A Programmer's Introduction to C#

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxvii

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2. Object-Oriented Basics

   • Eric Gunnerson

   Pages 1-5

3. The .NET Runtime Environment

   • Eric Gunnerson

   Pages 7-14

4. C# QuickStart and Developing in C#

   • Eric Gunnerson

   Pages 15-25

5. Exception Handling

   • Eric Gunnerson

   Pages 27-38

6. Classes 101

   • Eric Gunnerson

   Pages 39-45

7. Base Classes and Inheritance

   • Eric Gunnerson

   Pages 47-60

8. Member Accessibility and Overloading

   • Eric Gunnerson

   Pages 61-69

9. Other Class Details

   • Eric Gunnerson

   Pages 71-88

10. Structs (Value Types)

    • Eric Gunnerson

    Pages 89-93

11. Interfaces

    • Eric Gunnerson

    Pages 95-108

12. Versioning

    • Eric Gunnerson

    Pages 109-112

13. Statements and Flow of Execution

    • Eric Gunnerson

    Pages 113-122

14. Variable Scoping and Definite Assignment

    • Eric Gunnerson

    Pages 123-127

15. Operators and Expressions

    • Eric Gunnerson

    Pages 129-141

16. Conversions

    • Eric Gunnerson

    Pages 143-153

17. Arrays

    • Eric Gunnerson

    Pages 155-161

18. Strings

    • Eric Gunnerson

    Pages 163-173

19. Properties

    • Eric Gunnerson

    Pages 175-183

20. Indexers and Enumerators

    • Eric Gunnerson

    Pages 185-200

This comprehensive reference to the C# language is designed to help you get up to speed on C#. Author Eric Gunnerson, a developer on Microsoft's C# design team, has logged many hours writing and testing C# code. Thus, he is uniquely poised to effectively coach you on using the language. And you will come to understand how C# fits into Microsoft's .NET Framework.

Gunnerson provides the ideal foundation for you to springboard into a C# knowledge base. Core topics include C# basic statements and flow of execution, classes, interfaces, expressions, arrays, enums, interoperability, exception handling, and delegates and events. The final section of the book will enlighten you on the history of C# and compare it to other widely-used programming languages. New features to this second edition include graphical user interface application development using Windows Forms, and advanced topics like threading and execution-time code generation.

• .NET
• .NET framework
• C#
• Windows
• code generation
• computer programming
• design
• development
• interfaces
• language
• productivity
• programming
• programming language
• testing
• versioning

¿¿this introduction to the C# language and the .NET framework has the unmistakable stamp of inside knowledge and experience.¿ ¿MARTIN HELLER, BYTE.COM ¿¿at this point I want each reference I can get my hands on, and this one would be at the top of my list of recommendations. It is thorough, easy to read and refer to, and contains tons of examples. All of these things are necessary ingredients when learning a new programming language¿ ¿BOB TABOR, .NETBOOKS (WWW.DOTNETBOOKS.COM) ¿¿(Eric Gunnerson) is eminently qualified to explain not only how C# works, but also why it works that way. That will become evident as you read this book.¿ ¿ANDERS HEJLSBERG, MICROSOFT CORPORATION (FROM THE FOREWORD)

Eric Gunnerson is a software developer working at Microsoft. He is a past C# Test Lead, C# Program Manager, and member of the C# Language Design Team. He s been a developer for longer than he cares to admit, and has worked on everything from microcontrollers to minicomputers. In his spare time, he enjoys writing about himself in the third person.

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