C# Programmer's Handbook

This book provides in-depth examination of the C# language as used in .NET development for both .NET 1.1 and 2.0. Developers migrating to C# will find this a quick and easy-to-use reference, and new programmers will take home deeper understanding of the concepts needed to apply C# to real-world programming needs. This is the type of book you'll never want to be without, providing essential guidance to using C# for accomplishing real-world tasks in technologies including COM Interop, I/O, Directory Services, ADO.NET, networking, threading, debugging, Remoting, Web Services, and ASP.NET.

This book also covers features new to C# 2.0, such as Generics, Anonymous Methods, Iterators, and new methods of exising Framework classes. Becoming familiar with these concepts will be an advantage to any C# developer making the leap from 1.1 to 2.0.

One C# Language Basics.- 1 Common Type System.- 2 Expressions and Operators.- 3 Structs, Enums, Arrays, and Collections.- 4 Program Control.- 5 Building Your Own Classes.- 6 Strings.- 7 Memory Management.- 8 Delegates, Events, and Namespaces.- 9 Exception Handling and Application Domains.- Two Common Tasks.- 10 COM and.NET Interoperability.- 11 Files and Streams.- 12 Active Directory.- 13 ADO.NET.- 14 Networking and WWW Connections.- 15 Threading.- 16 Debugging.- 17 Remoting.- 18 Web Services.- 19 Office Integration.- 20 Windows Forms.- Three ASP.NET.- 21 HTML Basics.- 22 XML.- 23 ASP.NET.- Four Appendixes.- Appendix A C# Tools and Resources.- Appendix B Exam 70–315.- Creating User Services.- Creating and Managing Components in.NET Assemblies.- Consuming and Manipulating Data.- Testing and Debugging.- Deploying a Web Application.- Maintaining and Supporting a Web Application.- Configuring and Securing a Web Application.- Appendix C Exam 70–316.- Creating User Services.- Creating and Managing Components and.NET Assemblies.- Consuming and Manipulating Data.- Testing and Debugging.- Deploying a Windows-Based Application.- Maintaining and Supporting a Windows-Based Application.- Configuring and Securing a Windows-Based Application.

Gregory S. MacBeth is employed by Microsoft Corporation as a solution integration engineer in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he helps customers realize the potential of Microsoft products. He specifically aids customers in resolving complex problems where multiple products are involved. In addition, he often assists customers in developing first-class software using C# and .NET. He holds MCAD, MCSD (.NET and VS 6), MCSE, MCDBA, MCT, N+, and A+ certifications.

This book is a quick and simple starter for using C# to do real-world tasks with a variety of technologies, including COM Interop, I/O, Directory Services, ADO.NET, networking, threading debugging, Remoting, Web Services and ASP.NET. Written for developers who want to migrate to C#, and in which they'll find a quick and easy-to-use reference, the text is also for new programmers that will see examples of code that perform everyday tasks & will understand the concepts behind tasks