Developer's Guide to Collections in Microsoft .NET

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Build the skills to apply Microsoft .NET collections effectively

Put .NET collections to work—and manage issues with GUI data binding, threading, data querying, and storage. Led by a data collection expert, you'll gain task-oriented guidance, exercises, and extensive code samples to tackle common problems and improve application performance. This one-stop reference is designed for experienced Microsoft Visual Basic and C# developers—whether you’re already using collections or just starting out.

Discover how to:

• Implement arrays, associative arrays, stacks, linked lists, and other collection types
• Apply built in .NET collection classes by learning their methods and properties
• Add enumerator, dictionary, and other .NET collection interfaces to your classes
• Query collections by writing simple to complex Microsoft LINQ statements
• Synchronize data across threads using built in .NET synchronization classes
• Enhance your custom collection classes with serialization support
• Use simple data binding to display collections in Windows Forms, Microsoft Silverlight, and Windows Presentation Foundation

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Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Collection Basics
  • Chapter 1: Understanding Collections: Arrays and Linked Lists
  • Chapter 2: Understanding Collections: Associative Arrays
  • Chapter 3: Understanding Collections: Queues, Stacks, and Circular Buffers
• .NET Built-in Collections
  • Chapter 4: Generic Collections
  • Chapter 5: Generic and Support Collections
• Using Collections
  • Chapter 6: .NET Collection Interfaces
  • Chapter 7: Introduction to LINQ
  • Chapter 8: Using Threads with Collections
  • Chapter 9: Serializing Collections
• Using Collections with UI Controls
  • Chapter 10: Using Collections with Windows Form Controls
  • Chapter 11: Using Collections with WPF and Silverlight Controls
• About the Author

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