6 Operators; 3.7 Namespaces; 3.8 Preprocessor Directives; Chapter 4: Classes and Objects; 4.1 Defining Classes; 4.2 Creating Objects; 4.3 Using Static Members; 4.4 Destroying Objects; 4.5 Passing Parameters; 4.6 Overloading Methods and Constructors; 4.7 Encapsulating Data with Properties; 4.8 Readonly Fields; Chapter 5: Inheritance and Polymorphism; 5.1 Specialization and Generalization; 5.2 Inheritance; 5.3 Polymorphism; 5.4 Abstract Classes; 5.5 The Root of all Classes: Object; 5.6 Boxing and Unboxing Types; 5.7 Nesting Classes; Chapter 6: Operator Overloading; 6.1 Using the operator Keyword; 6.2 Supporting Other .NET Languages; 6.3 Creating Useful Operators; 6.4 Logical Pairs; 6.5 The Equals Operator; 6.6 Conversion Operators; Chapter 7: Structs; 7.1 Defining Structs; 7.2 Creating Structs; Chapter 8: Interfaces; 8.1 Implementing an Interface; 8.2 Accessing Interface Methods; 8.3 Overriding Interface Implementations; 8.4 Explicit Interface Implementation; Chapter 9: Arrays, Indexers, and Collections; 9.1 Arrays; 9.2 The foreach Statement; 9.3 Indexers; 9.4 Collection Interfaces; 9.5 Array Lists; 9.6 Queues; 9.7 Stacks; 9.8 Dictionaries; Chapter 10: Strings and Regular Expressions; 10.1 Strings; 10.2 Regular Expressions; Chapter 11: Handling Exceptions; 11.1 Throwing and Catching Exceptions; 11.2 Exception Objects; 11.3 Custom Exceptions; 11.4 Rethrowing Exceptions; Chapter 12: Delegates and Events; 12.1 Delegates; 12.2 Events; Programming with C#; Chapter 13: Building Windows Applications; 13.1 Creating a Simple Windows Form; 13.2 Creating a Windows Form Application; 13.3 XML Documentation Comments; 13.4 Deploying an Application; Chapter 14: Accessing Data with ADO.NET; 14.1 Relational Databases and SQL; 14.2 The ADO.Net Object Model; 14.3 Getting Started with ADO.NET; 14.4 Using ADO Managed Providers; 14.5 Working with Data-Bound Controls; 14.6 Changing Database Records; 14.7 ADO.NET and XML; Chapter 15: ProgrammingWeb Applications with Web Forms; 15.1 Understanding Web Forms; 15.2 Creating a Web Form; 15.3 Adding Controls; 15.4 Data Binding; 15.5 Responding to Postback Events; 15.6 ASP.NET and C#; Chapter 16: Programming Web Services; 16.1 SOAP, WSDL, and Discovery; 16.2 Building a Web Service; 16.3 Creating the Proxy; C# and the .NET CLR; Chapter 17: Assemblies and Versioning; 17.1 PE Files; 17.2 Metadata; 17.3 Security Boundary; 17.4 Versioning; 17.5 Manifests; 17.6 Multi-Module Assemblies; 17.7 Private Assemblies; 17.8 Shared Assemblies; Chapter 18: Attributes and Reflection; 18.1 Attributes; 18.2 Intrinsic Attributes; 18.3 Custom Attributes; 18.4 Reflection; 18.5 Reflection Emit; Chapter 19: Marshaling and Remoting; 19.1 Application Domains; 19.2 Context; 19.3 Remoting; Chapter 20: Threads and Synchronization; 20.1 Threads; 20.2 Synchronization; 20.3 Race Conditions and Deadlocks; Chapter 21: Streams; 21.1 Files and Directories; 21.2 Reading and Writing Data; 21.3 Asynchronous I/O; 21.4 Network I/O; 21.5 Web Streams; 21.6 Serialization; 21.7 Isolated Storage; Chapter 22: Programming .NET and COM; 22.1 Importing ActiveX Controls; 22.2 Importing COM Components; 22.3 Exporting .NET Components; 22.4 P/Invoke; 22.5 Pointers; C# Keywords; Colophon;

Jesse Liberty is the best selling author of Programming ASP.NET, Programming C#, and a dozen other books on web and object oriented programming. He is president of Liberty Associates, Inc., where he provides contract programming, consulting and on-site training in ASP.NET, C#, C++ and related topics. Jesse has been a Distinguished Software Engineer at AT&T and Vice President for technology development at CitiBank.