Programming in the Key of C# A Primer for Aspiring Programmers

by Petzold, Charles

• ISBN13: 9780735618008
• ISBN10: 0735618003
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-06
• Publisher: Microsoft Press

Summary

Now fully updated and revised, this official kit delivers the in-depth information and tools you need to help protect your Windows-based clients, servers, networks, and Internet services. Security experts Ben Smith and Brian Komar, working in conjunction with the Microsoft Security Team, explain how to plan and implement a comprehensive security management strategy, assess security threats and vulnerabilities, configure system security features, monitor and respond to security events, and effectively apply security technologies and best practices. Updates for the Second Edition include the latest information on Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, and security features for Microsoft Office. The kit also provides must-have tools, scripts, templates, and other key resources.

Author Biography

Charles Petzold has been writing about Windows programming for 25 years. A Windows Pioneer Award winner, Petzold is author of the classic Programming Windows, the widely acclaimed Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software, Programming Windows Phone 7, and more than a dozen other books.

Table of Contents

Prelude	v
Part I Beginnings	1	(48)
You the Programmer	3	(7)
First Assignments	10	(6)
Declarations of Purpose	16	(8)
Edit, Compile, Run	24	(5)
Console Output	29	(6)
Arithmetic and Its Shortcuts	35	(10)
Comments	45	(4)
Part II Basic Types	49	(114)
Integers and the .NET Framework	51	(14)
Text Strings	65	(9)
The Stack and the Heap	74	(4)
String Conversion	78	(6)
Console Input	84	(4)
Constants	88	(4)
Decimals	92	(7)
Floating Point	99	(7)
Fancy Formatting	106	(6)
Methods and Fields	112	(17)
Arrays	129	(19)
Booleans	148	(6)
Characters and Strings	154	(9)
Part III Ifs and Loops	163	(100)
Comparisons	165	(6)
Making Decisions	171	(15)
The Conditional Operators	186	(4)
The While Loop	190	(14)
Catching Exceptions	204	(10)
For and Foreach	214	(15)
The Infamous Goto	229	(4)
Switch and Case	233	(6)
Bits and Enumerations	239	(13)
Parameters and Arguments	252	(11)
Part IV Objects	263	(142)
Encapsulating Data	265	(9)
Instance Methods	274	(10)
Constructors	284	(10)
Concepts of Equality	294	(9)
Fields and Properties	303	(12)
Inheritance	315	(10)
Virtuality	325	(15)
Operator Overloading	340	(15)
Classes and Libraries	355	(12)
Framework Essentials	367	(15)
Coda	382	(23)
Index	405