Visual C# 2005 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

by Jones, Allen

• ISBN13: 9781590595893
• ISBN10: 1590595890
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-16
• Publisher: Textstream

Summary

The recipes included in this book have been chosen and written with emerging pros in mind. The book features an equal balance of code and text. The supplied code gives you everything you need to solve the problem at hand, while the accompanying text provides supporting information. This is a fully up-to-date reference for .NET 2.0 programmers. All code comes as a stand-alone Visual Studio 2005 solution. The book even covers advanced concepts that take you past basic recipe solutions you'll be able to distil entire concepts and theories.

Table of Contents

About the Authors	xv
About the Technical Reviewer	xvii
Acknowledgments	xix
Preface	xxi
Application Development	1	(30)
Create a Console Application from the Command Line	2	(2)
Create a Windows-Based Application from the Command Line	4	(3)
Create and Use a Code Module	7	(2)
Create and Use a Code Library from the Command Line	9	(1)
Access Command-Line Arguments	10	(2)
Include Code Selectively at Build Time	12	(3)
Access a Program Element That Has the Same Name As a Keyword	15	(1)
Create and Manage Strong-Named Key Pairs	16	(1)
Give an Assembly a Strong Name	17	(2)
Verify That a Strong-Named Assembly Has Not Been Modified	19	(1)
Delay Sign an Assembly	20	(2)
Sign an Assembly with an Authenticode Digital Signature	22	(3)
Create and Trust a Test Software Publisher Certificate	25	(2)
Manage the Global Assembly Cache	27	(1)
Prevent People from Decompiling Your Code	27	(1)
Manipulate the Appearance of the Console	28	(3)
Data Manipulation	31	(34)
Manipulate the Contents of a String Efficiently	31	(2)
Encode a String Using Alternate Character Encoding	33	(3)
Convert Basic Value Types to Byte Arrays	36	(2)
Base64 Encode Binary Data	38	(3)
Validate Input Using Regular Expressions	41	(4)
Use Compiled Regular Expressions	45	(2)
Create Dates and Times from Strings	47	(2)
Add, Subtract, and Compare Dates and Times	49	(2)
Sort an Array or an ArrayList	51	(1)
Copy a Collection to an Array	52	(2)
Use a Strongly Typed Collection	54	(1)
Create a Generic Type	55	(3)
Store a Serializable Object to a File	58	(3)
Read User Input from the Console	61	(4)
Application Domains, Reflection, and Metadata	65	(30)
Create an Application Domain	66	(1)
Create Types That Can Be Passed Across Application Domain Boundaries	67	(3)
Avoid Loading Unnecessary Assemblies into Application Domains	70	(1)
Create a Type That Cannot Cross Application Domain Boundaries	71	(1)
Load an Assembly into the Current Application Domain	72	(2)
Execute an Assembly in a Different Application Domain	74	(2)
Instantiate a Type in a Different Application Domain	76	(4)
Pass Data Between Application Domains	80	(2)
Unload Assemblies and Application Domains	82	(1)
Retrieve Type Information	83	(2)
Test an Object's Type	85	(2)
Instantiate an Object Using Reflection	87	(4)
Create a Custom Attribute	91	(2)
Inspect the Attributes of a Program Element Using Reflection	93	(2)
Threads, Processes, and Synchronization	95	(48)
Execute a Method Using the Thread Pool	96	(3)
Execute a Method Asynchronously	99	(8)
Execute a Method Periodically	107	(2)
Execute a Method at a Specific Time	109	(2)
Execute a Method by Signaling a WaitHandle Object	111	(2)
Execute a Method Using a New Thread	113	(2)
Synchronize the Execution of Multiple Threads Using a Monitor	115	(5)
Synchronize the Execution of Multiple Threads Using an Event	120	(4)
Synchronize the Execution of Multiple Threads Using a Mutex	124	(2)
Synchronize the Execution of Multiple Threads Using a Semaphore	126	(2)
Synchronize Access to a Shared Data Value	128	(2)
