C# Programmer[ap]s Cookbook

ISBN: 735619301
EAN: N/A

Year: 2006
Pages: 266

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Table of Contents
BackCover
C Programmer s Cookbook
Introduction
Code Samples
System Requirements
Other Books
Microsoft Press Support
Chapter 1: Application Development
1.1 Create a Console Application
1.2 Create a Windows-Based Application
1.3 Create and Use a Code Module
1.4 Create and Use a Code Library
1.5 Access Command-Line Arguments
1.6 Selectively Include Code at Build Time
1.7 Access a Program Element That Has the Same Name as a Keyword
1.8 Create and Manage Strong-Named Key Pairs
1.9 Give an Assembly a Strong Name
1.10 Verify That a Strong-Named Assembly Has Not Been Modified
1.11 Delay Sign an Assembly
1.12 Sign an Assembly with an Authenticode Digital Signature
1.13 Create and Trust a Test Software Publisher Certificate
1.14 Manage the Global Assembly Cache
1.15 Prevent People from Decompiling Your Code
Chapter 2: Working with Data
2.2 Encode a String Using Alternate Character Encoding
2.3 Convert Basic Value Types to Byte Arrays
2.4 Encode Binary Data as Text
2.5 Validate Input Using Regular Expressions
2.6 Use Compiled Regular Expressions
2.7 Create Dates and Times from Strings
2.8 Add, Subtract, and Compare Dates and Times
2.9 Sort an Array or an ArrayList
2.10 Copy a Collection to an Array
2.11 Create a Strongly Typed Collection
2.12 Store a Serializable Object to a File
Chapter 3: Application Domains, Reflection, and Metadata
3.2 Pass Objects Across Application Domain Boundaries
3.3 Avoid Loading Unnecessary Assemblies into Application Domains
3.4 Create a Type That Can t Cross Application Domain Boundaries
3.5 Load an Assembly into the Current Application Domain
3.6 Execute an Assembly in a Different Application Domain
3.7 Instantiate a Type in a Different Application Domain
3.8 Pass Data Between Application Domains
3.9 Unload Assemblies and Application Domains
3.10 Retrieve Type Information
3.11 Test an Object s Type
3.12 Instantiate an Object Using Reflection
3.13 Create a Custom Attribute
3.14 Inspect the Attributes of a Program Element Using Reflection
Chapter 4: Threads, Processes, and Synchronization
4.2 Execute a Method Asynchronously
4.3 Execute a Method Using a Timer
4.4 Execute a Method by Signaling a WaitHandle Object
4.5 Execute a Method Using a New Thread
4.6 Control the Execution of a Thread
4.7 Know When a Thread Finishes
4.8 Synchronize the Execution of Multiple Threads
4.9 Create a Thread-Safe Collection Instance
4.10 Start a New Process
4.11 Terminate a Process
4.12 Ensure That Only One Instance of an Application Can Execute Concurrently
Chapter 5: XML Processing
5.2 Insert Nodes in an XML Document
5.3 Quickly Append Nodes in an XML Document
5.4 Find Specific Elements by Name
5.5 Get XML Nodes in a Specific XML Namespace
5.6 Find Elements with an XPath Search
5.7 Read and Write XML Without Loading an Entire Document into Memory
5.8 Validate an XML Document Against a Schema
5.9 Use XML Serialization with Custom Objects
5.10 Create a Schema for a .NET Class
5.11 Generate a Class from a Schema
5.12 Perform an XSL Transform
Chapter 6: Windows Forms
6.1 Add a Control Programmatically
6.2 Link Data to a Control
6.3 Process All the Controls on a Form
6.4 Track the Visible Forms in an Application
6.5 Find All MDI Child Forms
6.6 Save the Size and Location of a Form
6.7 Force a List Box to Scroll
6.8 Restrict a Text Box to Numeric Input
6.9 Use an Autocomplete Combo Box
6.10 Sort a List View by Any Column
6.11 Link a Context Menu to a Control
6.12 Use Part of a Main Menu for a Context Menu
6.13 Make a Multilingual Form
6.14 Create a Form That Can t Be Moved
6.15 Make a Borderless Form Movable
6.16 Create an Animated System Tray Icon
6.17 Validate an Input Control
6.18 Use a Drag-and-Drop Operation
6.19 Use Context-Sensitive Help
6.20 Apply Windows XP Control Styles
Chapter 7: ASP.NET and Web Forms
7.1 Redirect the User to Another Page
7.2 Store Information Between Requests
7.3 Create Stateful Page Member Variables
7.4 Respond to Client-Side Events with JavaScript
7.5 Show a Pop-Up Window with JavaScript
7.6 Programmatically Set Control Focus
7.7 Allow the User to Upload a File
7.8 Use IIS Authentication
7.9 Use Forms Authentication
7.10 Perform Selective Input Validation
7.11 Add Controls to a Web Form Dynamically
7.12 Dynamically Render an Image
7.13 Load User Controls Programmatically
7.14 Use Page and Fragment Caching
7.15 Reuse Data with the ASP.NET Cache
7.16 Enable Web Site Debugging
7.17 Change the Permissions Given to ASP.NET Code
Chapter 8: Graphics, Multimedia, and Printing
8.1 Find All Installed Fonts
8.2 Perform Hit Testing with Shapes
8.3 Create an Irregularly Shaped Control
8.4 Create a Movable Sprite
8.5 Create a Scrollable Image
8.6 Perform a Screen Capture
8.7 Use Double Buffering to Increase Redraw Speed
8.8 Show a Thumbnail for an Image
8.9 Play a Simple Beep
8.10 Play a WAV or an MP3 File
8.11 Show an Animation with DirectShow
8.12 Retrieve Information About the Installed Printers
8.13 Print a Simple Document
