Index_D

D

DateTime structure, System namespace

as example of value type, 11

using as a key for Hashtable, 285

default namespace

setting namespaces in Visual Studio .NET, 299

defining classes, 34

defining data members, 35

defining types, 7

Delegate class, System namespace

Combine method, 224, 228, 244, 255

Remove method, 224, 230, 244, 255

delegates, 33, 216

see also events.

asynchronous delegates, 231

creating and using, 231

defining and using, 41

events, 215

introduction, 41

multicast delegates, 222, 223

creating and using, 223

DelegatesEvents\ MulticastDelegates example, 224

using addition and subtraction operators, 224

reasons for using, 41

simple delegates

binding to static methods, 220

creating and using, 217

DelegatesEvents\UsingDelegates example, 217

invoking asynchronously, 222

invoking synchronously, 223

viewing delegate example code, 222

type safety, 215

usefulness, 216

DelegatesEvents - MulticastDelegates example

multicast delegates, 224

DelegatesEvents - AdvancedEvents example

creating events that pass information, 248

DelegatesEvents - AsyncDelegates example

asynchronous delegates, 232

DelegatesEvents - CustomAddRemove example

defining your own registration methods, 254

DelegatesEvents - SimpleEvent example

publishing events, 241

DelegatesEvents - UsingDelegates example

creating simple delegates, 217

deploying applications as assemblies.

see applications, deploying asassemblies.

derived attribute

get property procedure, calculating using, 136

deriving classes, 277, 281

deriving_classes example, 278

non-virtual method dispatching, 279

overriding and shadowing methods, 278

overriding_and_shadowing example, 278

polymorphism in action, 280

virtual method dispatching, 279

deriving_classes example, 278

deserialization, 200

serializable_deserializable example, 200, 202

Deserialize method, SoapFormatter class, 201

design patterns, 204

Abstract Factory pattern, 207

copy-on-write, 211

Gang of Four, 204

lazy initialization, 210

Singleton, 204

designing a base class, 272

abstract compared to concrete classes, 273

sealing classes, 276

sealing_classe example, 276

using virtual methods, 274

abstract_teacher example, 274

destroying objects, 181

Finalize method, 182

destructors, 74

defining, 35

disadvantages, 184

methods, 41

using, 182

Disassembler tool, MSIL

see MSIL Dissassembler.

Dispose method, IDisposable interface, 184

BasicShape example, 184

Double class, System namespace, 19

IsNan method, 19

IsNegativeInfinity method, 19

IsPositiveInfinity method, 19

Parse method, 19

Double-Checked Locking pattern

HeadTeacher example, 206