C# for Java Developers

by Freeman, Adam; Jones, Allen

• ISBN13: 9780735617797
• ISBN10: 0735617791
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-14
• Publisher: Microsoft Press

Summary

The similarities between C# and Java are immediate andobvious, but Java programmers need to overcome many challengesbefore they can get up to speed with C#. The expert authors ofC# for Java Developers have written the perfect guide to helpJava developers past pitfalls and learn to make use of all thepower of the more advanced language with the Microsoftr VisualC#T .NET development system. The authors demonstrate thesyntactical and architectural similarities between the twolanguages-and what's different in C#-to transform Javadevelopers into proficient C# developers as quickly andpainlessly as possible.

Author Biography

Adam Freeman is a professional programmer and the author of two early Java books, Programming the Internet with Java and Active Java, both published by Addison Wesley, as well as Java course materials. His recent experience architecting a green-field e-commerce platform has given him an in-depth understanding of the current security challenges facing those developing large scale distributed systems. Adam has previously worked for Netscape, Sun Microsystems and the NASDAQ stock exchange.

Table of Contents

Part I Introducing .NET
Introduction to Microsoft .NET	3	(14)
Comparing Java and .NET Technologies	17	(8)
Part II The C# Language
Creating Assemblies	25	(12)
Language Syntax and Features	37	(28)
Data Types	65	(56)
Advanced Language Features	121	(26)
Part III Programming .NET with C#
Strings and Regular Expressions	147	(26)
Numbers and Dates	173	(14)
Collections	187	(20)
Streams, Files, and I/O	207	(32)
XML Processing	239	(36)
Part IV Advanced Topics
Reflection	275	(14)
Threading and Synchronizations	289	(22)
Networking	311	(30)
Remoting	341	(24)
Database Connectivity	365	(32)
Security and Cryptography	397	(22)
Graphics and UI	419	(16)
Introduction to XML Web Services	435	(12)
A Platform Integration	447	(26)
B Shared Assemblies	473	(8)
C Configuring Applications	481	(8)
D Garbage Collection	489	(6)
E Cross-Language Code Interoperability	495	(6)
F Java to .NET API Reference	501