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Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition Programming For The Absolute Beginner

by Bakharia, Aneesha

ISBN13: 9781592008186
ISBN10: 1592008186
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 2005-12-21
Publisher: Cengage Learning PTR

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1. Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition Programming For The Absolute Beginner > ISBN13: 9781592008186

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Summary

Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition Programming for the Absolute Beginner provides beginner programmers with programming instruction using Visual C# 2005 Express Edition as a foundation language. Written for the entry-level, non-professional programmer, the book assumes no prior programming or scripting experience. Written in a straight-forward style, using a games-based approach that makes learning beginning-level programming fun and easy, Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition Programming for the Absolute Beginner is the perfect introductory programming book.

Table of Contents

Introduction

xvii

Getting Started with Visual C# Express

1

(18)

Project Preview: The Picture Viewer

2

(1)

Installing Visual C# Express

3

(1)

Creating a Visual Hello World Application

4

(8)

Creating a Console Hello World Application

12

(2)

Back to the Picture Viewer Application

14

(3)

Designing the Interface

14

(1)

Adding the C# Code

15

(2)

Testing the Application

17

(1)

Summary

17

(1)

Challenges

17

(2)

C# Basics

19

(24)

Project Preview: Math Game

20

(1)

C# Syntax

21

(2)

Debugging C# Syntax Errors

23

(1)

Basic Arithmetic

24

(1)

Expressions and Operator Precedence

25

(1)

Variables

25

(4)

Declaring Whole Numbers and Fractions

27

(1)

Strings

28

(1)

Booleans

29

(1)

Constants

29

(1)

Writing Documentation

29

(1)

Back to the Math Game

30

(10)

Designing the Interface

31

(2)

Adding the C# Code

33

(7)

Testing the Application

40

(1)

Summary

41

(1)

Challenges

41

(2)

Controlling Code Flow

43

(22)

Project Preview: The SeeSharp Quiz

43

(2)

Making Decisions

45

(7)

Comparison Operators

45

(1)

Logical Operators

46

(1)

The if Statement

47

(1)

The else Clause

48

(1)

The else if Clause

49

(3)

Loops

52

(6)

The for Loop

52

(2)

The while Loop

54

(2)

Exiting a Loop

56

(2)

Back to the SeeSharp Quiz Application

58

(5)

Designing the Interface

58

(2)

Adding the C# Code

60

(3)

Testing the Application

63

(1)

Summary

63

(1)

Challenges

64

(1)

Designing a User Interface

65

(26)

Project Preview: The Online Psychiatrist

65

(1)

Designing Forms

66

(4)

Adding Controls to a Form

70

(1)

Selecting a Group of Controls

71

(4)

Aligning and Spacing Controls

72

(2)

Setting Properties for Multiple Controls

74

(1)

Label Control

75

(1)

TextBox Control

76

(2)

Multiline Text Boxes

78

(2)

Entering a Password

78

(2)

Button Control

80

(2)

GroupBox Control

82

(1)

CheckBox Control

82

(1)

RadioButton Control

83

(1)

ListBox Control

84

(2)

ComboBox Control

86

(1)

Back to the Online Psychiatrist

86

(3)

Designing the Interface

86

(2)

Programming the C# Code

88

(1)

Testing the Game

88

(1)

Summary

89

(1)

Challenges

89

(2)

Strings, Random Numbers, and Arrays

91

(28)

Project Preview: Generating Word Finder Puzzles

92

(1)

Strings

93

(1)

Special Characters in Strings

94

(5)

Finding the Length of a String

96

(1)

Converting Numbers to a String

96

(1)

Joining Strings

96

(1)

Changing the Case of a String

97

(1)

String Comparison

97

(1)

Search for and Replace String Data

97

(1)

Trim and Pad Strings

98

(1)

Mathematics

99

(1)

Generating Random Numbers

100

(1)

Arrays

100

(4)

Sorting an Array

102

(1)

Multidimensional Arrays

102

(2)

Back to the Word Finder Puzzle Generator

104

(14)

Designing the Interface

104

(1)

Adding the C# Code

105

(12)

Testing the Application

117

(1)

Summary

118

(1)

Challenges

118

(1)

Drawing Graphics and Building Games

119

(20)

