Visual C++ .Net

This intuitive, self-paced learning system makes it easy for developers to teach themselves how to draw on all the power of Microsoft© Visual C++©, and to see how Visual C++ compares with other popular development languages. Developers learn C++ by following step-by-step instructions with numerous high-quality code examples-all created specifically for this book. Developers can quickly grasp and master the latest enhancements and changes to Visual C++, including its powerful .NET features and services.

Key Book Benefits:

• Makes it easy to learn to tap into the power of Microsoft Visual C++, starting from the basics, and to see how it compares with Microsoft Visual Basic©, Microsoft Visual C#, and Java.
• Contains step-by-step instructions created by experienced programming instructors and course developers, along with numerous high-quality code examples.
• Aimed at both novice and experienced programmers, it helps them keep up-to-date with the latest changes to Visual C++, including Microsoft .NET features.

Contents

• INTRODUCTION
  • System Requirements
  • Installing and Using the Practice Files
  • Conventions and Features in this Book
  • Other Features of This Book
  • Corrections, Comments, and Help
  • Visit the Microsoft Press World Wide Web Site
• PART 1 GETTING STARTED WITH C++
  • CHAPTER 1 Hello C++!
    Your First C++ Program 4 / Creating an Executable Program—Theory 8 / Creating an Executable Program—Practice 9 / Conclusion 15
  • CHAPTER 2 Introducing Object-Oriented Programming
    What is Object-Oriented Programming? 17 / Features of Object-Oriented Programming Languages 18 / Classes and Objects 21 / Benefits of Object-Oriented Programming to the Developmental Life Cycle 21 / A Simple Example 22
  • CHAPTER 3 Variables and Operators
    What is a Variable? 29 / The Fundamental Data Types 30 / Declaring a Variable 31 / Declaring Multiple Variables 32 / Assigning Values to Variables 32 / Arrays 33 / Pointers 34 / References 35 / Constants 35 / Enumerations 36 / Typedefs 37 / Adding Member Variables to Classes 37 / The .NET Framework String Class 39 / Operators and Expressions 40
  • CHAPTER 4 Using Functions
    Declaring Function Prototypes 48 / Defining Function Bodies 51 / Calling Functions 57
  • CHAPTER 5 Decision and Loop Statements
    Making Decisions with the if Statement 69 / Making Decisions with the switch Statement 80 / Performing Loops 84
• PART 2 MORE ABOUT OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING
  • CHAPTER 6 More About Classes and Objects
    Organizing Classes into Header FIles and Source Files 100 / Creating and Destroying Objects 106 / Defining Constructors and Destructors 108 / Defining Class-Wide Members 113 / Defining Object Relationships 118
  • CHAPTER 7 Controlling Object Lifetimes
    Traditional C++ Memory Management 129 / The .NET Approach 132
  • CHAPTER 8 Inheritance
    Designing an Inheritance Hierarchy 144 / Defining a Base Class 145 / Defining a Derived Class 147 / Accessing Members of the Base Class 150 / Creating Objects 153 / Overriding Member Functions 155 / Defining Sealed Classes 160 / Defining and Using Interfaces 160
• PART 3 .NET PROGRAMMING BASICS
  • CHAPTER 9 Value Types
    Reference Types and Value Types 165 / Structures 167 / Enumerations 175
  • CHAPTER 10 Operator Overloading
    What Is Operator Overloading 181 / Overloading Operators in Managed Types 183 / Guidelines for Providing Overloaded Operators 198
  • CHAPTER 11 Exception Handling
    What Are Exceptions? 201 / Throwing Exceptions 204 / Handling Exceptions 207 / Creating Your Own Exception Types 217 / Using _try_cast for Dynamic Casting 220 / Using Exceptions Across Languages 222
  • CHAPTER 12 Arrays and Collections
    Native C++ Arrays 227 / The .NET Array Class 239 / Other .NET Collection Classes 247
  • CHAPTER 13 Properties
    What Are Properties? 255 / Implementing Scalar Properties 257 / Implementing Indexed Properties 261
  • CHAPTER 14 Delegates and Events
    What Are Delegates? 271 / What are Events? 279
• PART 4 USING THE .NET FRAMEWORK
  • CHAPTER 15 The .NET Framework Class Library
    What Is the .NET Framework? 289 / The .NET Framework Namespaces 295
  • CHAPTER 16 Introducing Windows Forms
    What Is Windows Forms? 307 / The System.Windows.Forms Namespace 310 / Creating and Using Forms 311 / Using Menus 339
  • CHAPTER 17 Dialog Boxes and Controls
    Using Dialog Boxes 347 / Using Common Dialogs 358 / More About Controls 361
  • CHAPTER 18 Graphical Output
    Graphics with GDI+ 391 / Handling Images 407 / Printing 409
  • CHAPTER 19 Working with Files
    The System::IO Namespace 415 / Text Input/Output Using Readers and Writers 417 / Working with Files and Directories 424 / Binary I/O 433
• PART 5 DATA ACCESS
  • CHAPTER 20 Reading and Writing XML
    XML and .NET 444 / Parsing XML with XmlTextReader 445 / Parsing XML with Validation 452 / Writing XML Using XmlTextWriter 457 / Using XmlDocument 462
  • CHAPTER 21 Transforming XML
    Transforming XML 475 / Using XPath 477 / Using XSL 485
  • CHAPTER 22 Using ADO.NET
    What Is ADO.NET? 494 / Creating a Connected Application 496 / Creating a Disconnected Application 503
• PART 6 CREATING DISTRIBUTED APPLICATIONS
  • CHAPTER 23 Building a Web Service
    What Are Web Services? 513 / The Web Services Namespaces 518 / Creating a Simple Web Service 519 / Using the Web Service Service from a Brower 521 / Using the Web Service from Code 523
  • CHAPTER 24 Introduction to ATL Server
    What Is ATL Server? 531 / Creating Web-Based Applications Using ATL Server 533 / Creating Web Services Using ATL 541
• PART 7 ADVANCED TOPICS
  • CHAPTER 25 Working with Unmanaged Code
    Managed vs. Unmanaged Code 553 / Pinning and Boxing 558 / Using P/Invoke to Call Functions in the Win32 API 565
  • CHAPTER 26 Attributes and Reflection
    Metadata and Attributes 575 / Using Predefined Attributes 578 / Defining Your Own Attributes 585 / Using Reflection to Get Attribute Data 591
  • CHAPTER 27 Living with COM
    COM Components and COM Interop 599 / Using COM Components from .NET Code 600 / Using .NET Components as COM Components 615
• ABOUT THE AUTHORS
• INDEX