TABLE OF CONTENTS

1) GETTING STARTED WITH C#

Introduction to C# ..............................................................................................................

2

Start Visual Studio .NET ......................................................................................................

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Open a New C# Project ......................................................................................................

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View .NET Framework Online Resources ..........................................................................

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Open a C# Web Project ....................................................................................................

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Set JScript.NET as the Default Script Language ..............................................................

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2) EXPLORING THE C# INTERFACE

Explore the Class View Window ......................................................................................

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View the Contents Window ..............................................................................................

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Get Help Using the Index Window ..................................................................................

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Search for Help ................................................................................................................

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Add Components from the Toolbox ................................................................................

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Add a Task to the Task List ................................................................................................

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Change Form Properties in the Properties Window ......................................................

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Add a Custom Toolbar ......................................................................................................

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Delete a Toolbar ................................................................................................................

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Change the Visual Studio Environment ..........................................................................

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Manage Open Windows ..................................................................................................

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3) WORKING WITH VISUAL C# BASICS

Open a Project ..................................................................................................................

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View The Main Method ....................................................................................................

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Combine Program Types ..................................................................................................

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Add Reference Types ........................................................................................................

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Add Operators ..................................................................................................................

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Insert Attributes ................................................................................................................

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Enter Classes ......................................................................................................................

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Add Comments to Code ..................................................................................................

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Write Your First Program ..................................................................................................

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Enter XML Documentation ..............................................................................................

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Access Documentation ......................................................................................................

60

Log a Bug Report ................................................................................................................

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4) PROGRAMMING C# BUILDING BLOCKS

View Information about C# Building Blocks ..................................................................

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Program Classes ................................................................................................................

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Add a Class ........................................................................................................................

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Employ Class Inheritance ..................................................................................................

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Program Instance Constructors ........................................................................................

74

Insert Destructors ..............................................................................................................

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Program Structs ..................................................................................................................

80

Display Heap and Stack Information ..............................................................................

84

5) WORKING WITH TYPES AND INTERFACES

Find Type Information ......................................................................................................

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Program Constant Expressions ........................................................................................

88

Specify Value Types ............................................................................................................

90

Program Numeric Types ....................................................................................................

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Program the Boolean Type ................................................................................................

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Declare Reference Types ..................................................................................................

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Enter Reference Type Declarations ................................................................................

100

Convert Value Types to Reference Types ......................................................................

104

Program Pointer Types ....................................................................................................

106

Insert The Void Type ........................................................................................................

108

Add Interface Properties ................................................................................................

110

Add an Interface Index ....................................................................................................

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6) PROGRAMMING METHODS AND EVENTS

View Information about Methods ..................................................................................

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Add a Method ..................................................................................................................

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Add Static Methods ........................................................................................................

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Include Non-Static Methods ..........................................................................................

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Enter Delegates ................................................................................................................

130

Program Events ................................................................................................................

132

Add an Event-Handling Method ....................................................................................

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7) USING ARRAYS

View Information About Arrays ......................................................................................

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Enter Single-Dimensional Arrays ....................................................................................

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Add Multidimensional Arrays ........................................................................................

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Program Array-of-Arrays ................................................................................................

142

Iterate Through Array Elements ......................................................................................

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Sort Arrays ........................................................................................................................

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Search Arrays ....................................................................................................................

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Implement a Collections Class ......................................................................................

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Program Structs ................................................................................................................

152

Add an Indexer ................................................................................................................

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Include Enumerations ......................................................................................................

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8) WORKING WITH STRINGS

Create String Literals and Variables ..............................................................................

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Assign Values to Strings ..................................................................................................

160

Concatenate Strings ........................................................................................................

162

Compare Strings ..............................................................................................................

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Search for Substrings ......................................................................................................

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Replace Characters ..........................................................................................................

168

Extract Substrings ............................................................................................................

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Change the Character Case ............................................................................................

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Trim Spaces ......................................................................................................................

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Remove Characters ..........................................................................................................

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Split a String ....................................................................................................................

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Join Strings ........................................................................................................................

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Pad Strings ........................................................................................................................

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9) ACCESSING PROPERTIES

View Information About Properties ..............................................................................

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Compare Properties and Indexers ................................................................................

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Program Property Accessors ..........................................................................................

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Declare Abstract Properties ............................................................................................

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Include Properties on Interfaces ....................................................................................

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10) BUILDING FORMS

View Information About Windows Forms ....................................................................

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Add a Windows Form in the Windows Form Designer ..............................................

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Set the Form Type ............................................................................................................

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Choose the Startup Windows Form ..............................................................................

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Create a Modal Form ......................................................................................................

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Layout a Form ..................................................................................................................

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Set a Form Location ........................................................................................................

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Change Form Properties ................................................................................................

212

Create a Transparent Form ............................................................................................

214

11) PROGRAMMING WEB APPLICATIONS

Introduction to Web Forms and Controls ....................................................................

216

Create an ASP.NET Web Site ..........................................................................................

218

Create a Web Form ..........................................................................................................

220

Add Server Controls to a Web Form ............................................................................

222

Respond to an Event in Server-Side Controls ..............................................................

224

Read and Change Properties from Objects on a Web Form ......................................

226

Using Server-Side Components on Web Forms ..........................................................

228

12) ACCESSING DATA WITH C# AND ADO.NET

Introducing Data Access with ADO.NET ......................................................................

230

Display Data with the DataGrid Control ......................................................................

232

Configure the DataGrid Control ....................................................................................

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Insert Data into a SQL Database ....................................................................................

236

Update Data from a SQL Database ..............................................................................

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Delete Data from a SQL Database ................................................................................

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Execute a Stored Procedure in a SQL Database ..........................................................

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13) USING THE XML FRAMEWORK CLASS

Read XML from a File ......................................................................................................

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Save XML to a File ............................................................................................................

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Query XML with XPath ....................................................................................................

248

Apply XSL to XML ............................................................................................................

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Introduction to Distributed Applications ......................................................................

252

Create an Application with Private Assemblies ............................................................

254

Create an Application with Shared Assemblies ............................................................

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Version a Shared Assembly ............................................................................................

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Configure a Client for a Versioned Assembly ..............................................................

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Create a Web Service ......................................................................................................

270

Using a Web Service ........................................................................................................

272

15) WORKING WITH ERRORS

Introduction to Exception Handling ..............................................................................

274

Throwing an Exception ....................................................................................................

276

Executing Code Using the Try/Catch Blocks ................................................................

278

Handling Exceptions with the Catch Block ..................................................................

280

Using the Finally Block ....................................................................................................

282

Write Errors to the Application Log ..............................................................................

284

APPENDIX A) C# QUICK REFERENCE

Basic Examples ................................................................................................................

286

APPENDIX B) ABOUT THE CD-ROM

What’s on the CD-ROM ..................................................................................................

290

Using the E-Version of This Book ....................................................................................

292

Hungry Minds, Inc. End-User License Agreement ........................................................

294