Learning C# 3.0

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Learning C# 3.0

Master the fundamentals of C# 3.0

By Jesse Liberty, Brian MacDonald

Publisher: O'Reilly Media

Released: November 2008

Pages: 704

If you're new to C#, this popular book is the ideal way to get started. Completely revised for the latest version of the language, Learning C# 3.0 starts with the fundamentals and takes you through intermediate and advanced C# features -- including generics, interfaces, delegates, lambda expressions, and LINQ. You'll also learn how to build Windows applications and handle data with C#.

No previous programming experience is required -- in fact, if you've never written a line of code in your life, bestselling authors Jesse Liberty and Brian MacDonald will show you how it's done. Each chapter offers a self-contained lesson to help you master key concepts, with plenty of annotated examples, illustrations, and a concise summary.

With this book, you will:

Learn how to program as you learn C#
Grasp the principles of object-oriented programming through C#
Discover how to use the latest features in C# 3.0 and the .NET 3.5 Framework--including LINQ and the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Create Windows applications and data-driven applications

You'll also find a unique Test Your Knowledge section in each chapter, with practical exercises and review quizzes, so you can practice new skills and test your understanding. If you're ready to dive into C# and .NET programming, this book is a great way to quickly get up to speed.

Chapter 1 C# and .NET Programming
1. Installing C# Express
2. C# 3.0 and .NET 3.5
3. The .NET Platform
4. The .NET Framework
5. The C# Language
6. Your First Program: Hello World
7. The Compiler
8. Examining Your First Program
9. The Integrated Development Environment
10. Summary
11. Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
12. Test Your Knowledge: Exercise
Chapter 2 Visual Studio 2008 and C# Express 2008
1. Before You Read Further
2. The Start Page
3. Projects and Solutions
4. Inside the Integrated Development Environment
5. Building and Running Applications
6. Menus
7. Summary
8. Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
9. Test Your Knowledge: Exercises
Chapter 3 C# Language Fundamentals
1. Statements
2. Types
3. WriteLine( ) and Output
4. Variables and Assignment
5. Casting
6. Constants
7. Strings
8. Whitespace
9. Summary
10. Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
11. Test Your Knowledge: Exercises
Chapter 4 Operators
1. Expressions
2. The Assignment Operator (=)
3. Mathematical Operators
4. Increment and Decrement Operators
5. Relational Operators
6. Logical Operators and Conditionals
7. The Conditional Operator
8. Operator Precedence
9. Summary
10. Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
11. Test Your Knowledge: Exercises
Chapter 5 Branching
1. Unconditional Branching Statements
2. Conditional Branching Statements
3. ReadLine( ) and Input
4. Iteration (Looping) Statements
5. Summary
6. Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
7. Test Your Knowledge: 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. Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
9. Test Your Knowledge: Exercises
Chapter 7 Classes and Objects
1. Defining Classes
2. Method Arguments
3. Return Types
4. Constructors
5. Initializers
6. Object Initializers
7. Anonymous Types
8. The this Keyword
9. Static and Instance Members
10. Finalizing Objects
11. Memory Allocation: The Stack Versus the Heap
12. Summary
13. Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
14. Test Your Knowledge: Exercises
Chapter 8 Inside Methods
1. Overloading Methods
2. Encapsulating Data with Properties
3. Returning Multiple Values
4. Summary
5. Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
6. Test Your Knowledge: Exercises
Chapter 9 Basic Debugging
1. Setting a Breakpoint
2. Examining Values: The Autos and Locals Windows
3. Setting Your Watch
4. The Call Stack
5. Stopping Debugging
6. Summary
7. Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
8. Test Your Knowledge: 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. Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
10. Test Your Knowledge: 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. Summary
8. Test Your Knowlege: Quiz
9. Test Your Knowledge: Exercises
Chapter 12 Operator Overloading
1. Designing the Fraction Class
2. Using the operator Keyword
3. Creating Useful Operators
4. The Equals Operator
5. Conversion Operators
6. Summary
7. Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
8. Test Your Knowledge: Exercises
Chapter 13 Interfaces
1. What Interfaces Are
2. Implementing an Interface
3. Implementing More Than One Interface
4. Casting to an Interface
5. The is and as Operators
6. Extending Interfaces
7. Combining Interfaces
8. Overriding Interface Methods
9. Explicit Interface Implementation
10. Summary
11. Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
12. Test Your Knowledge: Exercises
Chapter 14 Generics and Collections
1. Generics
2. Collection Interfaces
3. Creating Your Own Collections
4. Framework Generic Collections
5. Summary
6. Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
7. Test Your Knowledge: Exercises
Chapter 15 Strings
1. Creating Strings
2. Manipulating Strings
3. Regular Expressions
4. The Regex Class
5. Summary
6. Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
7. Test Your Knowledge: 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. Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
13. Test Your Knowledge: Exercises
Chapter 17 Delegates and Events
1. Delegates
2. Using Anonymous Methods
3. Lambda Expressions
4. Summary
5. Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
6. Test Your Knowledge: Exercises
Chapter 18 Creating Windows Applications
1. Creating a Simple Windows Form
2. Creating a Real-World Application
3. Source Code
4. Summary
5. Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
6. Test Your Knowledge: Exercises
Chapter 19 Windows Presentation Foundation
1. Your First WPF Application
2. WPF Differences from Windows Forms
3. Using Resources
4. Animations
5. C# and WPF
6. Summary
7. Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
8. Test Your Knowledge: Exercises
Chapter 20 ADO.NET and Relational Databases
1. Relational Databases and SQL
2. The ADO.NET Object Model
3. Getting Started with ADO.NET
4. Summary
5. Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
6. Test Your Knowledge: Exercises
Chapter 21 LINQ
1. Querying In-Memory Data
2. Anonymous Types and Implicitly Typed Variables
3. Lambda Expressions
4. Ordering and Joining
5. Using LINQ with SQL
6. Using the Object Relational Designer
7. Summary
8. Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
9. Test Your Knowledge: Exercises

