base class, designing, 272
BasicShape example
calling a base class constructor, 188
using Dispose method, 184
BeginInvoke method, delegate types, 235
invoking delegates asynchronously, 231
not supported by Intellisense, 234
binary operators
parameters, 153
table and description, 152
BinarySearch method, Array class, 44
BinarySearch method, ArrayList class, 149
bit flags, 30
box command, 22
boxed value types
managed heap, 22
boxing
see also unboxing.
advantages and disadvantages, 49
scenarios, 50
value types and, 22, 48
ByRef/ByVal parameter directives, methods
passing reference/value types basic syntax, 90