Programming Microsoft Visual C# 2005 - The Language

by Marshall, Donis

• ISBN13: 9780735621817
• ISBN10: 0735621810
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-25
• Publisher: Microsoft Press

Summary

Get the in-depth reference and pragmatic, real-world insights you need to exploit the enhanced language features and core capabilities in Visual C# 2005. Programming expert Donis Marshall deftly builds your proficiency with classes, structs, and other fundamentals, and advances your expertise with more- advanced topics such as debugging, threading, and memory management. Combining incisive reference with hands-on coding examples and best practices, this CORE REFERENCE focuses on mastering the C# skills you need to build innovative solutions for smart clients and the Web.

Author Biography

Donis Marshall has over 20 years of experience in designing and building enterprise software utilizing Microsoft technologies for leading companies across industry segments. He is an endorsed trainer for Microsoft Global Learning Services, and has been training Microsoft developers and engineers for many years. Donis is the author of the Programming Microsoft Visual C# 2005, Programming Microsoft Visual C# 2008, and Solid Code, published by Microsoft Press.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xix
Introduction	xxi
Part I Core Language
Introduction to Visual C# Programming	3	(42)
Language Origin	4	(3)
C# Core Language Features	7	(23)
Symbols and Tokens	7	(18)
Keywords	25	(4)
Primitives	29	(1)
Sample C# Program	30	(1)
Namespaces	31	(4)
Main Entry Point	35	(1)
Local Variables	36	(1)
Nullable Types	37	(1)
Expressions	38	(1)
Selection Statements	38	(3)
Iterative Statements	41	(3)
Classes	44	(1)
Types	45	(38)
Classes	46	(30)
Class Members	48	(6)
Member Functions	54	(22)
Structures	76	(1)
Enumeration	77	(3)
Bitwise Enumeration	79	(1)
Identity versus Equivalence	80	(1)
Class Refinement	81	(2)
Inheritance	83	(52)
Inheritance Example	88	(2)
System.Object	90	(6)
Object.Equals Method	92	(1)
Object.GetHashCode Method	93	(1)
Object.GetType Method	93	(1)
Object.ToString Method	94	(1)
Object.MemberwiseClone Method	94	(1)
Object.ReferenceEquals Method	95	(1)
Employee Class	96	(2)
Implementing Inheritance	98	(1)
Access Modifiers	98	(1)
Overriding	99	(3)
Virtual and Override Keywords	99	(1)
Overload versus Override	100	(1)
Overriding Events	101	(1)
New Modifier	102	(4)
Abstract	106	(1)
Sealed	107	(1)
Constructors and Destructors	108	(3)
Interfaces	111	(8)
Implementing Interfaces	113	(2)
Explicit Interface Member Implementation	115	(4)
Reimplementation of Interfaces	119	(1)
Polymorphism	119	(6)
Interface Polymorphism	123	(1)
New Modifier and Polymorphism	124	(1)
Casting	125	(5)
Inheritance Operators	128	(2)
Attribute Inheritance	130	(1)
Visual Studio .NET 2005	131	(4)
Part II Core Skills
Introduction to Visual Studio 2005	135	(52)
Integrated Development Environment	136	(3)
Start Page	136	(1)
Community Integration	137	(1)
Creating Projects	137	(1)
Solution Explorer	138	(3)
Adding References	141	(1)
Data Menu	141	(1)
Managing Windows in Visual Studio	142	(1)
AutoRecover	143
Class Hierarchies	139	(17)
