Get the in-depth reference and pragmatic, real-world insights you need to exploit the enhanced language features and core capabilities in Visual C# 2008. Programming expert Donis Marshall deftly helps you build your proficiency with language features such as classes, structs, and other fundamentals, and helps you advance your expertise with more-advanced topics such as debugging, threading, and memory management. Combining an incisive reference with code samples and best practices, this developer reference focuses on details of the C# language you need to build innovative solutions.

1. Chapter 1 Introduction

   1. Who Is This Book For?

   2. Organization of This Book

   3. System Requirements

   4. Technology Updates

2. Core Language

   1. Chapter 1 Introduction to Microsoft Visual C# Programming

      1. A Demonstration of Visual C# 2008
      2. Common Elements in Visual C# 2008
      3. C# Core Language Features
      4. Types

   2. Chapter 2 Types

      1. Classes
      2. Structures
      3. Enumeration
      4. Equivalence versus Identity
      5. Class Refinement

   3. Chapter 3 Inheritance

      1. Inheritance Example
      2. System.Object
      3. Employee Class
      4. Implementing Inheritance
      5. Overriding Inherited Behavior
      6. The new Modifier
      7. Abstract Classes
      8. Sealed Classes
      9. Constructors and Destructors
      10. Interfaces
      11. Polymorphism
      12. Casting
      13. Attribute Inheritance
      14. Visual Studio 2008

3. Core Skills

   1. Chapter 4 Introduction to Visual Studio 2008

      1. Migrating to Visual Studio 2008
      2. Integrated Development Environment
      3. Class Hierarchies
      4. Code Editor
      5. Code Snippets
      6. Refactoring
      7. Building and Deployment
      8. Arrays and Collections

   2. Chapter 5 Arrays and Collections

      1. Arrays
      2. Collections
      3. LINQ

   3. Chapter 6 Introduction to LINQ

      1. C# Extensions
      2. LINQ Essentials
      3. LINQ to Objects
      4. LINQ Operators
      5. Generics

   4. Chapter 7 Generics

      1. Generic Types
      2. Generic Methods
      3. Constraints
      4. Casting
      5. Inheritance
      6. Static Members
      7. Enumerators

   5. Chapter 8 Enumerators

      1. Enumerable Objects
      2. Generic Enumerators
      3. Iterators
      4. Operator Overloading

4. More C# Language

   1. Chapter 9 Operator Overloading

      1. Mathematical and Logical Operators
      2. Conversion Operators
      3. A Practical Example
      4. Operator Overloading Internals
      5. Delegates and Events

   2. Chapter 10 Delegates and Events

      1. Delegates
      2. Anonymous Methods
      3. Events
      4. LINQ Programming

   3. Chapter 11 LINQ Programming

      1. LINQ to XML
      2. LINQ to SQL

   4. Chapter 12 Exception Handling

      1. An Exception Example
      2. A Standard Exception Model
      3. Structured Exception Handling
      4. System.Exception
      5. Remote Exceptions
      6. Unhandled Exceptions
      7. Managing Exceptions in Visual Studio
      8. Metadata and Reflection

5. Debugging

   1. Chapter 13 Metadata and Reflection

      1. Metadata
      2. Reflection
      3. Reflection and Generics
      4. MSIL

   2. Chapter 14 MSIL Programming

      1. "Hello World" Application
      2. Evaluation Stack
      3. MSIL in Depth
      4. Complex Tasks
      5. Branching
      6. Arrays
      7. Arithmetic Instructions
      8. Conversion Operations
      9. Exception Handling
      10. Miscellaneous Operations
      11. Process Execution
      12. Debugging with Visual Studio 2008

   3. Chapter 15 Debugging with Visual Studio 2008

      1. Debugging Overview
      2. Debug Setup
      3. Debug Settings
      4. Breakpoints
      5. Code Stepping
      6. Debug Toolbar
      7. Data Tips
      8. Debug Windows
      9. Tracing
      10. DebuggerDisplayAttribute
      11. DebuggerBrowsableAttribute
      12. DebuggerTypeProxyAttribute
      13. Dump Files
      14. Advanced Debugging

   4. Chapter 16 Advanced Debugging

      1. DebuggableAttribute Attribute
      2. Debuggers
      3. Managed Debugger (MDbg)
      4. WinDbg
      5. Son of Strike (SOS)
      6. Dumps
      7. Memory Management
      8. Threads
      9. Exceptions
      10. Symbols
      11. Memory Management

6. Advanced Features

   1. Chapter 17 Memory Management

      1. Unmanaged Resources
      2. Finalizers
      3. IDisposable.Dispose
      4. Weak Reference
      5. The GC Class
      6. Unsafe Code

   2. Chapter 18 Unsafe Code

      1. Unsafe Keyword
      2. Summary

1. Appendix About the Author

2. Appendix Additional Resources for Developers from Microsoft Press

   1. Visual Basic

   2. Visual C#

   3. Web Development

   4. Data Access

   5. .NET Framework

   6. Other Developer Topics

3. Appendix More Great Developer Resources

   1. Developer Step by Step

   2. Developer Reference

   3. Focused Topics