Professional C# 2nd Edition

It is no exaggeration to describe the C# language and its associated environment, the .NET Framework, as the most important new technology for developers in many years. .NET provides a new environment within which you can develop almost any Windows-based or web-based application, while C# is a new programming language designed specifically to work with .NET.

This book is the ideal introduction to the C# language and the .NET Framework, and will become an indispensable companion for any user of C# and .NET. With this book, you will learn the key concepts of the C# language, and then progress onto a complete exploration of programming the .NET Framework with C#. Topics covered include:

• How to program in the object-oriented C# language
• Writing Windows applications and Windows services
• Writing web pages and web services with ASP.NE
• Manipulating XML using C#
• Understanding .NET Assemblies
• Using ADO.NET to access databases
• Integration with COM, COM+, and Active Directory
• Distributed applications with .NET Remoting
• Generating graphics using C#
• Accessing files and the Registry, and controlling .NET security

Contents

• Ch. 1 C# and .NET Architecture
• Ch. 2 C# Basics
• Ch. 3 Object-Oriented C#
• Ch. 4 Advanced C# Topics
• Ch. 5 C# and the Base Classes
• Ch. 6 Programming in the .NET Environment
• Ch. 7 Windows Applications
• Ch. 8 Assemblies
• Ch. 9 Data Access with .NET
• Ch. 10 Viewing .NET Data
• Ch. 11 Manipulating XML
• Ch. 12 File and Registry Operations
• Ch. 13 Working with the Active Directory
• Ch. 14 ASP.NET Pages
• Ch. 15 Web Services
• Ch. 16 User Controls and Custom Controls
• Ch. 17 COM Interoperability
• Ch. 18 COM+ Services
• Ch. 19 Graphics with GDI+
• Ch. 20 Accessing the Internet
• Ch. 21 Distributed Applications with .NET Remoting
• Ch. 22 Windows Services
• Ch. 23 .NET Security
• App. A Principles of Object-Oriented Programming
• App. B C# Compilation Options