Errata for Microsoft® Visual C#® 2005 Step by Step

Incorrect pathway to practice file locations In the book, all references to the path:"My DocumentsVisual C Sharp Step by Step" should read: "My DocumentsMicrosoft PressVisual C Sharp Step by Step"

Page 52, Item #7 has missing parenthesis On Page 52, in Item #4, the last row from the bottom reads: "private double calculateFee double dailyRate, int noOfDays)" It should read: "private double calculateFee(double dailyRate, int noOfDays)"

2 to the 16th power represented as 32,768 rather than 65,536 On page 27, the line immediately below the table reads: "* The value of 216 is 32,768; the value of 231 is 2,147,483,648; and the value of 263 is 9,223,372,036,854,775,808." With numerals in parentheses indicating exponents, it should read: "* The value of 2(16) is 65,536; the value of 2(31) is 2,147,483,648; and the value of 2(63) is 9,223,372,036,854,775,808."

Eight exponents not printed as exponents On page 27, there are eight occurances of exponents not printed as such. All numerals enclosed in parenthesis in the corrections below should be printed in the exponent position.The Range column of the int row in the table reads: "231 through 2311" It should read: "2(31) through 2(31)1" The Range column of the long row in the table reads: "263 through 2631" It should read: "2(63) through 2(63)1" The Range column of the char row in the table reads: "0 through 216 1" It should read: "0 through 2(16) 1" The line immediately below the table reads: "* The value of 216 is 32,768; the value of 231 is 2,147,483,648; and the value of 263 is 9,223,372,036,854,775,808." It should read: "* The value of 2(16) is 32,768; the value of 2(31) is 2,147,483,648; and the value of 2(63) is 9,223,372,036,854,775,808."

Math error On page 33, within the modules example, the row above the note currently reads: "9 divided by 2 is 8, remainder 1" It should read:"9 divided by 2 is 4, remainder 1"

-- operator not printed correctly On page 40, the "Increment or decrement a variable" section of the Chapter 2 Quick Reference table reads: "Use the ++ or operator. For example: count++;" It should read: "Use the ++ or -- operator. For example: count++;"

Statement incorrectly uses two closing brackets On page 46, in step 4 the code sample statement reads: calculatedvalue = addvalues(leftHandSide, rightHandSide));It should read: calculatedvalue = addvalues(leftHandSide, rightHandSide);

Incorrect operator in Table On Page 60, in the first table under 'Understanding Equality and Relational Operations', there are incorrect entries in the first row in the 'Operator' and 'Example' columns. In the Operator column, replace: -- with == In the Example column, replace: age -- 100 with age == 100

Error in sample code On page 61, within the TIP, the second line of sample code reads: validPercentage = percent >=0 && percent =0) && (percent It should read: validPercentage = percent >=0 && percent <= 100 and validPercentage = (percent >=0) && (percent

OpenFileDialog class referenced in place of FileInfo class On page 79, the fourth sentence in the second paragraph of step 9 reads: "The OpenFileDialog class provides the OpenText method for opening the file selected by the user in the Open dialog." It should read: "The FileInfo class provides the OpenText method for opening the file selected by the user in the Open dialog."

"current + digit" should be "digit + current" On page 90, the code listed in step 13 is incorrect. Change: current = current + digit;To: current = digit + current;

Code sample missing open bracket On page 99, the code sample in Step 8 is missing an opening bracket before the word "try". Change: try { int leftHandSide = Int32.Parse(leftHandSideOperand.Text); int rightHandSide = Int32.Parse(rightHandSideOperand.Text); int answer = doCalculation(leftHandSide, rightHandSide); result.Text = answer.ToString(); }To: { try { int leftHandSide = Int32.Parse(leftHandSideOperand.Text); int rightHandSide = Int32.Parse(rightHandSideOperand.Text); int answer = doCalculation(leftHandSide, rightHandSide); result.Text = answer.ToString(); }

Code sample missing closing bracket On page 100, the code sample in Step 9 is missing a closing bracket. Change: catch (FormatException fEx) { result.Text = fEx.Message; }To: catch (FormatException fEx) { result.Text = fEx.Message; } }

Application should be Program On page 120, the first sentence of step 5 refers to the Application class rather than the Program class. Change: "Return to the Program.cs file, and locate the Entrance method of the Application class." To: "Return to the Program.cs file, and locate the Entrance method of the Program class."

