OOP with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual C#(TM) .NET Step by Step

by Reynolds-Haertle, Robin A.

• ISBN13: 9780735615687
• ISBN10: 0735615683
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-02-28
• Publisher: Microsoft Pr

Summary

This intuitive, self-paced learning title is designed to help any developer master the basics of object-oriented programming (OOP) with Microsoft Visual Basic.NET or Microsoft Visual C#. Unlike other books on OOP, this step-by-step guide provides readers with clear, peer-level language while it illustrates concepts with concrete, engaging examples, and coding practice exercises. Readers learn how to create and implement objects, master fully object-oriented design, migrate to Microsoft.NET programming and even create their own objects.

Author Biography

Robin A. Reynolds-Haertle is a programmer/writer for the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET documentation team, where she specializes in server components, extensibility, and code sample quality. A graduate of Seattle University's Master of Software Engineering program, she also teaches Visual Basic programming for the University of Washington Outreach program

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Writing Your First Object-Oriented Program	1	(28)
Reading Books: Your First Object-Oriented Program	2	(14)
Using the Class View	16	(6)
Creating the ReadBooks Program	22	(7)
Creating Class Instances with Constructors	29	(14)
Constructors	29	(1)
Reading Books: Another Implementation	30	(8)
Reference and Value Types	38	(2)
Understanding Array Declarations	40	(3)
Creating Fields and Properties	43	(28)
Design Considerations for Properties	44	(1)
Code Analysis: A Host of Properties	44	(14)
Code Analysis: Using Indexers and Default Properties	58	(13)
Working with Methods	71	(34)
A Deck of Cards	72	(33)
Using Inheritance to Create Specialized Classes	105	(32)
Inheritance: An Overview	106	(1)
BankAccount: A Simple Example	106	(21)
Inherit from a Control: The RoundButton Class	127	(10)
Designing Base Classes as Abstract Classes	137	(26)
Abstract Classes	138	(1)
The BankAccount Class Revisited	139	(12)
A Typed Collection Class	151	(12)
Responding to Changes with Events and Exceptions	163	(34)
Fire on the Tracks! An Event-Driven Application	164	(20)
Setting up Event Methods Without Using the Designer	184	(3)
Exceptions-When Things Go Wrong	187	(10)
Putting It All Together with Components	197	(40)
The Memory Game	198	(3)
The Games Class Library	201	(31)
The Memory Game Application	232	(5)
Providing Services Using Interfaces	237	(30)
An IMoveable Interface	237	(8)
Net Framework Interfaces	245	(18)
Two Other Uses of Interfaces	263	(4)
Using Classes Interchangeably Through Polymorphism	267	(26)
Pattern Marker	267	(1)
Pattern Maker Design	268	(3)
The Base Classes	271	(2)
The Derived Classes	273	(12)
The User Interface	285	(8)
Using Shared and Static Members	293	(24)
Shared and Static Members	294	(1)
A More Interesting Point	294	(8)
A More Efficient Card	302	(7)
The Singleton Pattern	309	(5)
Design Considerations	314	(3)
Overloading Operators with Visual C#	317	(14)
A Short Lesson on Vectors	318	(2)
Vector Algebra Application	320	(11)
Saving Instance Data	331	(28)
Serialization	331	(17)
DataSets	348	(11)
Reducing Complexity by Design	359	(18)
The Net Design Guidelines	360	(8)
Refactoring	368	(4)
Design Patterns	372	(5)
Appendix Additional Resources	377	(2)
Books	377	(1)
Organizations	378	(1)
Index	379