Sams Teach Yourself C# 5.0 in 24 Hours

Scott J. Dorman is a Microsoft C# MVP, speaker, blogger, and the creator of the WP Requests and WinStore Requests websites. Scott has been involved with computers in one way or another for as long as he can remember, but started professionally in 1993 and has been working with .NET and C# since 2001. Currently, Scott’s primary focus is developing commercial software applications using Microsoft .NET technologies. Scott runs a software architecture-focused user group, speaks extensively (including at Microsoft TechEd and community-sponsored code camps), and contributes regularly to online communities such as The Code Project and StackOverflow. Scott also maintains a .NET Framework and C#-focused technology blog at http://geekswithblogs.com/sdorman.

Introduction     1
Part I: C# Fundamentals
HOUR 1: The .NET Framework and C#     5
The .NET Framework     5
The C# Language     13
Summary     20
Q&A     21
Workshop     21
Exercises     23
HOUR 2: Introducing Visual Studio     25
Introducing the Visual Studio Editions     26
Writing Your First Program     28
Debugging in Visual Studio     32
Visualizing Data     43
Commenting Your Code     44
Summary     46
Q&A     46
Workshop     47
Exercises      47
HOUR 3: Understanding C# Types     49
An Overview of Types     49
The C# Predefined Types      51
Other Commonly Used Types     55
Working with Operators     60
Default Values     66
Null and Nullable Types     67
Casting and Conversion     69
Summary     72
Q&A     73
Workshop     74
Exercises     75
HOUR 4: Understanding Classes and Objects the C# Way     77
Object-Oriented Programming     78
Component-Oriented Programming     79
Classes in C#     79
Scope and Declaration Space     79
Nested Classes     101
Partial Classes     101
Static Classes     102
Object Initializers     104
Summary     104
Q&A      105
Workshop     105
Exercises     107
HOUR 5: Inheritance, Interfaces, and Abstract Classes     109
Inheritance and Polymorphism     109
Abstract Classes and Members     120
Working with Interfaces     122
Summary     126
Q&A     126
Workshop     127
Exercises     128
HOUR 6: Creating Enumerated Types and Structures     129
Enumerated Types     129
Working with Structures     135
Summary     143
Q&A     143
Workshop     144
Exercises     144
HOUR 7: Events and Event Handling     147
Understanding Events     147
Subscribing and Unsubscribing      148
Publishing an Event     152
Raising an Event     154
Summary     157
Q&A     157
Workshop     158
Exercises     158
PART II: PROGRAMMING IN C#
HOUR 8: Controlling Program Flow     159
Understanding the Selection Statements     159
Iteration Statements     165
Jump Statements     171
Summary     175
Q&A     175
Workshop     176
Exercises     177
HOUR 9: Using Strings and Regular Expressions     179
Strings     180
Mutable Strings Using StringBuilder     1