Index_C

C

C#

see also individual keywords.

CLS compliance, and, 10

using with Visual Basic .NET in multi-file

assembly, 322

call command, 22

case sensitivity, 128

chaining constructors

Manager class example, 187

class hierarchy, creating, 270

see also inheritance.

class types, 33

assemblies and, 37

compared to interfaces, 51

compared to structures, 23, 34

creating class objects, 40

defining accessibility, 37

access modifiers, 38

defining classes, 34

defining data members, 35

example, 36

destructor methods, 41

disposing class objects, 41

inheritance, 271

introduction, 34

nested classes, 38

Clone method, ICloneable interface, 198

cloning objects, 196

copy constructor, 196

ICloneable interface, 198

CLR (Common Language Runtime), 10

automatic memory management, 176

object creation optimization, 176

stack frame and invoking methods, 85

CLS (Common Language Specification), 9

C# and CLS compliance, 10

MSIL and, 10

non .NET compliant languages, 11

types, 10

code organization, 297

Collect method, GC class, 183

Combine method, Delegate class, 224, 228, 244

defining your own registration methods, 255

command-line

building and running example application, 311

Common Language Runtime

see CLR.

Common Language Specification

see CLS.

Common Type System

see CTS.

CompareTo method, IComparable interface, 27

comparison operators

parameters, 153

table and description, 152

concurrency issues, 89

configuration element

application configuration file, 332

configuration files

when to use, 61

constants, 56

defining, 35

functionality, 56

magic numbers example, 56

when to use, 61

constructors, defining, 35

constructors, 73, 175

calling a base class constructor, 188

BasicShape example, 188

Square example, 189

chaining constructors, 187

defining class constructors, 179

object lifecycle, and, 175

private constructors, 189

setting accessibility levels, 74

static constructors, 191

Contains method, ArrayList class, 149

Control class, System.Windows.Forms namespace

CreateGraphics method, 220

conversion operators, 193

explicit example, 193

explicit_conversion example, 193

implicit example, 193

copy constructor

cloning objects, 196

Teacher class example, 197

Copy method, Array class, 44

copy_ctors example

copy constructor, 197

copy-by-reference semantics

reference types, 14

copy-by-value semantics

value types, 12

copy-on-write

design patterns, 211

CopyTo method, Array class, 47

Count method, ArrayList class, 150

CreateGraphics method, Control class, 220

CTS (Common Type System), 9

C# primitive types, and, 10

organization, 9

reference types, 9

value types, 9

types, 9

culture-specific assemblies

applications, deploying as private assemblies, 331