Publisher: O'Reilly Media Released: August 2003 Pages: 928
C# in a Nutshell provides C# programmers with a concise and thorough reference to the language in one straightforward and accessible volume. Designed as a handbook for daily use, this book is an essential guide to the C# language and the base class APIs of the .NET Framework. Programmers will want to keep this book next to their keyboards for years to come. The heart of the book is a succinct but detailed reference to the C# language and the .NET types most essential to C# programmers. Each chapter in the API reference begins with an overview of a .NET namespace and a diagram of its types, including a quick-reference entry for each type, with name, assembly, category, description, member availability, class hierarchy, and other relevant information, such as whether the type is part o the ECMA CLI specification. Newly updated for .NET Framework version 1.1, the second edition also adds a CD that allows you to integrate the book's API Quick Reference directly into the help files of Visual Studio .NET 2002 & 2003, giving you direct access to this valuable information via your computer. In addition to the API reference section, this book includes: - An accelerated introduction to the C# language and the .NET Common Language Runtime
- A tutorial section on using C# with the core classes of the .NET Framework Class Library to perform common tasks such as manipulating strings, I/O, and interacting with legacy components
- Comprehensive language and tool reference chapters, including a C# syntax summary, a list of XML documentation tags, and a guide to command-line tools that ship with Visual Studio .NET and the .NET Framework
- Appendixes with reference tables for regular expression syntax, format specifiers, a C# keyword glossary, namespace/assembly cross-reference, and a type and member index for determining in which type a method or field is defined.
Every once in a while, a book becomes the de-facto standard for a technology, operating system, or programming language--which is exactly what C# in a Nutshell has done in a single straightforward and easy to use volume. There is no more complete, up-to-date reference to the C# Language available. |
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Programming with C# -
Chapter 1 Introducing C# and the .NET Framework - The C# Language
- The .NET Framework
- ECMA Standardization
- Changes in Visual C# 2003
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Chapter 2 C# Language Basics - A First C# Program
- Identifiers and Keywords
- Type Basics
- Value Types and Reference Types
- Predefined Types
- Arrays
- Variables and Parameters
- Expressions and Operators
- Statements
- Namespaces
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Chapter 3 Creating Types in C# - Classes
- Inheritance
- Access Modifiers
- Structs
- Interfaces
- Enums
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Chapter 4 Advanced C# Features - Delegates
- Delegates Versus Function Pointers
- Delegates Versus Interfaces
- Events
- Operator Overloading
- Try Statements and Exceptions
- Attributes
- Unsafe Code and Pointers
- Preprocessor Directives
- XML Documentation
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Programming with the .NET Framework -
Chapter 5 Framework Class Library Overview - Core Types
- Text
- Collections
- Streams and I/O
- Networking
- Threading
- Security
- Reflection and Metadata
- Assemblies
- Serialization
- Remoting
- Web Services
- Data Access
- XML
- Graphics
- Rich Client Applications
- Web-Based Applications
- Globalization
- Configuration
- Advanced Component Services
- Diagnostics and Debugging
- Interoperating with Unmanaged Code
- Compiler and Tool Support
- Runtime Facilities
- Native OS Facilities
- Undocumented Types
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Chapter 6 String Handling - String Class
- StringBuilder Class
- Regular Expression Support
- Regular Expression Basics
- Procedural- and Expression-Based Patterns
- Cookbook Regular Expressions
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Chapter 7 Collections - Iterating Over Collections
- Standard Collection Interfaces
- Predefined Collection Classes
- Ordering Instances
- Generating Hash Code
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Chapter 8 XML I/O - Accessing XML Documents
- Parsing an XML Stream
- Selecting Nodes Using XPath
- Transforming a Document Using XSLT
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Chapter 9 Networking - Network Programming Models
- Generic Request/Response Architecture
- HTTP-Specific Support
- WebClient
- Adding New Protocol Handlers
- Using TCP, UDP, and Sockets
- Using DNS
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Chapter 10 Streams and I/O - Streams and Backing Stores
- Encapsulating Raw Streams
- Directories and Files
- Isolated Storage
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Chapter 11 Serialization - What Is Serialization?
