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C#: A Beginner's Tutorial, Second Edition

Author Jayden Ky
Release Date: 2016/01/01
ISBN: 9781771970297
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Designed as a beginner's tutorial to the latest version of C#, this informative guide discusses the most important features of the language and teaches how to use .NET Framework. Written with clarity and readability in mind, it introduces important programming concepts and explains the process of building real-world applications, both desktop and web-based. With the most comprehensive coverage possible in a book for beginners, it includes such topics as C# language syntax, object-oriented programming, working with numbers and dates, error handling, input output, generics, annotations, LINQ, lambda expressions and WPF.

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
    1. Overview of .NET Framework
    2. An Overview of Object-Oriented Programming
    3. Using Visual Studio
    4. Downloading and Installing .NET Framework
    5. About This Book
    6. Downloading Program Examples
  2. Chapter 1: Your First Taste of C#
    1. Your First C# Program
    2. C# Code Conventions
    3. Summary
  3. Chapter 2: Language Fundamentals
    1. ASCII and Unicode
    2. Intrinsic Types and the Common Type System
    3. Variables
    4. Constants
    5. Literals
    6. Primitive Conversions
    7. Operators
    8. Comments
    9. Summary
  4. Chapter 3: Statements
    1. An Overview of C# Statements
    2. The if Statement
    3. The while Statement
    4. The do-while Statement
    5. The for Statement
    6. The break Statement
    7. The continue Statement
    8. The switch Statement
    9. Summary
  5. Chapter 4: Objects and Classes
    1. What Is a C# Object?
    2. C# Classes
    3. Creating Objects
    4. Nullity Checking
    5. Objects in Memory
    6. C# Namespaces
    7. Encapsulation and Class Access Control
    8. The this Keyword
    9. Using Other Classes
    10. Static Members
    11. Variable Scope
    12. Method Overloading
    13. Summary
  6. Chapter 5: Core Classes
    1. System.Object
    2. System.String
    3. System.Text.StringBuilder
    4. Arrays
    5. System.Console
    6. Summary
  7. Chapter 6: Inheritance
    1. An Overview of Inheritance
    2. Accessibility
    3. Method Overriding
    4. Calling the Base Class's Constructors
    5. Calling the Base Class's Hidden Members
    6. Type Casting
    7. Sealed Classes
    8. The is Keyword
    9. Summary
  8. Chapter 7: Structures
    1. An Overview of Structures
    2. .NET Structures
    3. Writing A Structure
    4. Nullable Types
    5. Summary
  9. Chapter 8: Error Handling
    1. Catching Exceptions
    2. try without catch and the using Statement
    3. The System.Exception Class
    4. Throwing an Exception from a Method
    5. Exception Filters
    6. Final Note on Exception Handling
    7. Summary
  10. Chapter 9: Numbers and Dates
    1. Number Parsing
    2. Number Formatting
    3. The System.Math Class
    4. Working with Dates and Times
    5. Summary
  11. Chapter 10: Interfaces and Abstract Classes
    1. The Concept of Interface
    2. The Interface, Technically Speaking
    3. Implementing System.IComparable
    4. Abstract Classes
    5. Summary
  12. Chapter 11: Polymorphism
    1. Defining Polymorphism
    2. Summary
  13. Chapter 12: Enumerations
    1. An Overview of Enum
    2. Enums in a Class
    3. Switching on enum
    4. Summary
  14. Chapter 13: Generics
    1. Why Generics?
    2. Introducing Generic Types
    3. Applying Restrictions
    4. Writing Generic Types
    5. Summary
  15. Chapter 14: Collections
    1. Overview
    2. The List Class
    3. The HashSet Class
    4. The Queue Class
    5. The Dictionary Class
    6. Summary
  16. Chapter 15: Input/Output
    1. File and Directory Handling and Manipulation
    2. Input/Output Streams
    3. Reading Text (Characters)
    4. Writing Text (Characters)
    5. Reading and Writing Binary Data
    6. Summary
  17. Chapter 16: Advanced Language Features
    1. Delegates
    2. Events
    3. Anonymous Methods
    4. Lambda Expressions
    5. Expression-Bodied Members
    6. Extension Methods
    7. Implicitly Typed Local Variables
    8. Anonymous Types
    9. The dynamic Type
    10. Summary
  18. Chapter 17: Data Access with LINQ
    1. Overview
    2. LINQ to Objects
    3. Standard Query Operators
    4. LINQ to SQL
    5. Querying A Database
    6. Updating A Table
    7. Inserting Rows
    8. Deleting Rows
    9. Summary
  19. Chapter 18: Windows Presentation Foundation
    1. Overview
    2. Application and Window
    3. WPF Controls
    4. Panels and Layout
    5. Event Handling
    6. XAML
    7. A Polymorphism Example with WPF
    8. A Drawing Application
    9. Summary
  20. Chapter 19: Multithreading
    1. Introduction to Threads
    2. Creating a Thread
    3. Using the Join Method
    4. Passing A Lambda Expression to A Thread
    5. Foreground and Background Threads
    6. Synchronization
    7. Monitor
    8. Interlocked
    9. The Volatile Keyword
    10. A Thread Example with WPF
    11. Summary
  21. Appendix A: Visual Studio Community 2015
    1. Hardware and Software Requirements
    2. Download and Installation
    3. Registering Visual Studio Community 2015
    4. Creating a Project
    5. Creating a Class
    6. Running a Project
    7. Working with Databases
  22. Appendix B: SQL Server 2014 Express
    1. Downloading SQL Server 2014 Express
    2. Installing SQL Server 2014 Express
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