C# 3.0 Unleashed: With the .NET Framework 3.5

Whether you need an approachable on-ramp to .NET or you want to enhance your skills, C# 3.0 Unleashed is a comprehensive, in-depth guide to the solutions you seek. You’ll learn to do more with the new tools that are available, including Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework Class Libraries. Throughout this book, you’ll get a practical look at what can be the most useful tools for any given task. You’ll also learn common traps to avoid and learn insightful tips that will save you time and help you be more productive.   C# 3.0 Unleashed contains complete coverage of the C# programming language. The author covers all the essential syntax, but keeps the focus on practical application. The chapters are arranged to take you step-by-step from the core of the C# language to elements of the .NET Framework, and further into advanced concepts on distributed n-tier Internet applications. Additionally, C# 3.0 Unleashed shows you how to debug, monitor, and scale enterprise applications, enabling you to use the C# programming language to ship the right code at the right time.   What’s included in this book: A complete reference for C# syntax, object oriented programming, and component programming with C# Comprehensive data coverage through ADO.NET and LINQ An introduction to UI technologies, including Windows Forms, WPF, ASP.NET Ajax, and Silverlight Coverage of traditional ASMX and WCF Web Services Coverage of multiple .NET technologies, including networking, instrumentation, interop, and multi-threading In-depth discussion of platform concepts including CLR, Garbage Collection, Type System, Assemblies, and Code Access Security Guidance on design and architecture for a big-picture view and essential help in piecing together all you’ve learned

Table of Contents:
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Part 1 Learning C# Basics 1 Introducing the .NET Platform. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2 Getting Started with C# and Visual Studio 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 3 Writing C# Expressions and Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 4 Understanding Reference Types and Value Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 5 Manipulating Strings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 6 Arrays and Enums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 7 Debugging Applications with Visual Studio 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Part 2 Object-Oriented Programming with C# 8 Designing Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 9 Designing Object-Oriented Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 10 Coding Methods and Custom Operators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 11 Error and Exception Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 12 Event-Based Programming with Delegates and Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 13 Naming and Organizing Types with Namespaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 14 Implementing Abstract Classes and Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Part 3 Applying Advanced C# Language Features 15 Managing Object Lifetime. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 16 Declaring Attributes and Examining Code with Reflection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 17 Parameterizing Type with Generics and Writing Iterators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 18 Using Lambda Expressions and Expression Trees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 Part 4 Learning LINQ and .NET Data Access 19 Accessing Data with LINQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 20 Managing Data with ADO.NET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441 21 Manipulating XML Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461 22 Creating Data Abstractions with the ADO.NET Entity Framework . . . . . . . . . 475 23 Working with Data in the Cloud with ADO.NET Data Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491 Part 5 Building Desktop User Interfaces 24 Taking Console Applications to the Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507 25 Writing Windows Forms Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515 26 Creating Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Applications . . . . . . . . . . 547 Part 6 Designing Web User Interfaces 27 Building Web Applications with ASP.NET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583 28 Adding Interactivity to Your Web Apps with ASP.NET AJAX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619 29 Crafting Rich Web Applications with Silverlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 641 Part 7 Communicating with .NET Technologies 30 Using .NET Network Communications Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 661 31 Building Windows Service Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 679 32 Remoting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 695 33 Writing Traditional ASMX Web Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 713 34 Creating Web and Services with WCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 725 Part 8 Examining .NET Application Architecture and Design 35 Using the Visual Studio 2008 Class Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 743 36 Sampling Design Patterns in C# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 755 37 Building N-Tier/Layer Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 779 38 Automating Logic with Windows Workflow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 797 Part 9 Surveying More of the .NET Framework Class Library 39 Managing Processes and Threads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 817 40 Localizing and Globalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 831 41 Performing Interop (P/Invoke and COM) and Writing Unsafe Code . . . . . . 853 42 Instrumenting Applications with System.Diagnostics Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 879 Part 10 Deploying Code 43 Assemblies and Versioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 921 44 Securing Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 933 45 Creating Visual Studio 2008 Setup Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 947 46 Deploying Desktop Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 955 47 Publishing Web Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 961 Part 11 Appendixes A Compiling Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 969 B Getting Help with the .NET Framework. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 973 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 977

About the Author :
Joe Mayo has more than 21 years of software engineering experience and has worked with C# and .NET since July 2000. He regularly contributes to the community through his website, C# Station, which has been running since July 2000. He enjoys giving presentations on .NET, and you can occasionally find him online in a forum or newsgroup, doing what he loves to do–talking about .NET. For his community service over the years, he has been a recipient of multiple Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) awards. These days, Joe makes a living through the company he founded, Mayo Software Consulting, Inc., delivering value to customers through custom .NET software development services.