Programming .NET Compact Framework 3.5

Figures xvii

Tables xxi

Foreword xxv

Preface xxvii

Acknowledgments xxxiii

About the Authors xxxvii



Chapter 1: Mobile Phone Programming 1

1.1 Selecting an Application Programming Interface 4

1.2 Memory Management 19

1.3 Conclusion 37



Chapter 2: Extending Battery Life 39

2.1 What Is the Problem? 40

2.2 Measuring Battery Usage 43

2.3 Device Power Study 51

2.4 Conclusion 58



Chapter 3: Platform Invoke 59

3.1 Overview of P/Invoke 60

3.2 Creating P/Invoke Declarations 66

3.3 Supported P/Invoke Function Parameters 75

3.4 A Sample Program: CallWin32 93

3.5 Writing Win32 Dynamic Link Libraries 96

3.6 Manual P/Invoke Parameter Passing 100

3.7 Communicating between Native and Managed Code 108

3.8 Comparing P/Invoke Support 112

3.9 Conclusion 113



Chapter 4: Data Binding to Controls 115

4.1 Data Binding 115

4.2 Complex Data Binding 124

4.3 Simple Data Binding 126

4.4 The DataGrid Control 132

4.5 Conclusion 177



Chapter 5: Storage 179

5.1 Smart-Device Data Storage 179

5.2 File I/O 183

5.3 Registry Access 213

5.4 Conclusion 221



Chapter 6: ADO.NET Programming 223

6.1 Examining ADO.NET 226

6.2 Working with Data Sets 236

6.3 Microsoft SQL Server CE 254

6.4 Microsoft SQL Server 287

6.5 Web Services 318

6.6 Conclusion 335



Chapter 7: LINQ 337

7.1 Overview 337

7.2 The Sample Application 344

7.3 LINQ to XML 378

7.4 Conclusion 383



Chapter 8: Synchronizing Mobile Data 385

8.1 Understanding SQL Server CE Synchronization 387

8.2 Installing Remote Data Connectivity 392

8.3 Using RDA 397

8.4 Using Merge Replication 409

8.5 Choosing between Merge Replication and RDA 424

8.6 Using Data Synchronization Services 424

8.7 Conclusion 448



Chapter 9: The Remote API 451

9.1 RAPI Fundamentals 451

9.2 Accessing the Object Store 470

9.3 Detecting Changes in Device Connection State 499

9.4 Loading Programs and DLLs 507

9.5 Conclusion 514



Chapter 10: Windows Communication Foundation 515

10.1 What Is WCF? 515

10.2 Creating a WCF Service 523

10.3 Creating a WCF Client in Windows Mobile 538

10.4 Conclusion 546



Chapter 11: Creating Graphical Output 549

11.1 An Introduction to .NET Compact Framework Graphics 549

11.2 Drawing on the Display Screen 561

11.3 Raster Graphics 570

11.4 Vector Graphics 602

11.5 Conclusion 619



Chapter 12: Text and Fonts 621

12.1 Drawing Text 621

12.2 Font Selection 625

12.3 Placing Text 632

12.4 Conclusion 640



Appendix A: Hungarian Notation for .NET Programs 641

A.1 Goals and Objectives 642

A.2 Guidelines 642

A.3 .NET Naming Guidelines 644

A.4 Hungarian Notation 646



Appendix B: Windows API Allocation and Cleanup Functions 659



Index 669