- Serialization Support in the Framework
- Explicit Serialization
- Implicit Serialization
- [Serializable]
- [NonSerialized]
- IDeserializationCallback
- ISerializable
- [Serializable] and ISerializable
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Chapter 12 Assemblies - Elements of an Assembly
- Assemblies and Modules
- Scoping Types and Type References
- Naming and Signing Assemblies
- Resolving and Loading Assemblies
- Deployment
- Security Permissions
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Chapter 13 Reflection - Type Hierarchy
- Types, Members, and Nested Types
- Retrieving the Type for an Instance
- Retrieving a Type Directly
- Reflecting Over a Type Hierarchy
- Late Binding
- Advanced Uses of Reflection
- Creating New Types at Runtime
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Chapter 14 Custom Attributes - Language Support
- Compiler Support
- Runtime Support
- Predefined Attributes
- Defining a New Custom Attribute
- Retrieving a Custom Attribute at Runtime
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Chapter 15 Memory Management - The Garbage Collector
- Optimization Techniques
- Finalizers
- Dispose and Close Methods
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Chapter 16 Threading - Thread Synchronization
- Common Thread Types
- Asynchronous Delegates
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Chapter 17 Integrating with Native DLLs - Calling Into DLLs
- Marshaling Common Types
- Marshaling Classes and Structs
- In and Out Marshaling
- Callbacks from Unmanaged Code
- Simulating a C Union
- Mapping a Struct to a Binary Format
- Predefined Interop Support Attributes
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Chapter 18 Integrating with COM Components - Binding COM and C# Objects
- Exposing COM Objects to C#
- Exposing C# Objects to COM
- COM Mapping in C#
- Common COM Interop Support Attributes
- COM+ Support
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Chapter 19 Diagnostics - Logging and Assertion Facilities
- Conditional Compilation
- Debugger Integration
- Processes, Threads, and Stacks
- Event Logs
- Performance Counters
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Chapter 20 C# Language Reference -
Language and Tools Reference -
Chapter 21 XML Documentation Tag Reference -
Chapter 22 C# Naming and Coding Conventions - Case
- Mechanics
- Word Choice
- Namespaces
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Chapter 23 C# Development Tools -
API Quick Reference -
Chapter 24 How to Use This Quick Reference - Finding a Quick-Reference Entry
- Reading a Quick-Reference Entry
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Chapter 25 The Microsoft.Win32 Namespace -
Chapter 26 System -
Chapter 27 System.Collections -
Chapter 28 System.Collections.Specialized -
Chapter 29 System.Diagnostics -
Chapter 30 System.Globalization -
Chapter 31 System.IO -
Chapter 32 System.IO.IsolatedStorage -
Chapter 33 System.Net -
Chapter 34 System.Net.Sockets -
Chapter 35 System.Reflection -
Chapter 36 System.Reflection.Emit -
Chapter 37 System.Runtime.InteropServices -
Chapter 38 System.Runtime.Serialization -
Chapter 39 System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters -
Chapter 40 System.Text -
Chapter 41 System.Text.RegularExpressions -
Chapter 42 System.Threading -
Chapter 43 System.Timers -
Chapter 44 System.Xml -
Chapter 45 System.Xml.XPath -
Chapter 46 System.Xml.Xsl -
Appendixes -
Appendix Regular Expressions -
Appendix Format Specifiers - Picture Format Specifiers
- DateTime Format Specifiers
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Appendix Data Marshaling -
Appendix C# Keywords -
Appendix Namespaces and Assemblies -
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Peter Drayton Peter Drayton is an independent consultant, helping early-stage companies define and build systems that take advantage of technologies such as .NET, SOAP, XML, and COM+. Peter is also an instructor for DevelopMentor, where he teaches Essential C#.NET. Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, Peter now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, Julie. He spends his spare time researching .NET and tinkering with a small flotilla of computers cluttering up their a partment. He can be reached at peter@razorsoft.com. View Peter Drayton's full profile page. -
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Ted Neward Ted Neward is an independent software development architect and mentor in the Sacramento, California area. He is the author of a number of books, including Server-Based Java Programming (Manning), the forthcoming EffectiveEnterprise Java (Addison-Wesley) and Shared Source CLI Essentials (O'Reilly) and co-author of C# In a Nutshell (O'Reilly) with Peter Drayton and Ben Albahari. He is also an instructor with DevelopMentor, where he teaches and authors both the Java and .NET curriculum. He speaks frequently for technology user groups and writes technical papers for www.javageeks.com and www.clrgeeks.com. He currently labors on behalf of the University of California, Davis, architecting a rebuild of the Davis Accounting and Financial Information Services software system. Past clients include companies like Pacific Bell, EdFund, Synergex and Intuit. View Ted Neward's full profile page. |
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