Microsoft Visual C++ .NET Step by Step

by Templeman, Julian; Olsen, Andy

• ISBN13: 9780735615670
• ISBN10: 0735615675
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-23
• Publisher: Microsoft Pr

Summary

This intuitive, self-paced learning system makes it easy for developers to teach themselves how to draw on all the power of Microsoftr Visual C++r, and to see how Visual C++ compares with other popular development languages. Developers learn C++ by following step-by-step instructions with numerous high- quality code examples-all created specifically for this book. Developers can quickly grasp and master the latest enhancements and changes to Visual C++, including its powerful .NET features and services. Microsoft Visual C++ .NET Step by Step is aimed both at novice programmers who have no knowledge of modern structured programming languages and at experienced programmers who don't know Visual C++.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
System Requirements	vii
Installing and Using the Practice Files	viii
Conventions and Features in this Book	ix
Other Features of This Book	x
Corrections, Comments, and Help	x
Visit the Microsoft Press World Wide Web Site	x
PART 1 Getting Started with C++	1	(96)
Hello, C++!	3	(14)
Your First C++ Program	4	(4)
Creating an Executable Program---Theory	8	(1)
Creating an Executable Program---Practice	9	(6)
Conclusion	15	(2)
Introducing Object-Oriented Programming	17	(12)
What is Object-Oriented Programming?	17	(1)
Features of Object-Oriented Programming Languages	18	(3)
Classes and Objects	21	(1)
Benefits of Object-Oriented Programming to the Developmental Life Cycle	21	(1)
A Simple Example	22	(7)
Variables and Operators	29	(18)
What is a Variable?	29	(1)
The Fundamental Data Types	30	(1)
Declaring a Variable	31	(1)
Declaring Multiple Variables	32	(1)
Assigning Values to Variables	32	(1)
Arrays	33	(1)
Pointers	34	(1)
References	35	(1)
Constants	35	(1)
Enumerations	36	(1)
Typedefs	37	(1)
Adding Member Variables to Classes	37	(2)
The .NET Framework String Class	39	(1)
Operators and Expressions	40	(7)
Using Functions	47	(22)
Declaring Function Prototypes	48	(3)
Defining Function Bodies	51	(6)
Calling Functions	57	(12)
Decision and Loop Statements	69	(28)
Making Decisions with the if Statement	69	(11)
Making Decisions with the switch Statement	80	(4)
Performing Loops	84	(13)
PART 2 More About Object-Oriented Programming	97	(66)
More About Classes and Objects	99	(30)
Organizing Classes into Header Files and Source Files	100	(6)
Creating and Destroying Objects	106	(2)
Defining Constructors and Destructors	108	(5)
Defining Class-Wide Members	113	(5)
Defining Object Relationships	118	(11)
Controlling Object Lifetimes	129	(14)
Traditional C++ Memory Management	129	(3)
The .NET Approach	132	(11)
Inheritance	143	(20)
Designing an Inheritance Hierarchy	144	(1)
Defining a Base Class	145	(2)
Defining a Derived Class	147	(3)
Accessing Members of the Base Class	150	(3)
Creating Objects	153	(2)
Overriding Member Functions	155	(5)
Defining Sealed Classes	160	(1)
Defining and Using Interfaces	160	(3)
PART 3 .NET Programming Basics	163	(124)
Value Types	165	(16)
Reference Types and Value Types	165	(2)
Structures	167	(8)
Enumerations	175	(6)
Operator Overloading	181	(20)
What Is Operator Overloading	181	(2)
Overloading Operators in Managed Types	183	(15)
Guidelines for Providing Overloaded Operators	198	(3)
Exception Handling	201	(26)
What Are Exceptions?	201	(3)
Throwing Exceptions	204	(3)
Handling Exceptions	207	(10)
Creating Your Own Exception Types	217	(3)
Using _try_cast for Dynamic Casting	220	(2)
Using Exceptions Across Languages	222	(5)
Arrays and Collections	227	(28)
Native C++ Arrays	227	(12)
The .NET Array Class	239	(8)
Other .NET Collection Classes	247	(8)
Properties	255	(16)
What Are Properties?	255	(2)
Implementing Scalar Properties	257	(4)
Implementing Indexed Properties	261	(10)
Delegates and Events	271	(16)
What Are Delegates?	271	(8)
What are Events?	279	(8)
PART 4 Using The .NET Framework	287	(154)
The .NET Framework Class Library	289	(18)
What Is the .NET Framework?	289	(6)
The .NET Framework Namespaces	295	(12)
Introducing Windows Forms	307	(40)
What Is Windows Forms?	307	(3)
The System. Windows. Forms Namespace	310	(1)
Creating and Using Forms	311	(28)
Using Menus	339	(8)
Dialog Boxes and Controls	347	(44)
Using Dialog Boxes	347	(11)
Using Common Dialogs	358	(3)
More About Controls	361	(30)
Graphical Output	391	(24)
Graphics with GDI+	391	(16)
Handling Images	407	(2)
Printing	409	(6)
Working with Files	415	(26)
The System::IO Namespace	415	(2)
Text Input/Output Using Readers and Writers	417	(7)
Working with Files and Directories	424	(9)
Binary I/O	433	(8)
PART 5 Data Access	441	(70)
Reading and Writing XML	443	(32)
XML and .NET	444	(1)
Parsing XML with XmlTextReader	445	(7)
Parsing XML with Validation	452	(5)
Writing XML Using XmlTextWriter	457	(5)
Using XmlDocument	462	(13)
Transforming XML	475	(18)
Transforming XML	475	(2)
Using XPath	477	(8)
Using XSL	485	(8)
Using ADO.NET	493	(18)
What Is ADO.NET?	494	(2)
Creating a Connected Application	496	(7)
Creating a Disconnected Application	503	(8)
PART 6 Creating Distributed Applications	511	(40)
Building a Web Service	513	(18)
What Are Web Services?	513	(5)
The Web Services Namespaces	518	(1)
Creating a Simple Web Service	519	(2)
Using the Web Service Service from a Brower	521	(2)
Using the Web Service from Code	523	(8)
Introduction to ATL Server	531	(20)
What Is ATL Server?	531	(2)
Creating Web-Based Applications Using ATL Server	533	(8)
Creating Web Services Using ATL	541	(10)
PART 7 Advanced Topics	551	(67)
Working with Unmanaged Code	553	(22)
Managed vs. Unmanaged Code	553	(5)
Pinning and Boxing	558	(7)
Using P/Invoke to Call Functions in the Win32 API	565	(10)
Attributes and Reflection	575	(24)
Metadata and Attributes	575	(3)
Using predefined Attributes	578	(7)
Defining Your Own Attributes	585	(6)
Using Reflection to Get Attribute Data	591	(8)
Living with COM	599	(19)
COM Components and COM Interop	599	(1)
Using COM Components from .NET Code	600	(15)
Using .NET Components as COM Components	615	(3)
About the Authors	618	(1)
Index	619