x and y referenced in place of this.x and this.y On page 124, the sample code for step 3 reads: public double DistanceTo(Point other) { int xDiff = x - other.x; int yDiff = y - other.y; } It should read: public double DistanceTo(Point other) { int xDiff = this.x - other.x; int yDiff = this.y - other.y; }Ths sample code for step 4 reads: public double DistanceTo(Point other) { int xDiff = x - other.x; int yDiff = y - other.y; return Math.Sqrt(xDiff * xDiff + yDiff * yDiff); } It should read: public double DistanceTo(Point other) { int xDiff = this.x - other.x; int yDiff = this.y - other.y; return Math.Sqrt(xDiff * xDiff + yDiff * yDiff); }

dotted "unboxing" arrow in figure pointing to the incorrect box On page 146, the first figure on the page has the "unboxing" dotted arrow pointing to the Heap 42 box on the right. It should be reversed so that it is coming from that box and pointing to the Stack 42 box on the bottom left.

defaultDate should be default Date On page 165, the first sentence of step 7 contains the words defaultDate twice. The second instance needs to have a space between default and Date. Change: "Add a statement to the end of the Entrance method to declare a local variable called defaultDate and initialize it to a Date value constructed by using the defaultDate constructor." To: "Add a statement to the end of the Entrance method to declare a local variable called defaultDate and initialize it to a Date value constructed by using the default Date constructor."

Variable name Summer used in place of Spring in example code On page 167, the first line of sample code in the "Initialize or assign an enumeration variable to a value" section of the Chapter 9 Quick Reference table reads: currentSeason = Season; // compile time errorIt should read: currentSeason = Spring; // compile time error

"103" should be "96" On page 253, the 2nd sentence of Step 7 contains an incorrect value. Change: "The Windows form displays the two text boxes containing the values 232 and 103." To: "The Windows form displays the two text boxes containing the values 232 and 96."

Sample code error On page 276, the second-to-last code sample contains an error. Beginning with the sentence immediately preceding the code sample, it reads: "You can remove a method from a delegate by using the -= operator: this.stopMachinery += folder.StopFolding; "It should read: "You can remove a method from a delegate by using the -= operator: this.stopMachinery -=folder.StopFolding;"

this.Enabled should be this.ticking.Enabled On page 287, the last line of the code sample in step 6 is incorrect. Change: this.Enabled = true;To: this.ticking.Enabled = true;

Error in code in step 6 On page 322, the code sample reads: foreach (int data in tree1) Console.WriteLine(data);The code sample should have the second line indented: foreach (int data in tree1) Console.WriteLine(data);

minute should be this.minute and hour should be this.hour On page 339, the first code sample is incorrect. Change: if (minute == 0) { hour++; }To: if (this.minute == 0) { this.hour++; }

Code sample missing carriage return On page 343, the last code sample is incorrect. Change: void Example(Hour a, int b) { Hour eg1 = a + b; // b converted to an Hour Hour eg2 = b + a; // b converted to an Hour }To: void Example(Hour a, int b) { Hour eg1 = a + b; // b converted to an Hour Hour eg2 = b + a; // b converted to an Hour }

rhs)s should be rhs) On page 345, the fifth line of the code sample in the "Implement an operator." row of the table contains an extra character. Change: Hour rhs)sTo: Hour rhs)

NumProductsTableTableAdapter should be NumProductsTableAdapter On page 435, the second sentence of step 14 contains an incorrect reference. Change: "Click the DataTable1TableAdapter and change its name to NumProductsTableTableAdapter." To: "Click the DataTable1TableAdapter and change its name to NumProductsTableAdapter."

Additional code required in Step 13 On page 475, the following code should be added to the end of the sample code block in step 13: bossButton.Checked = false; vpButton.Checked = false; presidentButton.Checked = false;

asps should be aspx On page 500, the last sentence of step 15 refers to the wrong file. Change: "The start page for the application is CustomerData.asps, but as you have not yet logged in, you are directed to the LoginForm." To: "The start page for the application is CustomerData.aspx, but as you have not yet logged in, you are directed to the LoginForm."

Backslash missing On page 523, the path in step 3 is missing a backslash. Change: "In the tree view in the left-hand pane, expand My ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesEventlog." To: "In the tree view in the left-hand pane, expand My ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesEventlog." Microsoft Press is committed to providing informative and accurate books. All comments and corrections listed above are ready for inclusion in future printings of this book. If you have a later printing of this book, it may already contain most or all of the above corrections.The print number of the book is located on the copyright page in the form of a string of numbers. For example: "2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 QWT 9 8 76 5 4". The first number in the string is the the print number. In this example, the print number is 2.