Sams Teach Yourself C# 5.0 in 24 Hours

Description

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, learn how to build great Windows Store apps, Windows desktop applications, and Web applications with C# 5.0. Using this tutorial’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master everything from the absolute basics to the newest innovations, so you can solve real problems with C#. One step at a time, you’ll learn core techniques like flow control and error handling, construct complete solutions with Visual Studio, use advanced features like attributes and dynamic types, and even build engaging, immersive Windows Store apps. Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a strong real-world foundation for success, even if you’ve never programmed with C# 5.0 before!

Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common C# programming tasks.
Quizzes and exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.
Notes and tips present interesting information related to the discussion.
Cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.

Learn how to...

• Gain a holistic understanding of C# 5.0, .NET, and Visual Studio 2012
• Use classes and objects “the C# way”
• Master the C# type system, inheritance, interfaces, and abstract classes
• Define, initiate, respond to, and send data through events
• Work with loops, strings, regular expressions, and collections
• Ensure type safety and promote code reuse with generics and collections
• Work with data in all forms, from file systems and streams to XML and databases
• Use advanced features such as attributes, dynamic types, and anonymous functions
• Build and debug C# applications with Visual Studio 2012
• Create state-of-the-art Windows Store apps with the async pattern
• Improve performance and reliability by managing memory more effectively
• Build more responsive software with threads, concurrency, and parallelism

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Table of Contents

Introduction     1
Part I: C# Fundamentals
HOUR 1: The .NET Framework and C#     5
The .NET Framework     5
The C# Language     13
Summary     20
Q&A     21
Workshop     21
Exercises     23
HOUR 2: Introducing Visual Studio     25
Introducing the Visual Studio Editions     26
Writing Your First Program     28
Debugging in Visual Studio     32
Visualizing Data     43
Commenting Your Code     44
Summary     46
Q&A     46
Workshop     47
Exercises      47
HOUR 3: Understanding C# Types     49
An Overview of Types     49
The C# Predefined Types      51
Other Commonly Used Types     55
Working with Operators     60
Default Values     66
Null and Nullable Types     67
Casting and Conversion     69
Summary     72
Q&A     73
Workshop     74
Exercises     75
HOUR 4: Understanding Classes and Objects the C# Way     77
Object-Oriented Programming     78
Component-Oriented Programming     79
Classes in C#     79
Scope and Declaration Space     79
Nested Classes     101
Partial Classes     101
Static Classes     102
Object Initializers     104
Summary     104
Q&A      105
Workshop     105
Exercises     107
HOUR 5: Inheritance, Interfaces, and Abstract Classes     109
Inheritance and Polymorphism     109
Abstract Classes and Members     120
Working with Interfaces     122
Summary     126
Q&A     126
Workshop     127
Exercises     128
HOUR 6: Creating Enumerated Types and Structures     129
Enumerated Types     129
Working with Structures     135
Summary     143
Q&A     143
Workshop     144
Exercises     144
HOUR 7: Events and Event Handling     147
Understanding Events     147
Subscribing and Unsubscribing      148
Publishing an Event     152
Raising an Event     154
Summary     157
Q&A     157
Workshop     158
Exercises     158
PART II: PROGRAMMING IN C#
HOUR 8: Controlling Program Flow     159
Understanding the Selection Statements     159
Iteration Statements     165
Jump Statements     171
Summary     175
Q&A     175
Workshop     176
Exercises     177
HOUR 9: Using Strings and Regular Expressions     179
Strings     180
Mutable Strings Using StringBuilder     1

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