Know When a Thread Finishes	130	(2)
Terminate the Execution of a Thread	132	(2)
Create a Thread-Safe Collection Instance	134	(1)
Start a New Process	135	(3)
Terminate a Process	138	(2)
Ensure That Only One Instance of an Application Can Execute Concurrently	140	(3)
Files, Directories, and I/O	143	(40)
Retrieve Information About a File, Directory, or Drive	143	(4)
Set File and Directory Attributes	147	(2)
Copy, Move, or Delete a File or a Directory	149	(2)
Calculate the Size of a Directory	151	(1)
Retrieve Version Information for a File	152	(2)
Show a Just-in-Time Directory Tree in the TreeView Control	154	(2)
Read and Write a Text File	156	(2)
Read and Write a Binary File	158	(2)
Read a File Asynchronously	160	(3)
Find Files That Match a Wildcard Expression	163	(1)
Test Two Files for Equality	164	(1)
Manipulate Strings Representing Filenames	165	(2)
Determine If a Path Is a Directory or a File	167	(1)
Work with Relative Paths	168	(1)
Create a Temporary File	169	(1)
Get the Total Free Space on a Drive	170	(2)
Show the Common File Dialog Boxes	172	(2)
Use an Isolated Store	174	(2)
Monitor the File System for Changes	176	(3)
Access a COM Port	179	(1)
Get a Random Filename	180	(1)
Manipulate the Access Control Lists of a File or Directory	180	(3)
XML Processing	183	(30)
Show the Structure of an XML Document in a TreeView	183	(4)
Insert Nodes in an XML Document	187	(2)
Quickly Append Nodes in an XML Document	189	(2)
Find Specific Elements by Name	191	(1)
Get XML Nodes in a Specific XML Namespace	192	(2)
Find Elements with an XPath Search	194	(3)
Read and Write XML Without Loading an Entire Document into Memory	197	(2)
Validate an XML Document Against a Schema	199	(5)
Use XML Serialization with Custom Objects	204	(3)
Create a Schema for a .NET Class	207	(1)
Generate a Class from a Schema	208	(1)
Perform an XSL Transform	209	(4)
Windows Forms	213	(44)
Add a Control Programmatically	214	(2)
Link Data to a Control	216	(2)
Process All the Controls on a Form	218	(2)
Track the Visible Forms in an Application	220	(3)
Find All MDI Child Forms	223	(2)
Save Configuration Settings for a Form	225	(3)
Force a List Box to Scroll to the Most Recently Added Item	228	(1)
Restrict a Textbox to Accepting Only Specific Input	229	(3)
Use an Autocomplete Combo Box	232	(3)
Sort a List View by Any Column	235	(3)
Lay Out Controls Automatically	238	(1)
Use Part of a Main Menu for a Context Menu	239	(2)
Make a Multilingual Form	241	(3)
Create a Form That Cannot Be Moved	244	(1)
Make a Borderless Form Movable	244	(3)
Create an Animated System Tray Icon	247	(1)
Validate an Input Control	248	(3)
Use a Drag-and-Drop Operation	251	(1)
Use Context-Sensitive Help	252	(2)
Display a Web Page in a Windows-Based Application	254	(3)
Graphics, Multimedia, and Printing	257	(42)
Find All Installed Fonts	257	(2)
Perform Hit Testing with Shapes	259	(4)
Create an Irregularly Shaped Control	263	(2)
Create a Movable Sprite	265	(3)
Create a Scrollable Image	268	(2)
Perform a Screen Capture	270	(1)
Use Double Buffering to Increase Redraw Speed	271	(2)
Show a Thumbnail for an Image	273	(2)
Play a Simple Beep or System Sound	275	(1)
Play a WAV File	276	(1)
Play a Sound File	277	(2)
Show an Animation with DirectShow	279	(3)
Retrieve Information About the Installed Printers	282	(2)
Print a Simple Document	284	(3)
Print a Multipage Document	287	(3)
Print Wrapped Text	290	(2)
Show a Dynamic Print Preview	292	(3)
Manage Print Jobs	295	(4)
Database Access	299	(36)
Connect to a Database	301	(3)
Use Connection Pooling	304	(2)
Create a Database Connection String Programmatically	306	(2)
Store a Database Connection String Securely	308	(3)
Execute a SQL Command or Stored Procedure	311	(4)
Use Parameters in a SQL Command or Stored Procedure	315	(3)
