Name property, 526
name resolution, 1059
Namespace command, 298
namespace crowding, 295
Namespace keyword, 21
Namespace property, DataSet (ADO.NET), 433
namespaces, 9, 18
aliasing, 296
ASP.NET and, 297
assemblies, 287
Collections namespace, 42–44
commonly used, 292–294
components and, 286
creating, 297–300
Environment, 301
importing, 295–296
My keyword and, 301
My.Application, 301–305
My.Computer, 306–309
My.Forms, 309
My.Resources, 309–310
My.User, 310
My.WebServices, 310
overview, 286–290
references and, 290–292
System, 10, 516
System.Collections, 10, 292
System.Data, 10, 292, 516
System.Deployment, 516
System.Diagnostics, 10, 292
System.DirectoryServices, 287
System.Drawing, 292, 516
System.Drawing.Text, 296
System.EnterpriseServices, 293
System.IO, 10, 293
System.Math, 10
System.Net.Sockets, 1157
System.Reflection, 10
System.Runtime.Serialization, 1115
System.Security, 10
System.ServiceModel, 1099
System.Text, 293
System.Threading, 293
System.Web, 293
System.Web.Mail, accessing, 416
System.Web.Services, 294
System.Windows.Forms, 294, 516, 602
System.XML, 516
WCF, 1120
XAML namespace, 686–690
Namespace_Sampler project, 292
NameTable property, XmlReaderSettings, 409
native interface, 162, 163–164
nesting
Namespace command, 299
Try structures, 322–324
.NET
application, legacy COM component, 878–880
COM legacy ActiveX control, 889–891
default interop assembly, 880
late binding, 882–886
RegAsm, 893–896
TlbExp, 896
.NET Class Framework, 9–10
.NET Data Providers
Command object, 345–346
Connection object, 344–345
OLE DB .NET Data Provider, 358–359
SQL Server .NET Data Provider, 358
.NET Framework
2.0, 15–16
3.0, new features, 2–3
common type system, 8
components, 4
cryptography, overview, 476–478
introduction, 1–2
metadata, 7–8
namespaces, 9
overview, 4–5
security, overview, 446–448
versions, 2
NetTcpBinding class, 1102
neutral cultures, 232
New keyword, 22, 66
NewLineChars property, XmlWriterSettings, 402
NewLineHandling property, XmlWriterSettings, 402
NewLineOn property, XmlWriterSettings, 402
Ngen.exe, 207
nodes
Element, 405
Whitespace, 405
XML, 391
reading, 420–421
nondeterministic finalization, 221
Nothing keyword, 22
Nothing permission set, 448
NotifyFilter property, FileSystemWatcher, 1147
NotifyIcon control, 641
NotInheritable keyword, 162
NTFS, definition, 446
nullable types, 38–39
numbers, currencies and, 240–243
NumericUpDown control, 641