C# Essentials

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C# Essentials

By Ben Albahari, Peter Drayton, Brad Merrill

Publisher: O'Reilly Media

Released: February 2001

Pages: 216

Chapter 1 Introduction
1. C# Language
2. Common Language Runtime
3. Base Class Libraries
4. A First C# Program
Chapter 2 C# Language Reference
1. Identifiers
2. Types
3. Variables
4. Expressions and Operators
5. Statements
6. Organizing Types
7. Inheritance
8. Access Modifiers
9. Classes and Structs
10. Interfaces
11. Arrays
12. Enums
13. Delegates
14. Events
15. try Statements and Exceptions
16. Attributes
17. Unsafe Code and Pointers
18. Preprocessor Directives
19. XML Documentation
Chapter 3 Programming the .NET Framework
1. Common Types
2. Math
3. Strings
4. Collections
5. Regular Expressions
6. Input/Output
7. Networking
8. Threading
9. Assemblies
10. Reflection
11. Custom Attributes
12. Automatic Memory Management
13. Interop with Native DLLs
14. Interop with COM
Chapter 4 Base Class Library Overview
1. Core Types
2. Text
3. Collections
4. Streams and I/O
5. Networking
6. Threading
7. Security
8. Reflection
9. Serialization
10. Remoting
11. Web Services
12. Data Access
13. XML
14. Graphics
15. Rich Client Applications
16. Web-Based Applications
17. Globalization
18. Configuration
19. Advanced Component Services
20. Assemblies
21. Diagnostics and Debugging
22. Interoperating with Unmanaged Code
23. Component and Tool Support
24. Runtime Facilities
25. Native OS Facilities
Chapter 5 Essential .NET Tools

Appendix C# Keywords
Appendix Regular Expressions
Appendix Format Specifiers
1. Picture Format Specifiers
2. DateTime Format Specifiers
Appendix Data Marshaling
Appendix Working with Assemblies
1. Building Shareable Assemblies
2. Managing the Global Assembly Cache
3. Using nmake
Appendix Namespaces and Assemblies
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C# Essentials

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Chapter 1 Introduction

C# Language

Common Language Runtime

Base Class Libraries

A First C# Program

Chapter 2 C# Language Reference

Identifiers

Types

Variables

Expressions and Operators

Statements

Organizing Types

Inheritance

Access Modifiers

Classes and Structs

Interfaces

Arrays

Enums

Delegates

Events

try Statements and Exceptions

Attributes

Unsafe Code and Pointers

Preprocessor Directives

XML Documentation

Chapter 3 Programming the .NET Framework

Common Types

Math

Strings

Collections

Regular Expressions

Input/Output

Networking

Threading

Assemblies

Reflection

Custom Attributes

Automatic Memory Management

Interop with Native DLLs

Interop with COM

Chapter 4 Base Class Library Overview

Core Types

Text

Collections

Streams and I/O

Networking

Threading

Security

Reflection

Serialization

Remoting

Web Services

Data Access

XML

Graphics

Rich Client Applications

Web-Based Applications

Globalization

Configuration

Advanced Component Services

Assemblies

Diagnostics and Debugging

Interoperating with Unmanaged Code

Component and Tool Support

Runtime Facilities

Native OS Facilities

Chapter 5 Essential .NET Tools

Appendix C# Keywords

Appendix Regular Expressions

Appendix Format Specifiers

Picture Format Specifiers

DateTime Format Specifiers

Appendix Data Marshaling

Appendix Working with Assemblies

Building Shareable Assemblies

Managing the Global Assembly Cache

Using nmake

Appendix Namespaces and Assemblies

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