Pseudocode is an informal language that helps programmers develop algorithms without having to worry about the strict details of C# language syntax. The pseudocode we present is particularly useful for developing algorithms that will be converted to structured portions of C# applications. Pseudocode is similar to everyday Englishit is convenient and user friendly, but it is not an actual computer programming language.
Pseudocode does not execute on computers. Rather, it helps you "think out" an application before attempting to write it in a programming language, such as C#. This chapter provides several examples of how to use pseudocode to develop C# applications.
The style of pseudocode we present consists purely of characters, so you can create pseudocode using any text-editor application. A carefully prepared pseudocode application can easily be converted to a corresponding C# application. In many cases, this simply requires replacing pseudocode statements with C# equivalents.
Pseudocode normally describes only statements representing the actions that occur after you convert an application from pseudocode to C# and the application is run on a computer. Such actions might include input, output and calculations. We typically do not include variable declarations in our pseudocode, but some programmers do list variables and mention their purposes at the beginning of pseudocode programs.
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Preface
Index
Introduction to Computers, the Internet and Visual C#
Introduction to the Visual C# 2005 Express Edition IDE
Introduction to C# Applications
Introduction to Classes and Objects
Control Statements: Part 1
Control Statements: Part 2
Methods: A Deeper Look
Arrays
Classes and Objects: A Deeper Look
Object-Oriented Programming: Inheritance
Polymorphism, Interfaces & Operator Overloading
Exception Handling
Graphical User Interface Concepts: Part 1
Graphical User Interface Concepts: Part 2
Multithreading
Strings, Characters and Regular Expressions
Graphics and Multimedia
Files and Streams
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Database, SQL and ADO.NET
ASP.NET 2.0, Web Forms and Web Controls
Web Services
Networking: Streams-Based Sockets and Datagrams
Searching and Sorting
Data Structures
Generics
Collections
Appendix A. Operator Precedence Chart
Appendix B. Number Systems
Appendix C. Using the Visual Studio 2005 Debugger
Appendix D. ASCII Character Set
Appendix E. Unicode®
Appendix F. Introduction to XHTML: Part 1
Appendix G. Introduction to XHTML: Part 2
Appendix H. HTML/XHTML Special Characters
Appendix I. HTML/XHTML Colors
Appendix J. ATM Case Study Code
Appendix K. UML 2: Additional Diagram Types
Appendix L. Simple Types
Index