Programming C#, 3/e

The new edition of Programming C# focuses on the features and programming patterns that are new to the C# language and fundamental to the programming of web services and web applications on the .NET platform. Newly updated for version 1.1 of the .NET Framework and Visual Studio .NET 2003, the book features new tips & tricks plus answers to frequently asked questions about C#.

Table of Contents

Preface 


Part I. The C# Language

1. C# and the .NET Framework

      The .NET Platform 

      The .NET Framework 

      Compilation and the MSIL 

      The C# Language 

2. Getting Started: "Hello World"

      Classes, Objects, and Types 

      Developing "Hello World" 

      Using the Visual Studio .NET Debugger 

3. C# Language Fundamentals

      Types 

      Variables and Constants 

      Expressions 

      Whitespace 

      Statements 

      Operators 

      Namespaces 

      Preprocessor Directives 

4. Classes and Objects

      Defining Classes 

      Creating Objects 

      Using Static Members 

      Destroying Objects 

      Passing Parameters 

      Overloading Methods and Constructors 

      Encapsulating Data with Properties 

      readonly Fields 

5. Inheritance and Polymorphism

      Specialization and Generalization 

      Inheritance 

      Polymorphism 

      Abstract Classes 

      The Root of All Classes: Object 

      Boxing and Unboxing Types 

      Nesting Classes 

6. Operator Overloading

      Using the operator Keyword 

      Supporting Other .NET Languages 

      Creating Useful Operators 

      Logical Pairs 

      The Equals Operator 

      Conversion Operators 

7. Structs

      Defining Structs 

      Creating Structs 

8. Interfaces

      Implementing an Interface 

      Accessing Interface Methods 

      Overriding Interface Implementations 

      Explicit Interface Implementation 

9. Arrays, Indexers, and Collections

      Arrays 

      The foreach Statement 


      Indexers 

      Collection Interfaces 

      Array Lists 

      Queues 

      Stacks 

      Dictionaries 

10. Strings and Regular Expressions

      Strings 

      Regular Expressions 

11. Handling Exceptions


      Throwing and Catching Exceptions 

      Exception Objects 

      Custom Exceptions 

      Rethrowing Exceptions 

12. Delegates and Events

      Delegates 

      Multicasting 

      Events 

      Retrieving Values from Multicast Delegates 


Part II. Programming with C#

13. Building Windows Applications

      Creating a Simple Windows Form 

      Creating a Windows Forms Application 

      XML Documentation Comments 

      Deploying an Application 

14. Accessing Data with ADO.NET

      Relational Databases and SQL 

      The ADO.NET Object Model 

      Getting Started with ADO.NET 

      Using OLE DB Managed Providers 

      Working with Data-Bound Controls 

      Changing Database Records 

      ADO.NET and XML 

15. Programming Web Forms and Web Services

      Understanding Web Forms 

      Creating a Web Form 

      Adding Controls 

      Data Binding 

      Responding to Postback Events 

      Web Services 

      SOAP, WSDL, and Discovery 

      Building a Web Service 

      Creating the Proxy 

16. Putting It All Together

      The Overall Design 

      The Screen-Scraper Application 

      Displaying the Output 

      Creating the Web Services Client 

      Searching By Category 


Part III. The CLR and t