C# 2005 Programmer's Reference

Acknowledgments. Introduction. How This Book Is Different. Who This Book Is For. How This Book Is Structured. How to Tackle the Chapters. A Few Tips. Conventions. Source Code. Errata. p2p.wrox.com. Chapter 1: What is C#? The Name. C# Overview. Sample C# Code. The Benefits of Learning C#. Chapter 2: Getting Started with C#. Getting Into C# is Cheaper Than You Think! One Cheap Utility That Makes Life Easier! Alternative Text Editors and C# Tools. Enterprise Tools - Visual Studio and Visual C#. Chapter 3: Overview of C#. C#. C# Basics. Examining the C# Source Code. Types. Variables and Parameters. Expressions. Statements. Classes. Structs. Interfaces. Delegates. Enums. Generics. Iterators. Nullable Types. Chapter 4: C# Language Structure. C# Programs. Grammars. Chapter 5: C# Concepts. Application Startup. Application Termination. C# Declarations. Members. Member Access. Signatures. Scope. Namespace and Type Names. Memory Management in C#. Chapter 6: Types. Three Types of Types. The C# Type System. Value Types. Reference Types. Chapter 7: Variables. What are Variables? Categories of Variables. Default Values. Definite Assignment. Chapter 8: Conversions. Implicit Conversions. Explicit Conversions. Standard Conversions. Anonymous Method Conversions. Method Group Conversions. Null Type Conversions. Chapter 9: Expressions. Classifications of Expressions. Expression Values. Expressions and Operators. Member Lookup. Function Members. Primary Expressions. Unary Expressions. Cast Expressions. Arithmetic Operators. Shift Operators. Relational/Type Testing Operators. Logical Operators. Conditional Logical Operators. Null Coalescing Operator. Assignment Operators. Expression. Constant Expressions. Boolean Expressions. Chapter 10: Statements. What are Statements? C# Statements. Code Blocks. Empty Statements. Labeled Statements. Declaration Statements. Expression Statements. Chapter 11: Namespaces. What are Namespaces? Compilation Units. Namespace Declarations. Extern Alias Directives. Using Directives. Chapter 12: Classes. What are Classes? Class Declarations. Class Members. Fields. Methods. Properties. Events. Indexers. Operators. Instance Constructors. Static Constructors. Finalizers. Chapter 13: Structs. What are Structs? Struct Declarations. Differences Between Class and Struct. When to Use Structs. Chapter 14: Arrays. What is an Array? Array Types. Creating Arrays. Chapter 15: Interfaces. What is an Interface? Defining an Interface. Interface Declarations. Chapter 16: Enums. Enum Declarations. Enum Modifiers. Enum Members. Beware Circular References. System.Enum. Chapter 17: Delegates. Delegates in Action. Delegate Declarations. Chapter 18: Exceptions. Throwing Exceptions. System.Exception. Common Exception Classes. Handling Exceptions. Chapter 19: Attributes. Introduction to Attributes. Attribute Classes. Attribute Specification. Attribute Instances. Reserved Attributes. Chapter 20: Generics. C# Generics vs. C++ Templates. Generic Class Declarations. Generic Struct Declarations. Generic Interface Declarations. Explicit Interface Member Implementations. Generic Delegate Declarations. Constructed Types. Where Generics Aren't Used. Constraints. Chapter 21: Iterators. Iterator Block. Enumerator Objects. Enumerable Objects. Chapter 22: Unsafe Code. What is Unsafe Code? Advantages and Disadvantages of Unsafe Code. Unsafe Code Contexts. Pointer Basics. Unsafe in Action. sizeof Operator. Using stackalloc. Compiling Unsafe Code. Appendix A: C# Grammar. Appendix B: Naming Conventions. Appendix C: Standard Library. Appendix D: Portability. Appendix E: XML Documentation Comments. Index.