C# : A Programmer's Introduction

by Deitel, Harvey M.; Deitel, Paul J.; Listfield, Jeffrey A.; Nieto, Tem R.; Yaeger, Cheryl H.; Zlatkina, Marina

• ISBN13: 9780130461322
• ISBN10: 0130461326
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR

Summary

An introductory guide to C#. Provides everything you need to know about programming C#. Softcover.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	xix
Preface	xxxii
Introduction to .NET and C#	1	(20)
Introduction	2	(1)
History of the Internet and World Wide Web	2	(2)
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)	4	(1)
Extensible Markup Language (XML)	4	(1)
Key Software Trend: Object Technology	5	(2)
Introduction to Microsoft .NET	7	(2)
C#	9	(1)
.NET Framework and the Common Language Runtime	9	(1)
Tour of the Book	10	(7)
Summary	17	(2)
Internet and World Wide Web Resources	19	(2)
Introduction to the Visual Studio .NET IDE	21	(22)
Introduction	22	(1)
Visual Studio .NET Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Overview	22	(2)
Menu Bar and Toolbar	24	(2)
Visual Studio .NET Windows	26	(5)
Solution Explorer	26	(2)
Toolbox	28	(1)
Properties Window	29	(2)
Using Help	31	(1)
Simple Program: Displaying Text and an Image	32	(9)
Summary	41	(2)
Introduction to C# Programming	43	(28)
Introduction	44	(1)
Simple Program: Printing a Line of Text	44	(11)
Another Simple Program: Adding Integers	55	(4)
Memory Concepts	59	(1)
Arithmetic	60	(4)
Decision Making: Equality and Relational Operators	64	(5)
Summary	69	(2)
Control Structures: Part 1	71	(40)
Introduction	72	(1)
Algorithms	72	(1)
Pseudocode	73	(1)
Control Structures	73	(3)
if Selection Structure	76	(1)
if/else Selection Structure	77	(5)
while Repetition Structure	82	(1)
Formulating Algorithms: Case Study 1 (Counter-Controlled Repetition)	83	(3)
Formulating Algorithms with Top-Down, Stepwise Refinement: Case Study 2 (Sentinel-Controlled Repetition)	86	(7)
Formulating Algorithms with Top-Down, Stepwise Refinement: Case Study 3 (Nested Control Structures)	93	(4)
Assignment Operators	97	(1)
Increment and Decrement Operators	98	(3)
Introduction to Windows Application Programming	101	(7)
Summary	108	(3)
Control Structures: Part 2	111	(35)
Introduction	112	(1)
Essentials of Counter-Controlled Repetition	112	(2)
for Repetition Structure	114	(4)
Examples Using the for Structure	118	(6)
switch Multiple-Selection Structure	124	(3)
do/while Repetition Structure	127	(3)
Statements break and continue	130	(3)
Logical and Conditional Operators	133	(5)
Structured-Programming Summary	138	(6)
Summary	144	(2)
Methods	146	(50)
Introduction	147	(1)
Methods in C#	147	(2)
Math Class Methods	149	(1)
Methods	149	(2)
Method Definitions	151	(11)
Argument Promotion	162	(2)
C# Namespaces	164	(1)
Value Types and Reference Types	165	(1)
Passing Arguments: Pass-by-Value vs. Pass-by-Reference	165	(4)
Random-Number Generation	169	(7)
Example: Game of Chance	176	(5)
Duration of Variables	181	(1)
Scope Rules	182	(2)
Recursion	184	(4)
Example Using Recursion: The Fibonacci Series	188	(3)
Recursion vs. Iteration	191	(1)
Method Overloading	192	(2)
Summary	194	(2)
Arrays	196	(40)
Introduction	197	(1)
Arrays	197	(2)
Declaring and Allocating Arrays	199	(1)
Examples Using Arrays	200	(10)
Allocating an Array and Initializing Its Elements	200	(2)
Totaling the Elements of an Array	202	(1)
Using Histograms to Display Array Data Graphically	203	(1)
Using the Elements of an Array as Counters	204	(3)
Using Arrays to Analyze Survey Results	207	(3)
Passing Arrays to Methods	210	(3)
Passing Arrays by Value and by Reference	213	(4)
Sorting Arrays	217	(3)
Searching Arrays: Linear Search and Binary Search	220	(5)
Searching an Array with Linear Search	220	(1)
Searching a Sorted Array with Binary Search	221	(4)
Multiple-Subscripted Arrays	225	(7)
foreach Repetition Structure	232	(1)
Summary	233	(3)
Object-Based Programming	236	(56)
Introduction	237	(1)
Implementing a Time Abstract Data Type with a Class	238	(8)
Class Scope	246	(1)
Controlling Access to Members	246	(2)
Initializing Class Objects: Constructors	248	(1)
Using Overloaded Constructors	249	(4)
Properties	253	(8)
Composition: Objects References as Instance Variables of Other Classes	261	(4)
