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BEGINNING VISUAL C# 2010 INTRODUCTION xxxiii  PART I THE C# LANGUAGE CHAPTER 1 IntroducingC# 3 CHAPTER 2 WritingaC#Program 13 CHAPTER 3 VariablesandExpressions 31 CHAPTER 4 FlowControl 59 CHAPTER 5 MoreAboutVariables 93 CHAPTER 6 Functions 125 CHAPTER 7 Debugging and Error Handling 155 CHAPTER 8 IntroductiontoObject-OrientedProgramming 185 CHAPTER 9 DefiningClasses 209 CHAPTER 10 DefiningClassMembers 241 CHAPTER 11 Collections,Comparisons,andConversions 277 CHAPTER 12 Generics 331 CHAPTER 13 AdditionalOOPTechniques 373 CHAPTER 14 C#LanguageEnhancements 401  PART II WINDOWS PROGRAMMING CHAPTER 15 BasicWindowsProgramming 447 CHAPTER 16 AdvancedWindowsFormsFeatures 497 CHAPTER 17 DeployingWindowsApplications 533  PART III WEB PROGRAMMING CHAPTER 18 ASP.NETWebProgramming 577 CHAPTER 19 WebServices 637 CHAPTER 20 DeployingWebApplications 665 Continues  PART IV DATA ACCESS CHAPTER 21 FileSystemData 683 CHAPTER 22 XML 725 CHAPTER 23 IntroductiontoLINQ 753 CHAPTER 24 Applying LINQ 795  PART V ADDITIONAL TECHNIQUES CHAPTER 25 WindowsPresentationFoundation 829 CHAPTER 26 WindowsCommunicationFoundation 899 CHAPTER 27 WindowsWorkflowFoundation 935 APPENDIX A ExerciseSolutions 957 INDEX 1009 BEGINNING Visual C# 2010 BEGINNING Visual C# 2010 Karli Watson Christian Nagel Jacob Hammer Pedersen Jon Reid Morgan Skinner Wiley Publishing, Inc. 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Applications You Can Write with C# C# in This Book Visual Studio 2010 Visual Studio 2010 Express Products Solutions Summary 3... 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 CHAPTER 2: WRITING A C# PROGRAM 13 The Development Environments 14 Visual Studio 2010 Visual C# 2010 Express Edition 14 17 Console Applications The Solution Explorer The Properties Window The Error List Window Windows Forms Applications Summary CHAPTER 3: VARIABLES AND EXPRESSIONS Basic C# Syntax 18 22 23 23 24 28 31 32 CONTENTS Basic C# Console Application Structure Variables... and adds even more attractive features The latest release of Visual Studio (Visual Studio 2010) , and the Express line of development tools (including Visual C# 2010 Express) also bring many tweaks and improvements to make your life easier and dramatically increase your productivity This book is intended to teach you about all aspects of C# programming, from the language itself, through Windows and... itself, through Windows and Web programming, to making use of data sources, and finally to some new and advanced techniques You’ll also learn about the capabilities of Visual C# 2010 Express, Visual Web Developer 2010 Express, and Visual Studio 2010, and all the ways that these products can aid your application development The book is written in a friendly, mentor-style fashion, with each chapter building... software engineering manager at Metrix LLC, an ISV of field service management software for the Microsoft environment He has co-authored a variety NET books, including Beginning Visual C# 2008, Beginning C# Databases: From Novice to Professional, Pro Visual Studio NET, and many others Jon wrote chapters 23 and 24 ABOUT THE AUTHORS MORGAN SKINNER began his computing career at a young age on the Sinclair ZX80... programmers Despite this simplification, C# has retained the power of C++, and there is now no reason not to move into C# The language is not difficult and it’s a great one to learn elementary programming techniques with This ease of learning, combined with the capabilities of the NET Framework, make C# an excellent way to start your programming career The latest release of C#, C# 4, which is included with version... to C++, which still holds his interest In the mid ’90s his focus changed again, this time to Visual Basic In the summer of 2000 he discovered C# and has been happily exploring it ever since Primarily working on the Microsoft platforms, his other expertise includes MS Office development, SQL Server, COM and Visual Basic.Net A Danish citizen, Jacob works and lives in Aarhus, Denmark He authored chapters... through these chapters to learn the specifics of how these techniques apply to C# If you are new to programming, you should start from the beginning If you are new to the NET Framework but know how to program, you should read Chapter 1 and then skim through the next few chapters before continuing with the application of the C# language If you know how to program but haven’t encountered an object-oriented... programming language before, you should read the chapters from Chapter 8 onward Alternatively, if you already know the C# language you may wish to concentrate on the chapters dealing with the most recent NET Framework and C# language developments, specifically the chapters on collections, generics, and C# 4 language enhancements (Chapters 11 to 14), or skip the first section of the book completely and start with... context The authors of this book are all experts in their field, and are all enthusiastic in their passion for both the C# language and the NET Framework Nowhere will you find a group of people better qualified to take you under their collective wing and nurture your understanding of C# from first principles to advanced techniques Along with the fundamental knowledge it provides, this book is packed full . 1009 BEGINNING Visual C# 2010 BEGINNING Visual C# 2010 Karli Watson Christian Nagel Jacob Hammer Pedersen Jon Reid Morgan Skinner Wiley Publishing, Inc. Beginning. will guide you through all the techniques involved. Beginning Beginning Visual C# ® 2010 Visual C# ® 2010 Karli Watson, Christian Nagel, Jacob Hammer Pedersen,