Process the Results of a SQL Query Using a Data Reader	318	(3)
Obtain an XML Document from a SQL Server Query	321	(3)
Perform Asynchronous Database Operations Against SQL Server	324	(3)
Write Database-Independent Code	327	(4)
Discover All Instances of SQL Server on Your Network	331	(4)
Networking and Remoting	335	(58)
Obtain Information About the Local Network Interface	336	(3)
Detect Changes in Network Connectivity	339	(2)
Download Data over HTTP or FTP	341	(2)
Download a File and Process It Using a Stream	343	(3)
Respond to HTTP Requests from Your Application	346	(3)
Get an HTML Page from a Site That Requires Authentication	349	(2)
Send E-mail Using SMTP	351	(4)
Resolve a Host Name to an IP Address	355	(2)
Ping an IP Address	357	(2)
Communicate Using TCP	359	(4)
Create a Multithreaded TCP Server That Supports Asynchronous Communications	363	(8)
Communicate Using UDP	371	(3)
Avoid Hard-Coding the XML Web Service URL	374	(2)
Set Authentication Credentials for an XML Web Service	376	(2)
Call a Web Method Asynchronously	378	(3)
Make an Object Remotable	381	(4)
Register All the Remotable Classes in an Assembly	385	(2)
Host a Remote Object in IIS	387	(1)
Control the Lifetime of a Remote Object	388	(2)
Control Versioning for Remote Objects	390	(3)
Security and Cryptography	393	(46)
Allow Partially Trusted Code to Use Your Strong-Named Assembly	394	(2)
Disable Code Access Security	396	(2)
Disable Execution Permission Checks	398	(2)
Ensure the Runtime Grants Specific Permissions to Your Assembly	400	(2)
Limit the Permissions Granted to Your Assembly	402	(1)
View the Permissions Required by an Assembly	403	(3)
Determine at Runtime If Your Code Has a Specific Permission	406	(1)
Restrict Who Can Extend Your Classes and Override Class Members	407	(2)
Inspect an Assembly's Evidence	409	(2)
Determine If the Current User Is a Member of a Specific Windows Group	411	(3)
Restrict Which Users Can Execute Your Code	414	(4)
Impersonate a Windows User	418	(3)
Create a Cryptographically Random Number	421	(1)
Calculate the Hash Code of a Password	422	(3)
Calculate the Hash Code of a File	425	(2)
Verify a Hash Code	427	(2)
Ensure Data Integrity Using a Keyed Hash Code	429	(3)
Work with Security-Sensitive Strings in Memory	432	(3)
Encrypt and Decrypt Data Using the Data Protection API	435	(4)
Unmanaged Code Interoperability	439	(18)
Call a Function in an Unmanaged DLL	439	(3)
Get the Handle for a Control, Window, or File	442	(2)
Call an Unmanaged Function That Uses a Structure	444	(3)
Call an Unmanaged Function That Uses a Callback	447	(1)
Retrieve Unmanaged Error Information	448	(2)
Use a COM Component in a .NET Client	450	(2)
Release a COM Component Quickly	452	(1)
Use Optional Parameters	453	(1)
Use an ActiveX Control in a .NET Client	454	(1)
Expose a .NET Component Through COM	455	(2)
Commonly Used Interfaces and Patterns	457	(42)
Implement a Serializable Type	457	(6)
Implement a Cloneable Type	463	(4)
Implement a Comparable Type	467	(4)
Implement an Enumerable Collection	471	(4)
Implement an Enumerable Type Using a Custom Iterator	475	(5)
Implement a Disposable Class	480	(3)
Implement a Formattable Type	483	(3)
Implement a Custom Exception Class	486	(4)
Implement a Custom Event Argument	490	(2)
Implement the Singleton Pattern	492	(1)
Implement the Observer Pattern	493	(6)
Windows Integration	499	(22)
Access Runtime Environment Information	499	(4)
Retrieve the Value of an Environment Variable	503	(1)
Write an Event to the Windows Event Log	504	(1)
Read and Write to the Windows Registry	505	(3)
Search the Windows Registry	508	(3)
Create a Windows Service	511	(5)
Create a Windows Service Installer	516	(2)
Create a Shortcut on the Desktop or Start Menu	518	(3)
Appendix Acronyms	521	(6)
Index	527