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Introduction	xix
Chapter 1 • Understanding the .NET Framework	1
Why Read This Chapter	2
Help!	3
Grappling with Framework Class Descriptions	5
The Hunt for a Grammar	6
Why Two Ways?	10
About Constructors	10
Assemblies Three Ways	11
Understanding Data Types	11
About System.Object	12
MemberWiseClone	12
Equals	12
ReferenceEquals	13
The Main Point about Equality	14
GetHashCode	16
GetType	16
ToString	16
Strong Typing Weakens	17
Is Color a Data Type?	17
Exploiting the Framework	18
A Useful Class View Utility	20
A Brief Lexicon	21
Summary	22
Chapter 2 • New Ways of Doing Traditional Jobs	23
Clipboard Access	23
Working with ''Control Arrays"	24
Multiple Handles	27
Using Arrays	28
Zero-Based Collections (Sometimes)	28
Initialization	30
Arrays of Objects	30
Array Search and Sort Methods	31
Customized Sorting	33
Many Properties and Methods	34
The Flexible ArrayList	35
Mass Manipulation	36
Data Binding	36
Enumerators	37
Using HashTables	37
New Date/Time Techniques	38
Adding Time	39

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