Learning C# 2005, 2nd Edition

Get Started with C# 2.0 and .NET Programming

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Get Started with C# 2.0 and .NET Programming

By Jesse Liberty, Brian MacDonald

Publisher: O'Reilly Media

Released: February 2006

Pages: 560

If you're a novice programmer and you want to learn C#, there aren't many books that will guide you. Most C# books are written for experienced C++ and Java programmers.That's why Jesse Liberty, author of the best-selling books Programming C# and Programming ASP.NET, has written an entry-level guide to C#.

Written in a warm and friendly manner, Learning C# assumes no prior programming experience, and provides a thorough introduction to Microsoft's premier .NET language. The book helps you build a solid foundation in .NET, and shows you how to apply your skills through the use of dozens of tested examples. You'll learn about the syntax and structure of the C# language, including operators, classes and interfaces, structs, arrays, and strings.

Better yet, this updated edition of Learning C# has been completely revised to include the latest additions to the C# language plus a variety of learning aids to help lock-in new knowledge and skills. Here's what's new:

Extensive revisions to the text and examples to reflect C# 2005 and .NET 2.0 changes
An introduction to Visual Studio 2005, the most popular tool for building Windows and web applications
More than 200 questions and fully debugged programming exercises with solutions
A greater emphasis on event handling
New coverage of generics, generic collections, partial classes, anonymous methods and more.

By the time you've finished Learning C#, you'll be ready to move on to a more advanced programming guide that will help you create large-scale web and Windows applications.

Whether you have a little object-oriented programming experience or you are new to programming altogether, Learning C# will set you firmly on your way to mastering the essentials of the C# language.

Chapter 1 C# and .NET Programming
1. C# 2005 and .NET 2.0
2. The .NET Platform
3. The .NET 2.0 Framework
4. The C# Language
5. The Structure of C# Applications
6. The Development Environment
7. What’s in a Program?
8. Your First Program: Hello World
9. The Compiler
10. Examining Your First Program
11. Summary
12. Quiz
13. Exercise
Chapter 2 Visual Studio 2005
1. Before You Read Further
2. Start Page
3. Projects and Solutions
4. Inside the Integrated Development Environment
5. Building and Running
6. Menus and Toolbars
7. Summary
8. Quiz
9. Exercise
Chapter 3 C# Language Fundamentals
1. Statements
2. Types
3. Variables
4. Definite Assignment
5. Constants
6. Strings
7. Expressions
8. Whitespace
9. Summary
10. Quiz
11. Exercises
Chapter 4 Operators
1. The Assignment Operator (=)
2. Mathematical Operators
3. Increment and Decrement Operators
4. Relational Operators
5. Summary
6. Quiz
7. Exercises
Chapter 5 Branching
1. Unconditional Branching Statements
2. Conditional Branching Statements
3. Iteration (Looping) Statements
4. Summary
5. Quiz
6. Exercises
Chapter 6 Object-Oriented Programming
1. Creating Models
2. Classes and Objects
3. Defining a Class
4. Class Relationships
5. The Three Pillars of Object-Oriented Programming
6. Object-Oriented Analysis and Design
7. Summary
8. Quiz
9. Exercises
Chapter 7 Classes and Objects
1. Defining Classes
2. Method Arguments
3. Constructors
4. Initializers
5. The this Keyword
6. Static and Instance Members
7. Destroying Objects
8. Memory Allocation: The Stack Versus the Heap
9. Summary
10. Quiz
11. Exercises
Chapter 8 Inside Methods
1. Overloading Methods
2. Encapsulating Data with Properties
3. Returning Multiple Values
4. Summary
5. Quiz
6. Exercises
Chapter 9 Basic Debugging
1. Setting a Breakpoint
2. Examining Values: The Autos and Locals Windows
3. Set Your Watch
4. The Call Stack
5. Summary
6. Quiz
7. Exercises
Chapter 10 Arrays
1. Using Arrays
2. The foreach Statement
3. Initializing Array Elements
4. The params Keyword
5. Multidimensional Arrays
6. Array Methods
7. Sorting Arrays
8. Summary
9. Quiz
10. Exercises
Chapter 11 Inheritance and Polymorphism
1. Specialization and Generalization
2. Inheritance
3. Polymorphism
4. Abstract Classes
5. Sealed Classes
6. The Root of All Classes: Object
7. Boxing and Unboxing Types
8. Summary
9. Quiz
10. Exercises
Chapter 12 Operator Overloading
1. Using the operator Keyword
2. Creating Useful Operators
3. The Equals Operator
4. Conversion Operators
5. Summary
6. Quiz
7. Exercises
Chapter 13 Interfaces
1. Implementing an Interface
2. Implementing More than One Interface
3. Casting to an Interface
4. The is and as Operators
5. Extending Interfaces
6. Combining Interfaces
7. Overriding Interface Implementations
8. Explicit Interface Implementation
9. Summary
10. Quiz
11. Exercises
Chapter 14 Generics and Collections
1. Generics
2. Collection Interfaces
3. Creating Your Own Collections
4. Framework Generic Collections
5. Summary
6. Quiz
7. Exercises
Chapter 15 Strings
1. Creating Strings
2. Manipulating Strings
3. Regular Expressions
4. The Regex Class
5. Summary
6. Quiz
7. Exercises
Chapter 16 Throwing and Catching Exceptions
1. Bugs, Errors, and Exceptions
2. Throwing Exceptions
3. Searching for an Exception Handler
4. The throw Statement
5. The try and catch Statements
6. How the Call Stack Works
7. Creating Dedicated catch Statements
8. The finally Statement
9. Exception Class Methods and Properties
10. Custom Exceptions
11. Summary
12. Quiz
13. Exercises
Chapter 17 Delegates and Events
1. Delegates
2. Multicasting
3. Events
4. Using Anonymous Methods
5. Summary
6. Quiz
7. Exercises
Chapter 18 Creating Windows Applications
1. Creating a Simple Windows Form
2. Creating a Real-World Application
3. XML Documentation Comments
4. Summary
5. Quiz
6. Exercises
Chapter 19 Programming ASP.NET Applications
1. Understanding Web Forms
2. Web Form Events
3. Creating a Web Form
4. Adding Controls
5. Server Controls
6. Data Binding
7. Adding Controls and Events
8. Summary
9. Quiz
10. Exercises

