Sams Teach Yourself Visual C# 2010 in 24 Hours: Complete Starter Kit Book

Introduction 1

PART I: C# FUNDAMENTALS

Hour 1 The .NET Framework and C# 7

The .NET Framework 7

The C# Language 17

Visual Studio 2010 24

Writing Your First Program 27

Q&A 31

Workshop 32

Hour 2 Understanding C# Types 35

Types 36

Predefined Types 37

Operators 47

Default Values 53

Null and Nullable Types 53

Casting and Conversion 55

Q&A 59

Workshop 60

Hour 3 Understanding Classes and Objects the C# Way 63

Object-Oriented Programming 64

Component-Oriented Programming 65

Classes in C# 65

Scope and Declaration Space 66

Nested Classes 85

Partial Classes 86

Static Classes 86

Object Initializers 88

Q&A 89

Workshop 90

Hour 4 Inheritance, Interfaces, and Abstract Classes 93

Inheritance and Polymorphism 93

Abstract Classes and Members 103

Interfaces 105

Q&A 109

Workshop 111

Hour 5 Creating Enumerated Types and Structures 113

Enumerated Types 114

Structures 119

Q&A 127

Workshop 127

Hour 6 Events and Event Handling 131

Understanding Events 132

Subscribing and Unsubscribing 132

Publishing an Event 136

Raising an Event 139

Q&A 141

Workshop 142

PART II: PROGRAMMING IN C#

Hour 7 Controlling Program Flow 147

Selection Statements 148

Iteration Statements 153

Jump Statements 159

Q&A 162

Workshop 163

Hour 8 Using Strings and Regular Expressions 167

Strings 168

Mutable Strings Using StringBuilder 177

Type Formatting 178

Regular Expressions 187

Q&A 190

Workshop 191

Hour 9 Working with Arrays and Collections 195

Arrays 196

Indexers 200

Generic Collections 203

Collection Initializers 217

Collection Interfaces 219

Enumerable Objects and Iterators 220

Q&A 223

Workshop 224

Hour 10 Handling Errors Using Exceptions 227

Understanding Exceptions 228

Throwing Exceptions 231

Handling Exceptions 232

Rethrowing Caught Exceptions 239

Overflow and Integer Arithmetic 241

Q&A 243

Workshop 243

Hour 11 Understanding Generics 245

Why You Should Use Generics 246

Using Generic Methods 253

Creating Generic Classes 254

Combining Generics and Arrays 257

Working with Tuples 261

Q&A 263

Workshop 264

Hour 12 Understanding Query Expressions 267

Introducing LINQ 268

Standard Query Operator Methods 279

Lambdas 280

Deferred Execution 283

Q&A 284

Workshop 285

PART III: WORKING WITH DATA

Hour 13 Using Files and Streams 289

Files and Directories 290

Reading and Writing Data 300

Q&A 307

Workshop 308

Hour 14 Working with

Understanding the

Using LINQ to

Selecting and Querying

Modifying

Q&A 326

Workshop 326

Hour 15 Working with Databases 329

Understanding ADO.NET 330

Understanding LINQ to ADO.NET 333

Q&A 342

Workshop 343

PART IV: BUILDING AN APPLICATION USING VISUAL STUDIO

Hour 16 Debugging in Visual Studio 347

Commenting Your Code 348

Compiler and Runtime Errors 349

Debugging in Visual Studio 350

Visualizing Data 359

Q&A 361

Workshop 361

Hour 17 Building a Windows Application 363

Understanding WPF 364

Creating a WPF Application 370

Styling the Layout 379

Q&A 382

Workshop 382

Hour 18 Using Data Binding and Validation 385

Understanding Data Binding 386

Converting Data 390

Binding to Collections 395

Working with Data Templates 399

Validating Data 400

Q&A 404

Workshop 405

Hour 19 Building a Web Application 407

Understanding Web Application Architecture 408

Working with ASP.NET 408

Creating a Web Application 411

Understanding Data Validation 420

Q&A 423

Workshop 424

PART V: DIVING DEEPER

Hour 20 Programming with Attributes 427

Understanding Attributes 428

Working with the Common Attributes 430

Using Custom Attributes 433

Accessing Attributes at Runtime 434

Q&A 436

Workshop 436

Hour 21 Dynamic Types and Language Interoperability 439

Using Dynamic Types 439

Understanding the DLR 444

Interoperating with COM 447

Reflection Interoperability 448

Q&A 449

Workshop 450

Hour 22 Memory Organization and Garbage Collection 451

Memory Organization 452

Garbage Collection 452

Understanding IDisposable 453

Using the Dispose Pattern 455

Declaring and Using Finalizers 456

Q&A 458

Workshop 459

Hour 23 Understanding Threads, Concurrency, and Parallelism 461

Understanding Threads and Threading 462

Concurrency and Synchronization 463

Understanding the Task Parallel Library 467

Working with Parallel LINQ (PLINQ) 472

Potential Pitfalls 473

Q&A 475

Workshop 476

Hour 24 Next Steps: Silverlight, PowerShell, and Entity Framework 479

Understanding the Entity Framework 479

Introducing PowerShell 482

Silverlight 483

Index 485