Using the this Reference	265	(1)
Garbage Collection	266	(2)
static Class Members	268	(4)
const and readonly Members	272	(3)
Indexers	275	(6)
Data Abstraction and Information Hiding	281	(1)
Software Reusability	282	(1)
Namespaces and Assemblies	283	(5)
Class View and Object Browser	288	(3)
Summary	291	(1)
Object-Oriented Programming: Inheritance	292	(37)
Introduction	293	(1)
Base Classes and Derived Classes	294	(3)
protected and internal Members	297	(1)
Relationship between Base Classes and Derived Classes	297	(21)
Case Study: Three-Level Inheritance Hierarchy	318	(3)
Constructors and Destructors in Derived Classes	321	(6)
Software Engineering with Inheritance	327	(1)
Summary	328	(1)
Exception Handling	329	(32)
Introduction	330	(1)
Exception Handling Overview	331	(3)
Example: DivideByZeroException	334	(5)
.NET Exception Hierarchy	339	(1)
finally Block	340	(8)
Exception Properties	348	(5)
Programmer-Defined Exception Classes	353	(4)
Handling Overflows with Operators checked and unchecked	357	(2)
Summary	359	(2)
Graphical User Interface Concepts	361	(46)
Introduction	362	(1)
Windows Forms	363	(3)
Event-Handling Model	366	(5)
Delegates	366	(1)
Basic Event Handling	367	(4)
Control Properties and Layout	371	(4)
Labels, TextBoxes and Buttons	375	(7)
GroupBoxes and Panels	382	(3)
CheckBoxes and RadioButtons	385	(9)
PictureBoxes	394	(2)
Mouse Event Handling	396	(2)
Keyboard Event Handling	398	(4)
Visual Inheritance	402	(3)
Summary	405	(2)
Multithreading	407	(10)
Introduction	408	(1)
Thread States: Life Cycle of a Thread	409	(2)
Thread Priorities and Thread Scheduling	411	(5)
Summary	416	(1)
Strings and Characters	417	(38)
Introduction	418	(1)
Fundamentals of Characters and Strings	418	(2)
String Constructors	420	(1)
String Indexer, Length Property and CopyTo Method	421	(2)
Comparing Strings	423	(4)
String Method GetHashCode	427	(1)
Locating Characters and Substrings in Strings	428	(3)
Extracting Substrings from Strings	431	(1)
Concatenating Strings	432	(1)
Miscellaneous String Methods	433	(2)
Class StringBuilder	435	(2)
StringBuilder Indexer, Length and Capacity Properties, and EnsureCapacity Method	437	(2)
StringBuilder Append and AppendFormat Methods	439	(4)
StringBuilder Insert, Remove and Replace Methods	443	(3)
Char Methods	446	(3)
Card Shuffling and Dealing Simulation	449	(4)
Summary	453	(2)
Graphics	455	(21)
Introduction	456	(2)
Graphics Contexts and Graphics Objects	458	(1)
Color Control	459	(7)
Font Control	466	(3)
Drawing Lines, Rectangles and Ovals	469	(3)
Loading, Displaying and Scaling Images	472	(3)
Summary	475	(1)
Files and Streams	476	(29)
Introduction	477	(1)
Data Hierarchy	477	(2)
Files and Streams	479	(1)
Creating a Sequential-Access File	480	(12)
Reading Data from a Sequential-Access File	492	(11)
Summary	503	(2)
Database, SQL and ADO .NET	505	(33)
Introduction	506	(1)
Relational Database Model	507	(1)
Relational Database Overview: Books Database	508	(7)
Structured Query Language (SQL)	515	(11)
Basic Select Query	515	(1)
Where Clause	516	(3)
Order By Clause	519	(4)
Insert Statement	523	(1)
Update Statement	524	(1)
Delete Statement	525	(1)
ADO .NET Object Model	526	(1)
Programming with ADO .NET: Extracting Information from a Database	527	(9)
Connecting to and Querying an Access Data Source	527	(7)
Querying the Books Database	534	(2)
Summary	536	(2)
ASP .NET, Web Forms and Web Controls	538	(19)
Introduction	539	(1)
Simple HTTP Transaction	539	(3)
System Architecture	542	(1)
Creating and Running a Simple Web Form Example	543	(12)
Summary	555	(1)
Internet and World Wide Web Resources	556	(1)
Extensible Markup Language (XML)	557	(15)
Introduction	558	(1)
XML Documents	558	(5)
XML Namespaces	563	(3)
Document Object Model (DOM)	566	(3)
Summary	569	(1)
Internet and World Wide Web Resources	570	(2)
ASP .NET and Web Services	572	(23)
Introduction	573	(1)
Web Services	574	(3)
Simple Object Acess Protocol (SOAP) and Web Services	577	(2)
Publishing and Consuming Web Services	579	(15)
Summary	594	(1)
Networking: Streams-Based Sockets	595	(15)
Introduction	596	(1)
Establishing a Simple Server (Using Stream Sockets)	597	(1)
Establishing a Simple Client (Using Stream Sockets)	598	(1)
