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background threads vs. foreground, Foreground Threads vs. Background Threads

backing fields, Parameterless Properties

Barrier class, The Barrier Class

Base class, Class and Interface Inheritance, Be Careful with Explicit Interface Method Implementations, Interoperating with WinRT Components

in WinRT, Interoperating with WinRT Components

base types, vs. interfaces, Be Careful with Explicit Interface Method Implementations

base-64 encoding and decoding, Base-64 String Encoding and Decoding

BeginBackgroundProcessing method, I/O Request Priorities

BeginWaitForConnection method, Async Functions in the Framework Class Library

binary namespace, Serialization/Deserialization Quick Start

binary operators, Operator Overload Methods

BinaryFormatter object, Serialization/Deserialization Quick Start

BinaryReader type, Encodings: Converting Between Characters and Bytes

BinaryWriter type, Encodings: Converting Between Characters and Bytes

binding, Using Binding Handles to Reduce Your Process’s Memory Consumption

handles for, Using Binding Handles to Reduce Your Process’s Memory Consumption

BindToName method, Overriding the Assembly and/or Type When Deserializing an Object

BindToType method, Overriding the Assembly and/or Type When Deserializing an Object

Bing maps, Defining WinRT Components in C#

bit flags, Bit Flags, Bit Flags, Bit Flags, Bit Flags

converting numeric values into, Bit Flags

enumerated types for, Bit Flags

numeric equivalents, Bit Flags

bitmaps, garbage collection of, Other GC Features for Use with Native Resources

BlockCopy method, Casting Arrays

blocking collections, The Concurrent Collection Classes

blocking threads, Thread Synchronization Construct Summary

reasons for, Thread Synchronization Construct Summary

BlockingCollection class, The Concurrent Collection Classes

blocks, Exception-Handling Mechanics, The catch Block, The catch Block, Use finally Blocks Liberally, Don’t Catch Everything, Backing Out of a Partially Completed Operation When an Unrecoverable Exception Occurs—Maintaining State, Constrained Execution Regions (CERs), Using a Type That Wraps a Native Resource

catch, The catch Block, Don’t Catch Everything, Backing Out of a Partially Completed Operation When an Unrecoverable Exception Occurs—Maintaining State

finally, The catch Block, Use finally Blocks Liberally, Using a Type That Wraps a Native Resource

try, Exception-Handling Mechanics, Constrained Execution Regions (CERs)

bool type, Programming Language Primitive Types

boxing value methods, Boxing and Unboxing Value Types

boxing value types, Boxing and Unboxing Value Types, Changing Fields in a Boxed Value Type by Using Interfaces (and Why You Shouldn’t Do This)

changing fields, Changing Fields in a Boxed Value Type by Using Interfaces (and Why You Shouldn’t Do This)

example code, Boxing and Unboxing Value Types

boxing, nullable types, The CLR Has Special Support for Nullable Value Types

Break method (Parallel class), Parallel’s Static For, ForEach, and Invoke Methods

breakpoints, AIPs and, Automatically Implemented Properties

buffering, Interoperating Between WinRT Streams and .NET Streams, Passing Blocks of Data Between the CLR and WinRT

AsStream methods and, Interoperating Between WinRT Streams and .NET Streams

WinRT, Passing Blocks of Data Between the CLR and WinRT

buffering LINQ query results, Parallel Language Integrated Query

byte array method, garbage collection and, Monitoring and Controlling the Lifetime of Objects Manually

byte arrays, Passing Blocks of Data Between the CLR and WinRT

byte order mark (BOM), Encodings: Converting Between Characters and Bytes

byte type, Programming Language Primitive Types