Sams Teach Yourself the C# Language in 21 Days

by Jones, Bradley L.

• ISBN13: 9780672325465
• ISBN10: 0672325462
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-21
• Publisher: Sams Publishing

Summary

& bull; The only book on the market that addresses the use of C# on Microsoft and non-MS platforms such as FreeBSD and Mac OS X. & lt;br/ & gt; & bull; Includes hard to find information on 3rd-party editors, taking C# outside the Microsoft & "box. & " & lt;br/ & gt; & bull; The best C# tutorial on the market now includes a CD full of third-party editor software and sample code to make the learning experience complete.

Author Biography

About the Author

Bradley L. Jones ([e-mail]) is the site manager for a number of high-profile developer sites—including CodeGuru.com, Developer.com, and VBForums.com—and is an executive editor of Jupitermedia's EarthWeb channel, which is a part of Internet.com. Bradley has been working with C# longer than most developers because he was invited to Microsoft before the official beta release. Bradley's background includes experience developing in C, C++, PowerBuilder, SQL Server, and numerous other tools and technologies. Additionally, he is an internationally best-selling author who wrote the original 21 Days book: Sams Teach Yourself C in 21 Days. On Developer.com and CodeGuru.com, you find a number of articles from Bradley on topics ranging from .NET to mobile development to general developer topics.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Week 1 At a Glance

Getting Started with C#

What Is C#? Preparing to Program

The Program-Development Cycle

Creating Your First C# Program

Types of C# Programs

Creating Your First Window Application

Why C#? A High-Level View of

.NET. C# and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

Summary

Q & A

Workshop

Type & Run 1. Numbering Your Listings. The First Type & Run

Understanding C# Programs

Dissecting a C# Application

Basic Parts of a C# Application

Exploring the Structure of a C# Application

Analyzing Listing

Storing Information with Variables

Using Your Variables

Understanding Your Computer''s Memory

Introducing the C# Data Types

Numeric Variable Types

Literals Versus Variables

Creating Constants

A Peek at Reference Types

Summary

Q & A

Workshop

Manipulating Values in Your Programs

Displaying Basic Information

Manipulating Variable Values with Operators

Understanding Punctuators

Moving Values with the Assignment Operator

Working with Mathematical/Arithmetic Operators

Making Comparisons with Relational Operators

Understanding Logical Bitwise Operators

Understanding the Type Operators

Using the sizeof Operator

Shortcutting with the Conditional Operator

Understanding Operator Precedence

Converting Data Types

Understanding Operator Promotion

Bonus Material: For Those Brave Enough

Summary

Q & A

Workshop

Controlling Your Program''s Flow

Controlling Program Flow

Using Selection Statements

Using Iteration Statements

Reviewing goto

Nesting Flow

Summary

Q & A

Workshop

Type & Run 2. Guess the Number!

The Guess Type & Run

The WinGuess Type & Run

The Core of C# Programming: Classes

Digging into Object-Oriented Programming

Defining a Class

Declaring Classes

Working with Data Members, a.k.a. Fields

Using Static Variables

Inspecting the Application Class

Creating Properties

A First Look at Namespaces

Summary

Q & A

Workshop

Packaging Functionality: Class Methods and Member Functions

Getting Started with Methods

Using Methods

Understanding Program Flow with Method

Exploring the Format of a Method

Passing Values to Methods

Types of Class Methods

Summary

Q & A

Workshop

Storing More Complex Stuff: Structures, Enumerators, and Arrays

Working with Structures

Clarifying with Enumerators

Using Arrays to Store Data

Summary

Q & A

Workshop

Week 1 Week in Review

The WR01.cs Program

Week 2. Week at a Glance

Advanced Method Access

Overloading Methods

Using a Variable Number of Parameters

Understanding Scope

Creating Classes with No Objects

Revisiting Namespaces

Summary

Q & A

Workshop

Handling Problems in Your Programs: Exceptions and Errors

Understanding the Concept of Handling Problems

Exception Handling

Adding Finality with finally

Common Exceptions

Defining Your Own Exception Classes

Throwing Your Own Exceptions

Using checked Versus unchecked Statements

What Is Debugging? Understanding the Types of Errors

Finding Errors

Tracing Code with Code Walkthroughs

Working with Preprocessor Directives

Using Debuggers

Summary

Q & A

Workshop

Type & Run 3. Lines and Circles and Squares, "Oh My!"

Reusing Existing Code with Inheritance

Understanding the Basics of Inheritance

Exploring Polymorphism and Inherited Classes

Working with Virtual Methods

Working with Abstract Classes

Sealing Classes

The Ultimate Base Class: Object

Using the is and as Keywords with Classes-Class Conversions

Working with Arrays of Different Object Types

Summary

Q & A

Workshop

Formatting Formatting and Retrieving Information

Understanding Console Input and Output

Formatting Information

Working More Closely with Strings

Getting Information from the Console

Summary

Q & A

Workshop

Tapping into OOP: Interfaces

Interfaces: A First Look

Using Interfaces

Defining Interfaces

Using Multiple Interfaces

Using Explicit Interface Members

Deriving New Interfaces from Existing Ones

Hiding Interface Members

Summary

Q & A

Workshop

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