Client/Server Interaction with Stream-Socket Connections	599	(9)
Summary	608	(2)
FCL Collections	610	(23)
Introduction	611	(1)
Collection Classes	611	(20)
Class Array	611	(3)
Class ArrayList	614	(7)
Class Stack	621	(4)
Class Hashtable	625	(6)
Summary	631	(2)
Accessibility	633	(56)
Introduction	634	(1)
Regulations and Resources	635	(2)
Web Accessibility Initiative	637	(1)
Providing Alternatives for Images	637	(2)
Maximizing Readability by Focusing on Structure	639	(1)
Accessibility in Visual Studio .NET	639	(6)
Enlarging Toolbar Icons	640	(1)
Enlarging the Text	641	(1)
Modifying the Toolbox	642	(1)
Modifying the Keyboard	642	(1)
Rearranging Windows	643	(2)
Accessibility in C#	645	(6)
Accessibility in XHTML Tables	651	(4)
Accessibility in XHTML Frames	655	(1)
Accessibility in XML	656	(1)
Using Voice Synthesis and Recognition with Voice XML™	656	(8)
CallXML™	664	(5)
JAWS® for Windows	669	(1)
Other Accessibility Tools	670	(2)
Accessibility in Microsoft® Windows® 2000	672	(12)
Tools for People with Visual Impairments	673	(2)
Tools for People with Hearing Impairments	675	(1)
Tools for Users Who Have Difficulty Using the Keyboard	676	(3)
Microsoft Narrator	679	(3)
Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard	682	(1)
Accessibility Features in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6	683	(1)
Summary	684	(1)
Internet and Web Resources	685	(4)
Mobile Internet Toolkit	689	(19)
Introduction	690	(1)
Mobile Internet Toolkit Client Devices	690	(1)
Mobile Internet Toolkit and Mobile Web Forms	691	(16)
Summary	707	(1)
Internet and Web Resources	707	(1)
A Operator Precedence Chart	708	(2)
B Number Systems	710	(11)
Introduction	711	(3)
Abbreviating Binary Numbers as Octal Numbers and Hexzdecimal Numbers	714	(2)
Converting Octal Numbers and Hexadecimal Numbers to Binary Numbers	716	(1)
Converting from Binary, Octal or Hexadecimal to Decimal	716	(1)
Converting from Decimal to Binary, Octal or Hexadecimal	717	(1)
Negative Binary Numbers: Two's Complement Notation	718	(1)
Summary	719	(2)
C Career Opportunities	721	(20)
Introduction	722	(1)
Resources for the Job Seeker	723	(1)
Online Opportunities for Employers	724	(5)
Posting Jobs Online	726	(2)
Problems with Recruiting on the Web	728	(1)
Diversity in the Workplace	728	(1)
Recruiting Services	729	(1)
Carrer Sites	730	(5)
Comprehensive Career Sites	730	(1)
Technical Positions	731	(1)
Wireless Positions	731	(1)
Contracting Online	732	(1)
Executive Positions	733	(1)
Students and Young Professionals	734	(1)
Other Online Career Services	734	(1)
Summary	735	(1)
Internet and World Wide Web Resources	736	(5)
D Visual Studio .NET Debugger	741	(18)
Introduction	742	(1)
Breakpoints	743	(2)
Examining Data	745	(3)
Program Control	748	(4)
Additional Method Debugging Capabilities	752	(2)
Additional Class Debugging Capabilities	754	(3)
Summary	757	(2)
E ASCII Character Set	759	(1)
F Unicode®	760	(11)
Introduction	761	(1)
Unicode Transformation Formats	762	(1)
Characters and Glyphs	763	(1)
Advantages and Disadvantages of Unicode	764	(1)
Unicode Consortium's Web Site	764	(1)
Using Unicode	765	(3)
Character Ranges	768	(1)
Summary	769	(2)
G Introduction to HyperText Markup Language 4: Part 1	771	(20)
Introduction	772	(1)
Markup Languages	772	(1)
Editing HTML	773	(1)
Common Elements	773	(3)
Headers	776	(1)
Linking	777	(2)
Images	779	(4)
Special Characters and More Line Breaks	783	(2)
Unordered Lists	785	(1)
Nested and Ordered Lists	786	(3)
Summary	789	(1)
Internet and World Wide Web Resources	790	(1)
H Introduction to HyperText Markup Language 4: Part 2	791	(30)
Introduction	792	(1)
Basic HTML Tables	792	(2)
Intermediate HTML Tables and Formatting	794	(3)
Basic HTML Forms	797	(3)
More Complex HTML Forms	800	(7)
Internal Linking	807	(3)
Creating and Using Image Maps	810	(2)
<meta> Tags	812	(2)
frameset Element	814	(2)
Nested framesets	816	(2)
Summary	818	(2)
Internet and World Wide Web Resources	820	(1)
I HTML Special Characters	821	(1)
J HTML Colors	822	(3)
K Crystal Reports® for Visual Studio .NET	825	(6)
Introduction	825	(1)
Crystal Reports Web Site Resources	825	(1)
Crystal Reports and Visual Studio .NET	826	(5)
Crystal Reports in Web Applications	829	(1)
Crystal Reports and Web Services	829	(2)
Index	831