Class View Window	143	(1)
Object Browser	144	(1)
Class Diagram	145	(4)
Inheritance	149
Association	147	(4)
Class Diagram Walkthrough	151	(5)
Error List Window	156	(1)
Code Editor	156	(4)
IntelliSense	156	(2)
Surround With	158	(1)
Font and Color Formatting	158	(1)
Source Code Formatting	159	(1)
Change Tracking	159	(1)
Profile	160	(1)
Code Snippets	160	(11)
Copy and Paste	161	(1)
Insert a Code Snippet	162	(1)
Default Snippets	163	(2)
Code Snippets Manager	165	(1)
Creating Snippets	166	(5)
Refactoring	171	(5)
Refactoring Walkthrough	173	(3)
Building and Deployment	176	(1)
MSBuild	176	(6)
Items	177	(1)
Properties	177	(1)
Tasks	178	(1)
Project File	179	(1)
MSBuild Walkthrough	180	(2)
Click Once Deployment	182	(4)
Publish a ClickOnce Application	185	(1)
Arrays and Collections	186	(1)
Arrays and Collections	187	(48)
Arrays	189	(25)
Array Elements	191	(1)
Multidimensional Arrays	191	(3)
Jagged Arrays	194	(2)
System.Array	196	(7)
System.Array Properties	203	(8)
params Keyword	211	(2)
Array Conversion	213	(1)
Collections	214	(19)
ArrayList Collection	215	(4)
BitArray Collection	219	(3)
Hashtable Collection	222	(4)
Queue Collection	226	(5)
Stack Collection	231	(1)
Specialized Collections	232	(1)
Generics	233	(2)
Generics	235	(34)
Generic Types	238	(5)
Type Parameters	239	(4)
Constructed Types	243	(1)
Generic Methods	243	(3)
Overloaded Methods	244	(2)
This Reference for Generic Types	246	(1)
Constraints	246	(10)
Derivation Constraint	248	(4)
Interface Constraints	252	(2)
Value Type Constraint	254	(1)
Reference Type Constraint	254	(1)
Default Constructor Constraint	255	(1)
Casting	256	(1)
Inheritance	257	(3)
Overriding Methods	258	(1)
Nested Types	259	(1)
Static Members	260	(7)
Operator Functions	261	(2)
Serialization	263	(2)
Generics Internals	265	(1)
Generic Collections	266	(1)
Enumerators	267	(2)
Iterators	269	(26)
Enumerable Objects	270	(8)
Generic Enumerators	278	(5)
Iterators	283	(8)
Delegates and Events	291	(4)
Part III More C# Language
Delegates and Events	295	(30)
Delegates	296	(17)
Define a Delegate	297	(1)
Create a Delegate	298	(2)
Invoking a Delegate	300	(1)
Arrays of Delegates	300	(7)
Asynchronous Invocation	307	(4)
Asynchronous Delegate Diagram	311	(1)
Exceptions	312	(1)
Anonymous Methods	313	(6)
Outer Variables	316	(2)
Generic Anonymous Methods	318	(1)
Limitations of Anonymous Methods	318	(1)
Events	319	(4)
Publishing an Event	319	(1)
Subscribe	320	(1)
Raising an Event	321	(2)
Exception Handling	323	(2)
Exception Handling	325	(30)
Exception Example	326	(1)
Common Exception Model	327	(1)
Structured Exception Handling	327	(8)
Try Statement	327	(2)
Catch Statement	329	(3)
Finally Statement	332	(1)
Exception Information Table	333	(1)
Nested Try Blocks	333	(2)
System.Exception	335	(10)
System.Exception Functions	336	(1)
System.Exception Properties	337	(1)
Application Exceptions	338	(2)
Exception Translation	340	(1)
COM Interoperability Exceptions	341	(4)
Remote Exceptions	345	(2)
Unhandled Exceptions	347	(4)
Application.ThreadException	348	(1)
AppDomain.UnhandledException	349	(2)
Managing Exceptions in Visual Studio	351	(1)
Exception Assistant	351	(1)
Exceptions Dialog Box	351	(1)
Metadata and Reflections	352	(3)
