C# 4.0 How-To, Rough Cuts

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This is a working draft of a pre-release book. It is available before the published date as part of the Rough Cuts service.

Real Solutions for C# 4.0 Programmers

Need fast, robust, efficient code solutions for Microsoft C# 4.0? This book delivers exactly what you’re looking for. You’ll find more than 200 solutions, best-practice techniques, and tested code samples for everything from classes to exceptions, networking to XML, LINQ to Silverlight. Completely up-to-date, this book fully reflects major language enhancements introduced with the new C# 4.0 and .NET 4.0. When time is of the essence, turn here first: Get answers you can trust and code you can use, right now!

Beginning with the language essentials and moving on to solving common problems using the .NET Framework, C# 4.0 How-To addresses a wide range of general programming problems and algorithms. Along the way is clear, concise coverage of a broad spectrum of C# techniques that will help developers of all levels become more proficient with C# and the most popular .NET tools.

Fast, Reliable, and Easy to Use!

• Write more elegant, efficient, and reusable code
• Take advantage of real-world tips and best-practices advice
• Create more effective classes, interfaces, and types
• Master powerful data handling techniques using collections, serialization, databases, and XML
• Implement more effective user interfaces with both WPF and WinForms
• Construct Web-based and media-rich applications with ASP.NET and Silverlight
• Make the most of delegates, events, and anonymous methods
• Leverage advanced C# features ranging from reflection to asynchronous programming
• Harness the power of regular expressions
• Interact effectively with Windows and underlying hardware
• Master the best reusable patterns for designing complex programs

Sample Content

Table of Contents

Introduction     1

Overview of C# 4.0 How-To     1

How-To Benefit from This Book     1

How-To Continue Expanding Your Knowledge     3

PART I: C# FUNDAMENTALS

Chapter 1   Type Fundamentals     7

Create a Class     8

Define Fields, Properties, and Methods     9

Define Static Members     10

Add a Constructor      11

Initialize Properties at Construction     12

Use const and readonly     13

Reuse Code in Multiple Constructors     14

Derive from a Class    14

Call a Base Class Constructor     15

Override a Base Class’s Method or Property     16

Create an Interface     19

Implement Interfaces     19

Create a Struct     21

Create an Anonymous Type     22

Prevent Instantiation with an Abstract Base Class     23

Interface or Abstract Base Class?     24

Chapter 2   Creating Versatile Types     27

Format a Type with ToString()     28

Make Types Equatable.    32

Make Types Hashable with GetHashCode()     34

Make Types Sortable     34

Give Types an Index     36

Notify Clients when Changes Happen     38

Overload Appropriate Operators     39

Convert One Type to Another     40

Prevent Inheritance      41

Allow Value Type to Be Null     42

Chapter 3   General Coding     45

Declare Variables     46

Defer Type Checking to Runtime (Dynamic Types)     47

Use Dynamic Typing to Simplify COM Interop     49

Declare Arrays     50

Create Multidimensional Arrays     50

Alias a Namespace     51

Use the Conditional Operator (?:)     52

Use the Null-Coalescing Operator (??)     53

Add Methods to Existing Types with Extension Methods     54

Call Methods with Default Parameters     55

Call Methods with Named Parameters     56

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