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Beginning C# Objects : From Concepts to Code

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  • Copyright: 2004-05-17
  • Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc
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Summary

Learning to design objects effectively with C# is the goal of Beginning C# Objects: From Concepts to Code; a comprehensive yet approachable guide to object oriented programming using UML and today's hottest programming language. Beginning with the basics the book offers example case studies for those already familiar with C#, then presents object terminology and concepts; how to think in terms of objects, an introduction of object modeling, translating an object model into C#, and more. Written with programmers and also programming tutorials in mind, this title is a natural candidate for academic selection for the teaching of C# and principled object- oriented programming.

Table of Contents

About the Authors xiii
Acknowledgments xv
Preface xvii
Introduction xix
Part One: The ABCs of Objects
A Little Taste of C#
3(52)
Getting ``Hands On'' with C#
4(1)
Why C#?
4(3)
C# Language Basics
7(1)
Anatomy of a Simple C# Program
8(3)
Predefined Types
11(1)
Variables
12(3)
Strings
15(1)
Case Sensitivity
16(1)
C# Expressions
16(6)
Implicit Type Conversions and Explicit Casting
22(2)
Loops and Other Flow of Control Structures
24(12)
Jump Statements
36(1)
Code Blocks and Variable Scope
37(2)
Printing to the Screen
39(4)
Elements of C# Style
43(8)
Summary
51(1)
Exercises
52(3)
Abstraction and Modeling
55(14)
Simplification Through Abstraction
55(1)
Generalization Through Abstraction
56(6)
Reuse of Abstractions
62(1)
Inherent Challenges
63(3)
Summary
66(1)
Exercises
66(3)
Objects and Classes
69(22)
What Is an Object?
69(1)
State/Attributes/Data
70(2)
Behavior/Operations/Methods
72(2)
Classes
74(5)
User-Defined Types and Reference Variables
79(1)
Instantiating Objects: A Closer Look
80(4)
Objects As Attributes
84(2)
Composition
86(3)
Three Distinguishing Features of an Object-Oriented Programming Language
89(1)
Summary
89(1)
Exercises
90(1)
Object Interactions
91(68)
Events Drive Object Collaboration
91(2)
Declaring Methods
93(9)
Method Invocation and Dot Notation
102(16)
Information Hiding/Accessibility
118(24)
The Power of Encapsulation
142(9)
Instance Constructors
151(4)
Summary
155(1)
Exercises
156(3)
Relationships Between Objects
159(42)
Associations and Links
160(8)
Inheritance
168(28)
Three Distinguishing Features of an Object-Oriented Programming Language, Revisited
196(1)
Summary
197(1)
Exercises
197(4)
Collections of Objects
201(36)
What Are Collections?
201(4)
Arrays As Simple Collections
205(10)
More Sophisticated Collection Types
215(5)
Referencing the Same Object Simultaneously from Multiple Collections
220(1)
Inventing Our Own Collection Types
221(6)
Collections As Method Return Types
227(1)
Collections of Supertypes
228(2)
Composite Classes, Revisited
230(4)
Summary
234(1)
Exercises
235(2)
Some Final Object Concepts
237(1)
What Is Polymorphism?
238(9)
Three Distinguishing Features of an Object-Oriented Programming Language
247(1)
Abstract Classes
248(8)
Interfaces
256(15)
Static Features
271(12)
Utility Classes
283(5)
Summary
288(1)
Exercises
289
Part Two: Object Modeling
101(670)
The Object Modeling Process in a Nutshell
295(12)
The ``Big Picture'' Goal of Object Modeling
295(5)
Our Object Modeling Process, in a Nutshell
300(4)
Summary
304(1)
Exercises
305(2)
Formalizing Requirements Through Use Cases
307(14)
What Are Use Cases?
308(2)
Actors
310(5)
Specifying Use Cases
315(1)
Matching Up Use Cases with Actors
316(1)
To Diagram or Not to Diagram?
317(2)
Summary