Project Preview: The Pong Game

120

(1)

The Graphics Class

121

(7)

The Pen Class

124

(1)

The Font Class

124

(1)

The Brush Class

125

(3)

Working with Images

128

(1)

Drawing Lines

128

(1)

Drawing Rectangles

129

(1)

Drawing Ellipses

130

(1)

Animation and Collision Detection

131

(2)

Moving an Object with a Mouse

133

(1)

Back to the Pong Game

134

(3)

Designing the Interface

135

(1)

Programming the C# Code

135

(2)

Testing the Game

137

(1)

Summary

137

(1)

Challenges

138

(1)

Designing Advanced Windows Forms Applications

139

(22)

Project Preview: Sharp Painting---A Drawing Application

140

(1)

Windows Forms Controls---A Recap

140

(2)

The Timer Control

142

(1)

Tabbed Dialog Boxes

143

(2)

The TreeView Control

145

(1)

Adding a Menu

146

(2)

The ToolStrip Control

148

(2)

Back to the Sharp Painting Application

150

(10)

Designing the Interface

150

(1)

Programming the C# Code

151

(8)

Testing the Application

159

(1)

Summary

160

(1)

Challenges

160

(1)

Object-Oriented Programming for the Absolute Beginner

161

(12)

What Is Object-Oriented Programming?

162

(1)

Classes and Objects

163

(2)

Creating an Employee Class

165

(2)

Constructors

167

(1)

Static Variables

167

(1)

Overloaded Methods

168

(1)

Creating Properties

169

(1)

Using Namespaces

170

(2)

Summary

172

(1)

Challenges

172

(1)

Working with Databases

173

(24)

Project Preview: The Guess A Word Game

174

(1)

What Is a Database?

174

(2)

Creating a Database with Microsoft Access

176

(4)

Querying a Database

180

(1)

Creating a Database Connection in Visual C# 2005 Express Edition

181

(2)

Displaying Data with the DataGridView Control

183

(2)

Displaying Search Results in a DataGridView Control

185

(1)

Binding Data to Form Controls

186

(1)

Using C# Code to Retrieve Data from a Database

187

(1)

Back to the Guess A Word Game

188

(1)

Designing the Database

189

(6)

Designing the Interface

189

(2)

Adding the C# Code

191

(4)

Testing the Application

195

(1)

Summary

195

(1)

Challenges

195

(2)

Error Handling and Debugging

197

(24)

Project Preview: The Tic-Tac-Toe Game

198

(1)

Types of Errors: Syntax, Runtime, and Logical

199

(1)

Debugging

200

(7)

Adding Debug Statements to Code

201

(1)

Setting a Breakpoint

202

(2)

Monitoring Variables

204

(2)

Stepping Through Code with the Debug Toolbar

206

(1)

Structured Error Handling

207

(4)

Handling Specific Exceptions

209

(1)

Ordering Multiple Exceptions

210

(1)

Back to the Tic-Tac-Toe Game

211

(8)

Understanding the Interface

211

(2)

Understanding the C# Code

213

(1)

Debugging the Game

213

(6)

Summary

219

(1)

Challenges

220

(1)

Reading and Writing Files

221

(24)

Project Preview: The Rich Text Editor

222

(2)

The System.IO Namespace

224

(1)

Displaying File and Folder Information

225

(1)

Reading a File

225

(1)

Storing Data in a File

226

(1)

Appending Data to a File

227

(1)

Using Dialog Boxes to Create a Simple Text Editor

227

(6)

Designing the Interface

227

(3)

The Open File Dialog Box

230

(1)

The Save Dialog Box

230

(3)

Copying, Moving, and Deleting Files

233

(1)

Creating, Moving, and Deleting Folders

234

(1)

Listing Directories

234

(1)

Listing Drives

235

(1)

Back to the Rich Text Editor Application

235

(9)

Designing the Interface

237

(2)

Adding the C# Code

239

(4)

Testing the Application

243

(1)

Summary

244

(1)

Challenges

244

(1)

Appendix A C# and ASP.NET Web Sites

245

(2)

C# Web Sites

245

(1)

Open Source C# Software

246

(1)

ASP.NET Web Sites

246

(1)

Index

247

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