Appendix Answers to Quizzes and Exercises
1. Chapter 1: C# and .NET Programming
2. Chapter 2: Visual Studio 2008 and C# Express 2008
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: Windows Presentation Foundation
20. Chapter 20: ADO.NET and Relational Databases
21. Chapter 21: LINQ
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Learning C# 3.0

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Jesse Liberty, Brian MacDonald

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Although the fish are striking in appearance, many species of butterflyfish do havethe ability to fool their predators. In addition to swimming nimbly through coralreefs, the four-eyed butterflyfish is so named because of a large dark spot surrounded by a white ring on each side of the back of its body; predators often mistake these prominent dark spots for the butterflyfish's eyes, which are smaller and partly obscured by a dark, vertical stripe.

While some butterflyfish never mate, others in the species will find a partner andremain monogamous for the rest of their lives. Once partnered, the two butterflyfishwill find an area of coral reef that is suitable for them and will defend their homefrom others of its kind by changing the colors on their bodies, an act that is interpreted by intruders as an aggressive maneuver.

For food, the butterfly fish will peck at coral and rock formations and eat polyps,worms, and various small invertebrates. The fish's particular eating habits may ultimately drive it to extinction, some scientists say, as coral reefs are deterioratingbecause of overexploitation by humans, pollution, and climate change.

The cover image is from Johnson's Natural History. The cover font is Adobe ITC Garamond. The text font is Linotype Birka; the heading font is Adobe MyriadCondensed; and the code font is LucasFont's TheSansMonoCondensed.

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12/15/2011

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Strong Book on C#

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I purchased the enhanced PDF after buying the .EPUB edition, and I'm glad I did. Made it handy for use at work. Whenever I need a C# reference I turn to this text. The text has an easy and highly readable style (a hallmark of Jesse's books) and is applicable to the beginner and intermediate developer.

There weren't quite as many code samples as I'd hoped, and I felt they missed some opportunities to present "real-world" code demos. I also felt there wasn't adequate coverage of the more elusive subject matter like abstraction.

The coverage of the primitive types and generics/collection was well-balanced and I thought the OOP concepts were handled elegantly in their explanation. The coverage of creating Window and WPF applications could've been skipped entirely, I feel, in favor of deeper coverage of ADO.NET. However, the book does provide a pretty well-rounded view of C#.

I'm pleased enough with it that I reguarly recommend it to other less-experienced and aspiring developers. A good, solid text.

6/6/2010

4.0

Great Introduction to C#

By Renea

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I used this book to find out if it could be used by non-programmers to support learning the basics of the C# language. The answer is yes. It was clear, easy to follow, and the students worked through many of the examples and also created their own. It was also useful for getting the students familiar with the development environment.

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introduction to many things..

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Book was moderate and fairly good on explaining a lot of basic and visual Studio 8 .However it is not very good at explaining anything properly Some nice examples on basic windows applications.

However some sections were really lacking an explanation.. and one definition was circular and contained itself...
other books did a better job . Part on xml is not good either, but this book does not claim to be detailed on it.

Book would score *** , but source code cannot be found and this makes it a ** .

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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This is really a very good book to begin C# and takes up to the intermediate level.

The way in which the chapters of the book are organized is excellent.

It extensively covers:

* .NET Framework
* Object-oriented programming basics
* Debugging
* Exception handling
* Strings
* Interfaces
* Lists and iterations
* Generics and collections.

Some missing things, which I personally felt reading the book, are:

* Lacks more examples & explanations in ADO.NET
* Less exposure to WPF

To conclude, this book is a good one to refer C# in a nutshell.

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Chapter 1 C# and .NET Programming

Installing C# Express

C# 3.0 and .NET 3.5

The .NET Platform

The .NET Framework

The C# Language

Your First Program: Hello World

The Compiler

Examining Your First Program

The Integrated Development Environment

Summary

Test Your Knowledge: Quiz

Test Your Knowledge: Exercise

Chapter 2 Visual Studio 2008 and C# Express 2008

Before You Read Further

The Start Page

Projects and Solutions

Inside the Integrated Development Environment

Building and Running Applications

Menus

Summary

Test Your Knowledge: Quiz

Test Your Knowledge: Exercises

Chapter 3 C# Language Fundamentals

Statements

Types

WriteLine( ) and Output

Variables and Assignment

Casting

Constants

Strings

Whitespace

Summary

Test Your Knowledge: Quiz

Test Your Knowledge: Exercises

Chapter 4 Operators

Expressions

The Assignment Operator (=)

Mathematical Operators

Increment and Decrement Operators

Relational Operators

Logical Operators and Conditionals

The Conditional Operator

Operator Precedence

Summary

Test Your Knowledge: Quiz

Test Your Knowledge: Exercises

Chapter 5 Branching

Unconditional Branching Statements

Conditional Branching Statements

ReadLine( ) and Input

Iteration (Looping) Statements

Summary

Test Your Knowledge: Quiz

Test Your Knowledge: 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

Test Your Knowledge: Quiz

Test Your Knowledge: Exercises

Chapter 7 Classes and Objects

Defining Classes

Method Arguments

Return Types

Constructors

Initializers

Object Initializers

Anonymous Types

The this Keyword

Static and Instance Members

Finalizing Objects

Memory Allocation: The Stack Versus the Heap

Summary

Test Your Knowledge: Quiz

Test Your Knowledge: Exercises