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C# 2008 For Dummies
Stephen R. Davis (Author), Chuck Sphar (Author)
9780470191095, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 22 February 2008
464 pages
23.1 x 18.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.68 kg
Whether you’re a total novice or a programmer shifting to C#, the newest version of this programming language is full of cool features you’ll want to use. With its Visual Studio compatibility, C# is the perfect language for building Windows Vista applications. And the 2008 version works with LINQ, a query language with syntax similar to SQL but which simplifies database code and can also write queries on XML files. For the best basic C# how-to, it’s hard to beat C# 2008 For Dummies. This plain-English guide to programming with C# can have you creating your first console application before you finish Part I. In fact, the basic template you create at that point will be the foundation of many other apps as you move through the book. Along the way you’ll get the scoop on organizing your data, object-oriented programming (also known as OOP), and a great LINQ-related feature called delegates and events. You’ll find out how to You’ll even gain some rare insight into how to understand error messages you may get when programming in C#. All the code you need can be found on the companion Web site, along with great bonus information that helps you do more with C# 2008. So — what are you waiting for? Grab C# 2008 For Dummies and let’s get started!
Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with C# 9 Chapter 1: Creating Your First C# Console Application 11 Part II: Basic C# Programming 25 Chapter 2: Living with Variability — Declaring Value-Type Variables 27 Chapter 3: Smooth Operators 49 Chapter 4: Getting into the Program Flow 61 Chapter 5: Lining Up Your Ducks with Collections 89 Chapter 6: Pulling Strings 117 Part III: Using Objects 147 Chapter 7: Showing Some Class 149 Chapter 8: We Have Our Methods 161 Chapter 9: Let Me Say This about this 191 Chapter 10: Object-Oriented Programming — What’s It All About? 209 Part IV: Object-Oriented Programming 217 Chapter 11: Holding a Class Responsible 219 Chapter 12: Inheritance — Is That All I Get? 251 Chapter 13: Poly-what-ism? 275 Chapter 14: Interfacing with the Interface 303 Part V: Now Showing in C# 3.0 331 Chapter 15: Delegating Those Important Events 333 Chapter 16: Mary Had a Little Lambda Expression 353 Chapter 17: LINQing Up with Query Expressions 367 Part VI: The Part of Tens 403 Chapter 18: Ten Common Build Errors (And How to Fix Them) 405 Index 417
Subject Areas: Computer programming / software development [UM]
