C# Essentials, Second Edition

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Concise but thorough, this second edition of C# Essentials introduces the Microsoft C# programming language, including the Microsoft .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) and .NET Framework Class Libraries (FCL) that support it. This book?s compact format and terse presentation of key concepts serve as a roadmap to the online documentation included with the Microsoft .NET Framework SDK; the many examples provide much-needed context.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
1. C# Language
2. Common Language Runtime
3. Framework Class Library
4. A First C# Program
Chapter 2 C# Language Reference
1. Identifiers
2. Types
3. Variables
4. Expressions and Operators
5. Statements
6. Organizing Types
7. Inheritance
8. Access Modifiers
9. Classes and Structs
10. Interfaces
11. Arrays
12. Enums
13. Delegates
14. Events
15. try Statements and Exceptions
16. Attributes
17. Unsafe Code and Pointers
18. Preprocessor Directives
19. XML Documentation
Chapter 3 Programming the.NET Framework
1. Common Types
2. Math
3. Strings
4. Collections
5. Regular Expressions
6. Input/Output
7. Networking
8. Threading
9. Assemblies
10. Reflection
11. Custom Attributes
12. Automatic Memory Management
13. Interop with Native DLLs
14. Interop with COM
Chapter 4 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 5 Essential .NET Tools

Appendix A C# Keywords
Appendix B Regular Expressions
Appendix C Format Specifiers
1. Picture Format Specifiers
2. DateTime Format Specifiers
Appendix D Data Marshaling
Appendix E Working with Assemblies
1. Building Shareable Assemblies
2. Managing the Global Assembly Cache
3. Using nmake
Appendix F Namespaces and Assemblies
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Product Details

Title:

C# Essentials, Second Edition

By:

Ben Albahari, Peter Drayton, Brad Merrill

Publisher:

O'Reilly Media

Formats:

Print
Safari Books Online

Print Release:

January 2002

Pages:

216

Print ISBN:

978-0-596-00315-9

| ISBN 10:

0-596-00315-3

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About the Authors

Ben Albahari

Ben Albahari is cofounder of Genamics, a provider of tools for C# and J++ programmers, as well as software for DNA and protein sequence analysis. He is author of A Comparative Overview of C#, a frequently cited comparison of C# with C/C++ and Java that was recently named by DevX as one of the top 10 .NET sites. Ben is a resident of Perth, Australia, and in his spare time enjoys composing music on his computer. He can be reached at ben@genamics.com.

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Peter Drayton

Peter Drayton is an independent consultant, helping early-stage companies define and build systems that take advantage of technologies such as .NET, SOAP, XML, and COM+. Peter is also an instructor for DevelopMentor, where he teaches Essential C#.NET. Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, Peter now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, Julie. He spends his spare time researching .NET and tinkering with a small flotilla of computers cluttering up their a partment. He can be reached at peter@razorsoft.com.

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Brad Merrill

Brad Merrill works as a software engineer in the .NET Framework Integration team at Microsoft. He previously worked as a software engineer at Digital Equipment Corporation and Sybase. His areas of expertise are in distributed systems, transaction processing, operating systems, and compiler technology. Brad lives in Redmond, Washington, and is an avid tournament chess player and bridge player. He can be reached at zbrad@gte.net or http://www.cybercom.net/~zbrad.

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Our look is the result of reader comments, our own experimentation, and feedback from distribution channels. Distinctive covers complement our distinctive approach to technical topics, breathing personality and life into potentially dry subjects. The animals on the cover of C# Essentials are star-nosed moles (Condylura cristata). Like all moles, star-nosed moles live primarily in underground tunnels that they dig, but they do surface to find food. A mole's rodent-like body is covered in short, waterproof gray fur, and it is about six to eight inches long. A notable feature is its long claws, which are perfect for digging its trenches and foraging for food. It has small ears and eyes, and sharp, pointed teeth. A mole's eyesight and hearing are known to be terrible.

The star-nosed mole gets its name from the approximately 25 feelers on its nose that help it find food, primarily insects, worms, and small fish, as well as other small pond life. The star-nosed mole is the best swimmer in the mole family and can even dive to catcha fish. It prefers to live in wetlands but can be found in various areas of the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada.

Moles are mammals who nurse their young, and a female mole has one litter of three to six babies per year.

This particular type of mole is considered to be less of a household pest than its mole cousins because its mostly aquatic diet keeps it from rummaging around in backyards for food. Darren Kelly was the production editor, and Mary Anne Weeks Mayo was the copyeditor for C# Essentials. Matt Hutchinson and Claire Cloutier provided quality control. Joe Wizda wrote the index.

Ellie Volckhausen designed the cover of this book, based on a series design by Edie Freedman. The cover image is an original engraving from The Illustrated Natural History by J. G. Wood, published in 1865. Emma Colby and Melanie Wang produced the cover layout with QuarkXPress 4.1 using Adobe's ITC Garamond font.

David Futato designed the interior layout. Neil Walls converted the files from Microsoft Word to FrameMaker 5.5.6, using tools created by Mike Sierra. The text font is Linotype Birka; the heading font is Adobe Myriad Condensed; and the code font is LucasFont's TheSans Mono Condensed. The illustrations that appear in the book were produced by Robert Romano and Jessamyn Read using Macromedia FreeHand 9 and Adobe Photoshop 6. The tip and warning icons were drawn by Christopher Bing. This colophon was written by Nicole Arigo.

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C# Essentials, Second Edition

Chapter 1 Introduction

C# Language

Common Language Runtime

Framework Class Library

A First C# Program

Chapter 2 C# Language Reference

Identifiers

Types

Variables

Expressions and Operators

Statements

Organizing Types

Inheritance

Access Modifiers

Classes and Structs

Interfaces

Arrays

Enums

Delegates

Events

try Statements and Exceptions

Attributes

Unsafe Code and Pointers

Preprocessor Directives

XML Documentation

Chapter 3 Programming the.NET Framework

Common Types

Math

Strings

Collections

Regular Expressions

Input/Output

Networking

Threading

Assemblies

Reflection

Custom Attributes

Automatic Memory Management

Interop with Native DLLs

Interop with COM

Chapter 4 Framework Class Library Overview

Core Types

Text

Collections

Streams and I/O

Networking

Threading

Security

Reflection and Metadata

Assemblies

Serialization

Remoting

Web Services

Data Access

XML

Graphics

Rich Client Applications

Web-Based Applications

Globalization

Configuration

Advanced Component Services

Diagnostics and Debugging

Interoperating with Unmanaged Code

Compiler and Tool Support

Runtime Facilities

Native OS Facilities

Undocumented Types

Chapter 5 Essential .NET Tools

Appendix A C# Keywords

Appendix B Regular Expressions

Appendix C Format Specifiers

Picture Format Specifiers

DateTime Format Specifiers

Appendix D Data Marshaling

Appendix E Working with Assemblies

Building Shareable Assemblies

Managing the Global Assembly Cache

Using nmake