Programming C#, Third Edition

The new edition of Programming C# focuses on the features and programming patterns that are new to the C# language and fundamental to the programming of web services and web applications on the .NET platform. Newly updated for version 1.1 of the .NET Framework and Visual Studio .NET 2003, the book features new tips & tricks plus answers to frequently asked questions about C#. C# was designed from the ground up for development on Microsoft's .NET framework. As such, it's a high-performance language that's simple, safe, object-oriented, and Internet-centric. Programming C# , 3rd Edition teaches this new language in a way that experienced programmers will appreciate--by grounding its applications firmly in the context of Microsoft's .NET platform and the development of desktop and Internet applications. Bestselling author Jesse Liberty has updated this latest edition to reflect the release of Visual Studio .NET 2003 and the .NET Framework 1.1. He's also added an entirely new chapter demonstrating various web forms and web services applications, and enlarged and expanded his coverage of events and delegates in response to numerous reader requests. He's even added tips for programmers coming from VB and C++ backgrounds. The first part of this book introduces C# fundamentals, then goes on to explain: Classes and objects Inheritance and polymorphism Operator overloading Structs and interfaces Arrays, indexers, and collections String objects and regular expressions Exceptions and bug handling Delegates and events Part two of Programming C# , 3rd Edition focuses on development of desktop and Internet applications, including Windows Forms, ADO.NET and ASP.NET. ASP.NET includes Web Forms, for rapid development of web applications, and Web Services for creating objects without user interfaces, to provide services over the Internet. Part three gets to the heart of the .NET Framework, focusing on attributes and reflection, remoting, threads and synchronization, and streams. Part three also illustrates how to interoperate with COM objects. In much the way that you can see the features and personality of the parents and grandparents in young children, you can easily see the influence of Java, C++, Visual Basic, and other languages in C#. The level of information in Programming C# , 3rd Edition allows you to become productive quickly with C# and to rely on it as a powerful addition to your family of mastered programming languages C# and the .NET framework Getting started : "hello world" C# language fundamentals Classes and objects Inheritance and polymorphism Operator overloading Structs Interfaces Arrays, indexers, and collections Strings and regular expressions Handling exceptions Delegates and events Building Windows applications Accessing data with ADO.NET Programming web forms and web services Putting it all together Assemblies and versioning Attributes and reflection Marshaling and remoting Threads and synchronization Streams Programming .NET and COM Appendix. C# keywords. 'Programming C' explains the development of desktop and Internet applications, including Windows Forms, ADO.NET, ASP.NET (including Web Forms), and Web Services. Newly updated for version 1.1 of the .NET framework and Visual Studio .NET 2003, it includesnew tips and answers to common queries about C Explores C# fundamentals, programming elements, the development of desktop and Internet applications, and such .NET attributes as remoting, threads, synchronization, streams, and interoperation with COM objects.