Appendix Answers to Quizzes and Exercises
1. Chapter 1: C# and .NET Programming
2. Chapter 2: Visual Studio 2005
3. Chapter 3: C# Language Fundamentals
4. Chapter 4: Operators
5. Chapter 5: Branching
6. Chapter 6: Object-Oriented Programming
7. Chapter 7: Classes and Objects
8. Chapter 8: Inside Methods
9. Chapter 9: Basic Debugging
10. Chapter 10: Arrays
11. Chapter 11: Inheritance and Polymorphism
12. Chapter 12: Operator Overloading
13. Chapter 13: Interfaces
14. Chapter 14: Generics and Collections
15. Chapter 15: Strings
16. Chapter 16: Throwing and Catching Exceptions
17. Chapter 17: Delegates and Events
18. Chapter 18: Creating Windows Applications
19. Chapter 19: Programming ASP.NET Applications
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I've been programming in C# for a few months now, and all the manuals I had were either 6-7 years old, or way too focused on ASP.NET. What I really wanted was a beginning-to-end explanation of the syntax of the language, and I definitely got that with this book.

I was very pleased with all the code samples, though the editor needs a slight slap on the wrists. There were quite a few examples with misspellings (clock instead of Clock, just off the top of my head) that would make replicating the examples a little painful to the reader. Not a huge deal, but for a more inexperienced programmer it could be.

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I have previous experience with PHP, and decided to learn a programming language to begin some GUI programming. I searched and found out C# probably would be for me, and got this book. I have never programmed in compiling programming language before, but after reading this cover-to-cover in one day, I could do most coding necessary to code several application which I am using daily.

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I've worked with VB .NET for about 2 years now and have recently decided to move to C#. By reading this book I was able to learn C# very well and easily. The book explains the necessary topics relating to C# very well. Also there are barely any typos in the book; there are some but not any significant ones.

The only issue I had was that on the more complex topics near the end of the book the examples contain lots of code and it makes it hard to understand. Obviously more code is necessary for the more complex topics, but they should try to cut down on some of it to make it more simplistic.

The exercises at the end of each chapter are very good. However, the author's solutions often contain keywords and code that hasn't yet been explained in the book. So the author's code is always more advanced than yours.

But, overall I think this IS a very good book and like every book it DOES have some bad spots. But they are bearable and you should have a solid understanding of C# after reading this book no matter what language you came from. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in learning C#.

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Chapter 1 C# and .NET Programming

C# 2005 and .NET 2.0

The .NET Platform

The .NET 2.0 Framework

The C# Language

The Structure of C# Applications

The Development Environment

What’s in a Program?

Your First Program: Hello World

The Compiler

Examining Your First Program

Summary

Quiz

Exercise

Chapter 2 Visual Studio 2005

Before You Read Further

Start Page

Projects and Solutions

Inside the Integrated Development Environment

Building and Running

Menus and Toolbars

Summary

Quiz

Exercise

Chapter 3 C# Language Fundamentals

Statements

Types

Variables

Definite Assignment

Constants

Strings

Expressions

Whitespace

Summary

Quiz

Exercises

Chapter 4 Operators

The Assignment Operator (=)

Mathematical Operators

Increment and Decrement Operators

Relational Operators

Summary

Quiz

Exercises

Chapter 5 Branching

Unconditional Branching Statements

Conditional Branching Statements

Iteration (Looping) Statements

Summary

Quiz

Exercises

Chapter 6 Object-Oriented Programming

Creating Models

Classes and Objects

Defining a Class

Class Relationships

The Three Pillars of Object-Oriented Programming

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design

Summary

Quiz

Exercises

Chapter 7 Classes and Objects

Defining Classes

Method Arguments

Constructors

Initializers

The this Keyword

Static and Instance Members

Destroying Objects

Memory Allocation: The Stack Versus the Heap

Summary

Quiz

Exercises

Chapter 8 Inside Methods

Overloading Methods

Encapsulating Data with Properties

Returning Multiple Values

Summary

Quiz

Exercises