Sams Teach Yourself C# in 24 Hours

By James Foxall and Wendy Haro-Chun

• Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • About the Authors
  • Acknowledgments
  • Tell Us What You Think!
  • Introduction
  • Audience and Organization
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • Onward and Upward!
  • Part I. The Visual Studio Environment
  • Hour 1. A C# Programming Tour
  • Hour 2. Navigating C#
    • Using the Visual Studio .NET Start Page
    • Navigating and Customizing the C# Environment
    • Adding Controls to a Form Using the Toolbox
    • Setting Object Properties Using the Properties Window
    • Managing Projects
    • Managing Project Files with the Solution Explorer
    • Getting Help
    • Summary
    • Q&A
    • Workshop
  • Hour 3. Understanding Objects and Collections
  • Hour 4. Understanding Events
  • Part II. Building a User Interface
  • Hour 5. Building FormsPart I
  • Hour 6. Building FormsPart II
  • Hour 7. Working with the Traditional Controls
  • Hour 8. Advanced Controls
  • Hour 9. Adding Menus and Toolbars to Forms
  • Hour 10. Drawing and Printing
  • Part III. Making Things HappenProgramming!
  • Hour 11. Creating and Calling Methods
  • Hour 12. Using Constants, Data Types, Variables, and Arrays
  • Hour 13. Performing Arithmetic, String Manipulation, and Date/Time Adjustments
  • Hour 14. Making Decisions in C# Code
  • Hour 15. Looping for Efficiency
  • Hour 16. Debugging Your Code
  • Hour 17. Designing Objects Using Classes
  • Hour 18. Interacting with Users
  • Part IV. Working with Data
  • Hour 19. Performing File Operations
  • Hour 20. Controlling Other Applications Using Automation
  • Hour 21. Working with a Database
  • Part V. Deploying Solutions and Beyond
  • Hour 22. Deploying a Solution
  • Hour 23. Introduction to Web Development
  • Hour 24. The 10,000-Foot View
  • Appendix A. Answers to Quizzes/Exercises

Q&A

1. How can I easily get more information about a property when the Description section of the Properties window just doesn't cut it?

   Click the property in question to select it, and then press F1; context-sensitive help applies to properties in the Properties window, as well.

2. I find that I need to see a lot of design windows at one time, but I can't find that "magic" layout. Any suggestions?

   Run at a higher resolution. Personally, I won't develop in less than 1024x768. As a matter of fact, all my development machines have two displays, both running at this resolution. You'll find that any investment you make in having more screen real estate will pay you big dividends.

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