8.14 Print a Multipage Document
8.15 Print Wrapped Text
8.16 Show a Dynamic Print Preview
8.17 Manage Print Jobs
Chapter 9: Files, Directories, and IO
9.1 Retrieving Information About a File or Directory
9.2 Set File and Directory Attributes
9.3 Copy, Move, or Delete a File or a Directory
9.4 Calculate the Size of a Directory
9.5 Retrieve Version Information for a File
9.6 Show a Just-in-Time Directory Tree in the TreeView Control
9.7 Read and Write a Text File
9.8 Read and Write a Binary File
9.9 Read a File Asynchronously
9.10 Find Files That Match a Wildcard Expression
9.11 Test Two Files for Equality
9.12 Manipulate Strings Representing file names
9.13 Determine if a Path Is a Directory or a File
9.14 Work with Relative Paths
9.15 Create a Temporary File
9.16 Get the Total Free Space on a Drive
9.17 Show the Common File Dialogs
9.18 Use an Isolated Store
9.19 Monitor the File System for Changes
9.20 Access a COM Port
Chapter 10: Database Access
10.1 Connect to a Database
10.2 Use Connection Pooling
10.3 Execute a SQL Command or Stored Procedure
10.4 Use Parameters in a SQL Command or Stored Procedure
10.5 Process the Results of a SQL Query Using a Data Reader
10.6 Obtain an XML Document from a SQL Server Query
10.7 Discover All Instances of SQL Server 2000 on Your Network
Chapter 11: Networking and Internetworking
11.1 Download a File over HTTP
11.2 Download a File and Process It Using a Stream
11.3 Get an HTML Page from a Site That Requires Authentication
11.4 Display a Web Page in a Windows-Based Application
11.5 Get the IP Address of the Current Computer
11.6 Resolve a Host Name to an IP Address
11.7 Ping an IP Address
11.8 Communicate Using TCP
11.9 Get the Client IP Address from a Socket Connection
11.10 Set Socket Options
11.11 Create a Multithreaded TCP Server
11.12 Use TCP Asynchronously
11.13 Communicate Using UDP
11.14 Send E-Mail Through SMTP
11.15 Send and Retrieve E-Mail with MAPI
Chapter 12: XML Web Services and Remoting
12.1 Avoid Hard-Coding the XML Web Service URL
12.2 Use Response Caching in an XML Web Service
12.3 Use Data Caching in an XML Web Service
12.4 Create a Transactional Web Method
12.5 Set Authentication Credentials for an XML Web Service
12.6 Call a Web Method Asynchronously
12.7 Make an Object Remotable
12.8 Register All the Remotable Classes in an Assembly
12.9 Host a Remote Object in IIS
12.10 Fire an Event Over a Remoting Channel
12.11 Control the Lifetime of a Remote Object
12.12 Control Versioning for Remote Objects
12.13 Create a One-Way Method with XML Web Services or Remoting
Chapter 13: Runtime Security
13.1 Allow Partially Trusted Code to Use Your Strong-Named Assembly
13.2 Disable Code Access Security
13.3 Disable Execution Permission Checks
13.4 Ensure the Runtime Grants Specific Permissions to Your Assembly
13.5 Limit the Permissions Granted to Your Assembly
13.6 View the Permission Requests Made by an Assembly
13.7 Determine at Run Time if Your Code Has a Specific Permission
13.8 Restrict Who Can Extend Your Classes and Override Class Members
13.9 Inspect an Assembly s Evidence
13.10 Manipulate Evidence as You Load an Assembly
13.11 Manipulate Runtime Security Using Application Domain Evidence
13.12 Manipulate Runtime Security Using Application Domain Security Policy
13.13 Determine if the Current User Is a Member of a Specific Windows Group
13.14 Restrict Which Users Can Execute Your Code
13.15 Impersonate a Windows User
Chapter 14: Cryptography
14.1 Create a Cryptographically Random Number
14.2 Calculate the Hash Code of a Password
14.3 Calculate the Hash Code of a File
14.4 Verify a Hash Code
14.5 Ensure Data Integrity Using a Keyed Hash Code
14.6 Protect a File Using Symmetric Encryption
14.7 Derive a Symmetric Encryption Key from a Password
14.8 Send a Secret Securely Using Asymmetric Encryption
14.9 Store an Asymmetric Encryption Key Securely
14.10 Exchange Symmetric Session Keys Securely
Chapter 15: Unmanaged Code Interoperability
15.1 Call a Function in an Unmanaged DLL
15.2 Get the Handle for a Control, a Window, or a File
15.3 Call an Unmanaged Function That Uses a Structure
15.4 Call an Unmanaged Function That Uses a Callback
15.5 Retrieve Unmanaged Error Information
15.6 Use a COM Component in a .NET Client
15.7 Release a COM Component Quickly
15.8 Use Optional Parameters
15.9 Use an ActiveX Control in a .NET Client
15.10 Expose a .NET Component Through COM
Chapter 16: Commonly Used Interfaces and Patterns
16.2 Implement a Cloneable Type
16.3 Implement a Comparable Type
16.4 Implement an Enumerable Type
16.5 Implement a Disposable Class
16.6 Implement a Formattable Type
16.7 Implement a Custom Exception Class
16.8 Implement a Custom Event Argument
16.9 Implement the Singleton Pattern
16.10 Implement the Observer Pattern
Chapter 17: Windows Integration
17.2 Retrieve the Value of an Environment Variable
17.3 Write an Event to the Windows Event Log
17.4 Access the Windows Registry
17.5 Create a Windows Service
17.6 Create a Windows Service Installer
17.7 Create a Shortcut on the Desktop or Start Menu
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