F

f (form feed) escape sequence, 41

Field icon, Class View window, 220

Field value, attribute targets, 905

fields

adding to classes, 248

class member definition example, 243–244

defining, 238

objects and, 184–185

readonly keyword, 238

static keyword, 238

File class, 704

file dialogs, 492

file extensions

dialogs, 505

master pages, 625

file filters, dialogs, 494–495

file generation, XML documentation, 940–943

File Launch Condition option, Launch Conditions Editor, 563

file properties, File System Editor, 559

file system data

Directory class, 704

DirectoryInfo class, 706–707

File class, 704

FileInfo class, 704–706

FileStream class

file position, 709

FileAccess enumeration, 708

FileMode enumeration, 708–709

overview, 707

reading data using, 710

writing data using, 712–713

FileSystemWatcher class, 732–736

monitoring, 732–736

path names, 707

random access files, writing data to, 712–713

relative paths, 707

serialized objects, 727–731

StreamReader class

compressed data, 723–727

delimited files, 719–721

overview, 716

reading data using, 718–719

stream input, 717

streams, 701–702

StreamWriter class, 714–716

File System Editor

Add Special Folder option, 558–559

All Programs menu, 558

Application folder, 557

file properties, 559

Global Assembly Cache folder, 558

User's Desktop folder, 557–558

User's Personal Data folder, 558

uses for, 557

File Transfer Protocol (FTP), 956

File Types Editor

actions, 562

properties, 561–562

uses for, 557

FileAccess enumeration, 708

FileInfo class, 704–706

FileIOPermission class, 539

FileMode enumeration, 708–709

FileName property, 496

filenames, classes, 223

files

delimited, 719–721

DownloadFile() method, 962

random access files, writing data to, 712–713

web_config, 608

FileStream class

file positions, 709

FileAccess enumeration, 708

FileMode enumeration, 708–709

overview, 707

reading data using, 710

writing data using, 712–713

FileStream.Read() method, 710

FileSystemWatcher class, 732–736

FileWebRequest class, 964

FileWebResponse class, 964

Fill() method, 786

FillDirectoryList() method, 970

FillEllipse() method, 1006

FillPath() method, 988

FillRectangle() method, 997

FillRegion() method, 988

Filter property, 732

FilterIndex property, 495

Finalize() method, 214–215

finally block, 172

Find() method, 800–801

FindAttributes application, 887

FindControl() method, 592

FindString() method, 427

FindStringExact() method, 427

Finished dialog, User Interface Editor, 564

firewalls, 663

FirstChild property, 753

FixedPitchOnly property, 529

FlatStyle property, 399, 402

float type, 36, 41

floating-point values, 35

flow control

bitwise operators, 60–63

Boolean logic, 57–60

branching

constant variables, 74

else if statement, 72

if statement, 69–72

switch statement, 72–76

ternary operators, 68

variable scope, 137–138

goto statement, 66–68

looping

do loops, 76–79

for loops, 81–83

infinite loops, 87

interrupts, 86–87

variable scope, 137–138

while loops, 79–81

operator precedence, 66

focus events, 404

FocusedItem property, 432

FolderBrowserDialog class, 531–533

fonts

AllowVectorFonts property, 529

AllowVerticalFonts property, 529

Font class

font family, 998

font size, 998

font style, 998

text creation example, 999–1001

uses for, 997

FontDialog class, 528–530

for loops

flow control, 81–83

iterations, 85

foreach loops, 109–110, 287

ForeColor property, 393

foreign keys, 831

form feed (f) escape sequence, 41

<FORM> tag, 628, 633

FormBorderStyle property, 733

FormView data control, 613

four-dimensional arrays, 110

FTP (File Transfer Protocol), 956

FtpWebRequest class, 964

FtpWebResponse class, 964

FullName property, 706

FullOpen property, 530–531

FullRowSelect property, 432

functions. See also commands; methods

Append(), 341

AppendFormat(), 341

case-sensitivity, 123

Connect(), 373

ConstructColumns(), 923

data exchange, 124–127

database, 829

Debug.Assert(), 165

Debug.WriteIf(), 158

Debug.WriteLine(), 153–154, 158

Debug.WriteLineIf(), 158

defining, 122–124

delegates, 146–149

Disconnect(), 373

DrawString(), 1001

entry point, 123

general-purpose, 137

GET, 666, 959

GetString(), 124

GetVal(), 124

GetWord(), 129

int values, 144

Main()

args parameter, 141–143

command-line parameters, 141–143

signatures, 140

Maxima(), 157

MaxValue(), 127–128, 133, 144

multipurpose code use, 121

overloading, 144–146

parameters

example of, 130

global data versus, 138–140

nonconstant variables, 132

out, 132–133

parameter arrays, 128–129

parameter matching, 128

reference, 131–132

specification, 126

value, 131–132

POST, 666, 959

readability advantages, 121

references, 146

return values

global data versus, 138–140

overview, 124–126

reusable code and, 121

ShowDouble(), 138

structs, 143–144

Sum(), 341

SumVals(), 130

ThrowException(), 176–179

Trace.Assert(), 158

Trace.WriteLine(), 153–154

Trace.WriteLineIf(), 158

ValidateOK(), 409, 416

variable scope

best practices, 138

branching and looping structures, 137–138

global variables, 135

hidden variables, 136

local variables, 135

overview, 133–134

void, 374

Write(), 123–124