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Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft® Visual C#® 2005 in 24 Hours, Complete Starter Kit
By James Foxall
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Publisher: Sams
Pub Date: May 22, 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-67-232740-6
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-672-32740-7
Pages: 528

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		About the Author
		Acknowledgments
		We Want to Hear from You!
		Introduction
		Part I:  The Visual C# Environment
			Hour 1.  Jumping In with Both Feet: A Visual C# 2005 Programming Tour
				Starting Visual C# 2005
				Creating a New Project
				Understanding the Visual Studio .NET Environment
				Changing the Characteristics of Objects
				Adding Controls to a Form
				Designing an Interface
				Writing the Code Behind an Interface
				Running a Project
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 2.  Navigating Visual C# 2005
				Using the Visual C# 2005 Start Page
				Navigating and Customizing the Visual C# Environment
				Working with Toolbars
				Adding Controls to a Form Using the Toolbox
				Setting Object Properties Using the Properties Window
				Managing Projects
				A Quick-and-Dirty Programming Primer
				Getting Help
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 3.  Understanding Objects and Collections
				Understanding Objects
				Understanding Properties
				Understanding Methods
				Building a Simple Object Example Project
				Understanding Collections
				Using the Object Browser
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 4.  Understanding Events
				Understanding Event-Driven Programming
				Building an Event Example Project
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
		Part II:  Building a User Interface
			Hour 5.  Building FormsThe Basics
				Changing the Name of a Form
				Changing the Appearance of a Form
				Showing and Hiding Forms
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 6.  Building FormsAdvanced Techniques
				Working with Controls
				Adding a Control by Double-Clicking It in the Toolbox
				Adding a Control by Dragging from the Toolbox
				Adding a Control by Drawing It
				Creating Topmost Nonmodal Windows
				Creating Transparent Forms
				Creating Scrollable Forms
				Creating MDI Forms
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 7.  Working with Traditional Controls
				Displaying Static Text with the Label Control
				Allowing Users to Enter Text Using a Text Box
				Creating Buttons
				Presenting Yes/No Options Using Check Boxes
				Creating Containers and Groups of Option Buttons
				Displaying a List with the List Box
				Creating Drop-Down Lists Using the Combo Box
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 8.  Using Advanced Controls
				Creating Timers
				Creating Tabbed Dialog Boxes
				Storing Pictures in an Image List
				Building Enhanced Lists Using the List View
				Creating Hierarchical Lists with the Tree View
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 9.  Adding Menus and Toolbars to Forms
				Building Menus
				Using the Toolbar Control
				Creating a Status Bar
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
		Part III:  Making Things HappenProgramming
			Hour 10.  Creating and Calling Methods
				Understanding Class Members
				Defining and Writing Methods
				Calling Methods
				Exiting Methods
				Creating Static Methods
				Avoiding Infinite Recursion
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 11.  Using Constants, Data Types, Variables, and Arrays
				Understanding Data Types
				Defining and Using Constants
				Declaring and Referencing Variables
				Working with Arrays
				Determining Scope
				Naming Conventions
				Using Variables in Your Picture Viewer Project
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 12.  Performing Arithmetic, String Manipulation, and Date/Time Adjustments
				Performing Basic Arithmetic Operations with Visual C#
				Comparing Equalities
				Understanding Boolean Logic
				Working with Dates and Times
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 13.  Making Decisions in Visual C# Code
				Making Decisions Using if...else
				Evaluating an Expression for Multiple Values Using switch
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 14.  Looping for Efficiency
				Looping a Specific Number of Times Using for
				Using while and do...while to Loop an Indeterminate Number of Times
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 15.  Debugging Your Code
				Adding Comments to Your Code
				Identifying the Two Basic Types of Errors
				Using Visual C# Debugging Tools
				Writing an Error Handler Using Try...Catch...Finally
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 16.  Designing Objects Using Classes
				Understanding Classes
				Instantiating Objects from Classes
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 17.  Interacting with Users
				Displaying Messages Using the MessageBox.Show() Method
				Creating Custom Dialog Boxes
				Interacting with the Keyboard
				Using the Common Mouse Events
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 18.  Working with Graphics
				Understanding the Graphics Object
				Working with Pens
				Using System Colors
				Working with Rectangles
				Drawing Shapes
				Drawing Text
				Persisting Graphics on a Form
				Building a Graphics Project Example
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
		Part IV:  Working with Data
			Hour 19.  Performing File Operations
				Using the Open File Dialog and Save File Dialog Controls
				Manipulating Files with the File Object
				Manipulating Directories with the Directory Object
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 20.  Working with Text Files and the Registry
				Working with the Registry
				Reading and Writing Text Files
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 21.  Working with a Database
				Introducing ADO.NET
				Manipulating Data
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 22.  Controlling Other Applications Using Automation
				Creating a Reference to an Automation Library
				Creating an Instance of an Automation Server
				Manipulating the Server
				Automating Microsoft Word 2003
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
		Part V:  Developing Solutions and Beyond
			Hour 23.  Deploying Applications
				Understanding ClickOnce Technology
				Using the Publish Wizard to Create a ClickOnce Application
				Testing Your Picture Viewer ClickOnce Install Program
				Uninstalling an Application You've Distributed
				Setting Advanced Options for Creating ClickOnce Programs
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 24.  The 10,000-Foot View
				The .NET Framework
				Common Language Runtime
				Microsoft Intermediate Language
				Namespaces
				Common Type System
				Garbage Collection
				Further Reading
				Summary
		License Agreement Addendum
			What's on the CD-ROM
			Installation Instructions
		Index