Sams Teach Yourself Visual C# 2010 in 24 Hours: Complete Starter Kit(Sams Teach Yourself)

C# has quickly established itself as one of the world's most widely used programming languages. The newest version, Visual C# 2010, includes several important new features, including Silverlight, the Entity Framework, tighter integration with version 4.0 of the .NET Framework, and full support for programming Windows 7 and Office. The proven Sams Teach Yourself method will help all newcomers to C# 2010 get up to speed quickly, no matter whether you've had experience with previous versions of Visual C# or not. You are taken step by step through the process of software development, learning elements as you build a sample application so that the material is framed in a real world approach. The accompanying DVD contains Visual C# 2010 Express Edition, and the companion Web site contains all the code and exercises from the book.   Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common tasks Q & As, quizzes, and exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge Notes and tips point out shortcuts and solutions The companion DVD contains Visual C# 2010 Express Edition - everything you need to get started programming in C#

Table of Contents:
Introduction     1   PART I:  C# FUNDAMENTALS Hour 1  The .NET Framework and C#     7 The .NET Framework     7 The C# Language     17 Visual Studio 2010     24 Writing Your First Program     27 Q&A     31 Workshop     32 Hour 2  Understanding C# Types     35 Types     36 Predefined Types     37 Operators     47 Default Values     53 Null and Nullable Types     53 Casting and Conversion     55 Q&A     59 Workshop     60 Hour 3  Understanding Classes and Objects the C# Way 63 Object-Oriented Programming     64 Component-Oriented Programming     65 Classes in C#     65 Scope and Declaration Space 66 Nested Classes     85 Partial Classes     86 Static Classes     86 Object Initializers     88 Q&A     89 Workshop     90 Hour 4  Inheritance, Interfaces, and Abstract Classes      93 Inheritance and Polymorphism     93 Abstract Classes and Members     103 Interfaces     105 Q&A     109 Workshop     111 Hour 5  Creating Enumerated Types and Structures     113 Enumerated Types     114 Structures     119 Q&A     127 Workshop     127 Hour 6  Events and Event Handling     131 Understanding Events     132 Subscribing and Unsubscribing     132 Publishing an Event     136 Raising an Event     139 Q&A     141 Workshop     142   PART II:  PROGRAMMING IN C# Hour 7  Controlling Program Flow     147 Selection Statements     148 Iteration Statements     153 Jump Statements     159 Q&A     162 Workshop     163 Hour 8  Using Strings and Regular Expressions     167 Strings     168 Mutable Strings Using StringBuilder     177 Type Formatting     178 Regular Expressions     187 Q&A     190 Workshop     191 Hour 9  Working with Arrays and Collections     195 Arrays     196 Indexers     200 Generic Collections     203 Collection Initializers     217 Collection Interfaces     219 Enumerable Objects and Iterators     220 Q&A     223 Workshop     224 Hour 10  Handling Errors Using Exceptions     227 Understanding Exceptions     228 Throwing Exceptions     231 Handling Exceptions     232 Rethrowing Caught Exceptions     239 Overflow and Integer Arithmetic     241 Q&A     243 Workshop     243 Hour 11  Understanding Generics     245 Why You Should Use Generics     246 Using Generic Methods     253 Creating Generic Classes     254 Combining Generics and Arrays     257 Working with Tuples     261 Q&A     263 Workshop     264 Hour 12  Understanding Query Expressions     267 Introducing LINQ     268 Standard Query Operator Methods     279 Lambdas     280 Deferred Execution     283 Q&A     284 Workshop     285   PART III:  WORKING WITH DATA Hour 13  Using Files and Streams     289 Files and Directories     290 Reading and Writing Data     300 Q&A     307 Workshop     308 Hour 14  Working with XML     311 Understanding the XML DOM     312 Using LINQ to XML     313 Selecting and Querying XML     319 Modifying XML     323 Q&A     326 Workshop     326 Hour 15  Working with Databases     329 Understanding ADO.NET     330 Understanding LINQ to ADO.NET     333 Q&A     342 Workshop     343   PART IV:  BUILDING AN APPLICATION USING VISUAL STUDIO Hour 16  Debugging in Visual Studio     347 Commenting Your Code     348 Compiler and Runtime Errors     349 Debugging in Visual Studio     350 Visualizing Data     359 Q&A     361 Workshop     361 Hour 17  Building a Windows Application     363 Understanding WPF     364 Creating a WPF Application     370 Styling the Layout     379 Q&A     382 Workshop     382 Hour 18  Using Data Binding and Validation     385 Understanding Data Binding     386 Converting Data     390 Binding to Collections     395 Working with Data Templates     399 Validating Data     400 Q&A     404 Workshop     405 Hour 19  Building a Web Application     407 Understanding Web Application Architecture     408 Working with ASP.NET     408 Creating a Web Application     411 Understanding Data Validation     420 Q&A     423 Workshop     424   PART V:  DIVING DEEPER Hour 20  Programming with Attributes     427 Understanding Attributes     428 Working with the Common Attributes     430 Using Custom Attributes     433 Accessing Attributes at Runtime     434 Q&A     436 Workshop     436 Hour 21  Dynamic Types and Language Interoperability     439 Using Dynamic Types     439 Understanding the DLR     444 Interoperating with COM     447 Reflection Interoperability     448 Q&A     449 Workshop     450 Hour 22  Memory Organization and Garbage Collection     451 Memory Organization     452 Garbage Collection     452 Understanding IDisposable     453 Using the Dispose Pattern     455 Declaring and Using Finalizers     456 Q&A     458 Workshop     459 Hour 23  Understanding Threads, Concurrency, and Parallelism     461 Understanding Threads and Threading     462 Concurrency and Synchronization     463 Understanding the Task Parallel Library     467 Working with Parallel LINQ (PLINQ)     472 Potential Pitfalls     473 Q&A     475 Workshop     476 Hour 24  Next Steps: Silverlight, PowerShell, and Entity Framework     479 Understanding the Entity Framework     479 Introducing PowerShell     482 Silverlight     483 Index     485  

About the Author :
Scott Dorman has been designated by Microsoft as a C# Most Valued Professional in recognition for his many contributions to the C# community. He has been working with computers professionally since 1993, and with .NET and C# since 2001. Currently, Scott's primary focus is developing commercial software applications using Microsoft .NET technologies. Scott runs a software architecture focused user group, speaks extensively, including at Microsoft TechEd and community sponsored code camps, and contributes regularly to online communities such as The Code Project and StackOverflow. Scott maintains a .NET Framework and C# focused blog at http://geekswithblogs.com/sdorman.