Part IV Debugging
Metadata and Reflection	355	(46)
Metadata	355	(9)
Tokens	357	(1)
Metadata Heaps	358	(1)
Streams	358	(1)
Metadata Validation	359	(1)
ILDASM Tool	360	(4)
Reflection	364	(19)
Obtaining a Type Object	365	(2)
Loading Assemblies	367	(3)
Browsing Type Information	370	(3)
Dynamic Invocation	373	(5)
Type Creation	378	(2)
Late Binding Delegates	380	(3)
Function Call Performance	383	(1)
Reflection and Generics	383	(16)
IsGeneric and IsGenericTypeDefinition	383	(1)
typeof	384	(1)
GetType	384	(1)
GetGenericTypeDefinition	385	(1)
GetGenericArguments	386	(1)
Creating Generic Types	387	(1)
Reflection Security	388	(1)
Attributes	389	(3)
Creating a Custom Attribute	392	(4)
Attributes and Reflection	396	(3)
MSIL	399	(2)
MSIL Programming	401	(36)
``Hello World'' Application	403	(2)
Evaluation Stack	405	(1)
MSIL in Depth	406	(11)
Complex Tasks	417	(6)
Branching	423	(5)
Arrays	428	(1)
Arithmetic Instructions	429	(4)
Process Execution	433	(3)
Debugging with Visual Studio 2005	436	(1)
Debugging with Visual Studio 2005	437	(62)
Debugging Overview	438	(60)
Debugging Windows Forms Projects	438	(3)
Debugging Setup	441	(2)
Debug Settings	443	(7)
Visual Studio Debugging User Interface	450	(3)
Breakpoints	453	(8)
Code Stepping	461	(3)
Debug Toolbar	464	(1)
Debug Windows	464	(12)
Tracing	476	(16)
DebuggerDisplayAttribute	492	(4)
Dump Files	496	(2)
Advanced Debugging	498	(1)
Advanced Debugging	499	(54)
DebuggableAttribute Attribute	501	(2)
Debuggers	503	(1)
Just-In-Time (JIT) Debugging	504	(2)
Managed Debugger	506	(6)
MDbg Commands	511	(1)
WinDbg	512	(7)
WinDbg Basic Commands	513	(6)
Son of Strike (SOS)	519	(6)
SOS Walkthrough Part I	520	(3)
SOS Walkthrough Part II	523	(2)
Dumps	525	(5)
ADPlus	525	(2)
Dr. Watson	527	(3)
Memory Management	530	(9)
Reference Tree	531	(3)
Generations	534	(3)
Finalization	537	(1)
Performance Monitor	538	(1)
Threads	539	(7)
Threads Commands	541	(5)
Exceptions	546	(1)
Symbols	547	(3)
Symsrv Symbol Server	548	(1)
Application Symbols	549	(1)
Memory Management	550	(3)
Part V Advanced Concepts
Memory Management	553	(48)
Unmanaged Resources	554	(8)
Garbage Collection Overview	555	(4)
GC Flavors	559	(1)
Workstation GC Without Concurrent Garbage Collection	560	(1)
Server GC	560	(2)
Finalizers	562	(15)
IDisposable.Dispose	577	(11)
Disposable Pattern	581	(1)
Disposable Pattern Considerations	582	(4)
Disposing Inner Objects	586	(2)
Weak Reference	588	(10)
Weak Reference Internals	591	(1)
Weak Reference Class	591	(1)
Critical Finalization Objects	592	(1)
Constrained Execution Region	592	(3)
Managing Unmanaged Resources	595	(3)
GC Class	598	(1)
Nonsecure Code	598	(3)
Unsafe Code	601	(26)
Unsafe Keyword	603	(22)
Pointers	604	(4)
Pointer Parameters and Return	608	(3)
Platform Invoke	611	(14)
Summary	625	(2)
Appendix: Operator Overloading	627	(22)
Mathematical and Logical Operators	628	(11)
Implementation	629	(3)
Increment and Decrement Operators	632	(1)
LeftShift and RightShift Operators	633	(1)
Operator True and Operator False	634	(1)
Paired Operators	635	(4)
Conversion Operators	639	(3)
Operator String	641	(1)
Practical Example	642	(3)
Operator Overloading Internals	645	(4)
Index	649