319(1)
Exercises
319(2)
Modeling the Static/Data Aspects of the System
321(62)
Identifying Appropriate Classes
322(14)
Producing a Data Dictionary
336(2)
Determining Associations Between Classes
338(5)
Identifying Attributes
343(1)
UML Notation: Modeling the Static Aspects of an Abstraction
343(14)
Object Diagrams
357(4)
Information ``Flows'' Along the Association ``Pipeline''
361(5)
``Mixing and Matching'' Relationship Notations
366(3)
Association Classes
369(3)
Our Completed Student Registration System Class Diagram
372(7)
Metadata
379(2)
Summary
381(1)
Exercises
382(1)
Modeling the Dynamic/Behavioral Aspects of the System
383(26)
How Behavior Affects State
384(7)
Scenarios
391(4)
Sequence Diagrams
395(6)
Using Sequence Diagrams to Determine Methods
401(3)
Collaboration Diagrams
404(1)
Revised SRS Class Diagram
405(2)
Summary
407(1)
Exercises
407(2)
Wrapping Up Our Modeling Efforts
409(12)
Testing Your Model
409(1)
Revisiting Requirements
410(3)
Reusing Models: A Word About Design Patterns
413(3)
Summary
416(1)
Exercises
417(4)
Part Three: Translating a UML ``Blueprint'' into C# Code
A Deeper Look at C#
421(126)
Sorting Out Terminology
422(2)
Setting Up a C# Programming Environment
424(1)
Compiling and Running C# Programs
424(14)
Namespaces
438(7)
Strings As Objects
445(7)
C# Exception Handling
452(14)
The Object Class
466(8)
C#'s Collection Classes
474(24)
Initialization of Variables, Revisited
498(2)
More About the Main Method
500(1)
Developing Command-Line Driven Applications
501(7)
Object Self-Referencing with ``this''
508(2)
Constructors, Revisited
510(7)
More About Inheritance and C#
517(11)
More on Methods
528(5)
Object Identities
533(6)
Object Deletion and Garbage Collection
539(2)
The ``Other'' Kind of Attribute
541(1)
Summary
542(2)
Exercises
544(3)
Transforming Our UML Model into C# Code
547(64)
Suggestions for Getting the Maximum Value out of This and Subsequent Chapters
548(1)
The SRS Class Diagram, Revisited
548(57)
Debugging Tip
605(4)
Summary
609(1)
Exercises
609(2)
Rounding Out Our Application, Part 1: Adding File Persistence
611(56)
What Is Persistence?
612(13)
Collection Wrapper (Encapsulating Collections; Reading from an ASCII File)
625(5)
CourseCatalog
630(8)
Faculty
638(2)
Revamping ScheduleOfClasses
640(3)
Course Modifications
643(1)
The Student Class (Dynamic Data Retrieval; Persisting Object State)
644(9)
Revisiting the SRS Class
653(11)
Summary
664(1)
Exercises
664(3)
Rounding Out Our Application, Part 2: Adding a Graphical User Interface
667(96)
C# GUIs: A Primer
668(8)
Stage 1: Preparing a Concept of Operations for the SRS GUI
676(9)
Stage 2: Creating the Look of Our GUI
685(31)
Stage 3: Adding Functionality Through Event Handling
716(44)
Summary
760(1)
Exercises
761(2)
Next Steps
763(8)
Our ``Tried and True'' Approach to Learning C# Properly
764(1)
Recommended Reading
765(2)
Your Comments, Please!
767(4)
Appendix A Suggestions for Using This Book As a Textbook
771(4)
Recommended Teaching Approaches
771(1)
Suitability of C# As a Teaching Language
772(1)
Some Final Recommendations
773(2)
Appendix B Alternative Case Studies
775(8)
Case Study #1: Prescription Tracking System
775(2)
Case Study #2: Conference Room Reservation System
777(4)
Case Study #3: Blue Skies Airline Reservation System
781(2)
Appendix C Setting Up a Basic Object Modeling/C# Environment
783(8)
Object Modeling Tools
783(1)
The .NET Framework Software Developer's Kit
783(1)
``Odds and Ends'' Tips for Getting C# to Work Properly
784(5)
Using the Online .NET Framework Documentation
789(1)
Some Final Notes
789(2)
Appendix D Downloading and Compiling the SRS Source Code
791(2)
Appendix E C# Keywords
793(1)
Index 793

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