Chapter 1 Introducing C# and the .NET Framework

1. The C# Language
2. The .NET Framework
3. ECMA Standardization

Chapter 2 C# Language Basics

1. A First C# Program
2. Identifiers and Keywords
3. Type Basics
4. Value Types and Reference Types
5. Predefined Types
6. Arrays
7. Variables and Parameters
8. Expressions and Operators
9. Statements
10. Namespaces

Chapter 3 Creating Types in C#

1. Classes
2. Inheritance
3. Access Modifiers
4. Structs
5. Interfaces
6. Enums

Chapter 4 Advanced C# Features

1. Delegates
2. Delegates Versus Function Pointers
3. Delegates Versus Interfaces
4. Events
5. Operator Overloading
6. Try Statements and Exceptions
7. Attributes
8. Unsafe Code and Pointers
9. Preprocessor Directives
10. XML Documentation

Chapter 5 Framework Class Library Overview

1. Core Types
2. Text
3. Collections
4. Streams and I/O
5. Networking
6. Threading
7. Security
8. Reflection and Metadata
9. Assemblies
10. Serialization
11. Remoting
12. Web Services
13. Data Access
14. XML
15. Graphics
16. Rich Client Applications
17. Web-Based Applications
18. Globalization
19. Configuration
20. Advanced Component Services
21. Diagnostics and Debugging
22. Interoperating with Unmanaged Code
23. Compiler and Tool Support
24. Runtime Facilities
25. Native OS Facilities
26. Undocumented Types

Chapter 6 String Handling

1. String Class
2. StringBuilder Class
3. Regular Expression Support
4. Regular Expression Basics
5. Procedural- and Expression-Based Patterns
6. Cookbook Regular Expressions

Chapter 7 Collections

1. Iterating Over Collections
2. Standard Collection Interfaces
3. Predefined Collection Classes
4. Ordering Instances
5. Generating Hash Code

Chapter 8 XML I/O

1. Accessing XML Documents
2. Parsing an XML Stream
3. Selecting Nodes Using XPath
4. Transforming a Document Using XSLT

Chapter 9 Networking

1. Network Programming Models
2. Generic Request/Response Architecture
3. HTTP-Specific Support
4. WebClient
5. Adding New Protocol Handlers
6. Using TCP, UDP, and Sockets
7. Using DNS

Chapter 10 Streams and I/O

1. Streams and Backing Stores
2. Encapsulating Raw Streams
3. Directories and Files
4. Isolated Storage

Chapter 11 Serialization

1. What Is Serialization?
2. Serialization Support in the Framework
3. Explicit Serialization
4. Implicit Serialization
5. [Serializable]
6. [NonSerialized]
7. IDeserializationCallback
8. ISerializable
9. [Serializable] and ISerializable

Chapter 12 Assemblies

1. Elements of an Assembly
2. Assemblies and Modules
3. Scoping Types and Type References
4. Naming and Signing Assemblies
5. Resolving and Loading Assemblies
6. Deployment
7. Security Permissions

Chapter 13 Reflection

1. Type Hierarchy
2. Types, Members, and Nested Types
3. Retrieving the Type for an Instance
4. Retrieving a Type Directly
5. Reflecting Over a Type Hierarchy
6. Late Binding
7. Advanced Uses of Reflection
8. Creating New Types at Runtime

Chapter 14 Custom Attributes

1. Language Support
2. Compiler Support
3. Runtime Support
4. Predefined Attributes
5. Defining a New Custom Attribute
6. Retrieving a Custom Attribute at Runtime

Chapter 15 Memory Management

1. The Garbage Collector
2. Optimization Techniques
3. Finalizers
4. Dispose and Close Methods

Chapter 16 Threading

1. Thread Synchronization
2. Common Thread Types
3. Asynchronous Delegates

Chapter 17 Integrating with Native DLLs

1. Calling Into DLLs
2. Marshaling Common Types
3. Marshaling Classes and Structs
4. In and Out Marshaling
5. Callbacks from Unmanaged Code
6. Simulating a C Union
7. Mapping a Struct to a Binary Format
8. Predefined Interop Support Attributes

Chapter 18 Integrating with COM Components

1. Binding COM and C# Objects
2. Exposing COM Objects to C#
3. Exposing C# Objects to COM
4. COM Mapping in C#
5. Common COM Interop Support Attributes
6. COM+ Support

Chapter 19 Diagnostics

1. Logging and Assertion Facilities
2. Conditional Compilation
3. Debugger Integration
4. Processes, Threads, and Stacks
5. Event Logs
6. Performance Counters

Chapter 20 C# Language Reference

Chapter 21 XML Documentation Tag Reference

Chapter 22 C# Naming and Coding Conventions

1. Case
2. Mechanics
3. Word Choice
4. Namespaces

Chapter 23 C# Development Tools

Chapter 24 How to Use This Quick Reference

1. Finding a Quick-Reference Entry
2. Reading a Quick-Reference Entry

Chapter 25 Microsoft.Win32

Chapter 26 System

Chapter 27 System.Collections

Chapter 28 System.Collections.Specialized

Chapter 29 System.Diagnostics

Chapter 30 System.Globalization

Chapter 31 System.IO

Chapter 32 System.IO.IsolatedStorage

Chapter 33 System.Net

Chapter 34 System.Net.Sockets

Chapter 35 System.Reflection

Chapter 36 System.Reflection.Emit

Chapter 37 System.Runtime.InteropServices

Chapter 38 System.Runtime.Serialization

Chapter 39 System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters

Chapter 40 System.Text

Chapter 41 System.Text.RegularExpressions

Chapter 42 System.Threading

Chapter 43 System.Timers

Chapter 44 System.Xml

Chapter 45 System.Xml.XPath

Chapter 46 System.Xml.Xsl