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Chapter 1, C# and .NET Programming
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Introduces you to the C# language and the .NET platform. -
Chapter 2, Visual Studio 2005
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Provides a guided tour of Visual Studio 2005the tool you will use to build all the applications in the book, and perhaps all the applications you'll build from now on. -
Chapter 3, C# Language Fundamentals
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Introduces the basic syntax and structure of the C# language, including the intrinsic types, variables , statements, and expressions. -
Chapter 4, Operators
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Describes some of the symbols that cause C# to take an action, such as assigning a value to a variable and arithmetically operating on values (adding, subtracting, and so forth). -
Chapter 5, Branching
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Shows how to create programs that branch based on conditions that may change while the program is running. -
Chapter 6, Object-Oriented Programming
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Explains the principles behind object-oriented programming, including encapsulation, specialization, and polymorphism. -
Chapter 7, Classes and Objects
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Introduces the key concepts of programmer-defined types (classes) and instances of those types (objects). Classes and objects are the building blocks of object-oriented programming. -
Chapter 8, Inside Methods
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Delves into the specific programming instructions you'll write to define the behavior of objects. -
Chapter 9, Basic Debugging
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Introduces the debugger integrated into the Visual Studio 2005 Integrated Development Environment. -
Chapter 10, Arrays
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Introduces the array, an indexed collection of objects that are all the same type. -
Chapter 11, Inheritance and Polymorphism
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Explores two of the key concepts behind object-oriented programming, inheritance and polymorphism, and demonstrates how you might implement them in your code. -
Chapter 12, Operator Overloading
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Explains how to add standard operators to the types you define. -
Chapter 13, Interfaces
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Explains how you can define a set of behaviors (an interface) that any number of classes might implement. -
Chapter 14, Generics and Collections
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Explains generics and shows how generics are used to create type-safe and efficient collections. Chapter 14 then introduces the standard .NET Framework generic collections: List, Stack, Queue, and Dictionary. -
Chapter 15, Strings
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Discusses the manipulation of strings of characters , the C# string class, and regular expression syntax. -
Chapter 16, Throwing and Catching Exceptions
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Explains how to handle errors and abnormal conditions that may arise in relation to your programs through the use of exceptions. -
Chapter 17, Delegates and Events
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Discusses how to write code to respond to programming occurrences like mouse clicks, keystrokes, and other events, through the use of delegates and the event keyword. -
Chapter 18, Creating Windows Applications
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Shows you how to bring all these skills to bear to create a Windows application. -
Chapter 19, Programming ASP.NET Applications
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Applies the same skills to building a web application. -
Appendix, Answers to Quizzes and Exercises
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Answers to all the chapter quizzes and exercises, with complete code examples. |
