Professional C# 2012 and .NET 4.5 -- Copyright -- About the Authors -- About the Technical Editors -- Credits -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- The Significance of .NET and C# -- Advantages of .NET -- What's New in the .NET Framework 4.5 -- Asynchronous Programming -- Windows Store Apps and the Windows Runtime -- Enhancements with Data Access -- Enhancements with WPF -- ASP.NET MVC -- Where C# Fits in -- What You Need To Write and Run C# Code -- What this Book Covers -- Part I: The C# Language -- Part II: Visual Studio -- Part III: Foundation -- Part IV: Data -- Part V: Presentation -- Part VI: Communication -- Conventions -- Source Code -- Errata -- P2P.Wrox.Com -- Part I: The C# Language -- Chapter 1: .NET Architecture -- The Relationship of C# to .NET -- The Common Language Runtime -- Platform Independence -- Performance Improvement -- Language Interoperability -- A Closer Look at Intermediate Language -- Support for Object Orientation and Interfaces -- Distinct Value and Reference Types -- Strong Data Typing -- Error Handling with Exceptions -- Use of Attributes -- Assemblies -- Private Assemblies -- Shared Assemblies -- Reflection -- Parallel Programming -- Asynchronous Programming -- .NET Framework Classes -- Namespaces -- Creating .NET Applications Using C# -- Creating ASP.NET Applications -- Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) -- Windows 8 Apps -- Windows Services -- Windows Communication Foundation -- Windows Workflow Foundation -- The Role of C# in the .NET Enterprise Architecture -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Core C# -- Fundamental C# -- Your First C# Program -- The Code -- Compiling and Running the Program -- A Closer Look -- Variables -- Initialization of Variables -- Type Inference -- Variable Scope -- Constants -- Predefined Data Types -- Value Types and Reference Types -- CTS Types -- Predefined Value Types.

Predefined Reference Types -- Flow Control -- Conditional Statements -- Loops -- Jump Statements -- Enumerations -- Namespaces -- The using Directive -- Namespace Aliases -- The Main() Method -- Multiple Main() Methods -- Passing Arguments to Main() -- More on Compiling C# Files -- Console I/O -- Using Comments -- Internal Comments within the Source Files -- XML Documentation -- The C# Preprocessor Directives -- #define and #undef -- #if, #elif, #else, and #endif -- #warning and #error -- #region and #endregion -- #line -- #pragma -- C# Programming Guidelines -- Rules for Identifiers -- Usage Conventions -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Objects and Types -- Creating and Using Classes -- Classes and Structs -- Classes -- Data Members -- Function Members -- readonly Fields -- Anonymous Types -- Structs -- Structs Are Value Types -- Structs and Inheritance -- Constructors for Structs -- Weak References -- Partial Classes -- Static Classes -- The Object Class -- System.Object Methods -- The ToString() Method -- Extension Methods -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Inheritance -- Inheritance -- Types of Inheritance -- Implementation Versus Interface Inheritance -- Multiple Inheritance -- Structs and Classes -- Implementation Inheritance -- Virtual Methods -- Hiding Methods -- Calling Base Versions of Functions -- Abstract Classes and Functions -- Sealed Classes and Methods -- Constructors of Derived Classes -- Modifiers -- Visibility Modifiers -- Other Modifiers -- Interfaces -- Defining and Implementing Interfaces -- Derived Interfaces -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Generics -- Generics Overview -- Performance -- Type Safety -- Binary Code Reuse -- Code Bloat -- Naming Guidelines -- Creating Generic Classes -- Generics Features -- Default Values -- Constraints -- Inheritance -- Static Members -- Generic Interfaces -- Covariance and Contra-variance.

Covariance with Generic Interfaces -- Contra-Variance with Generic Interfaces -- Generic Structs -- Generic Methods -- Generic Methods Example -- Generic Methods with Constraints -- Generic Methods with Delegates -- Generic Methods Specialization -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Arrays and Tuples -- Multiple Objects of the Same and Different Types -- Simple Arrays -- Array Declaration -- Array Initialization -- Accessing Array Elements -- Using Reference Types -- Multidimensional Arrays -- Jagged Arrays -- Array Class -- Creating Arrays -- Copying Arrays -- Sorting -- Arrays as Parameters -- Array Covariance -- ArraySegment -- Enumerations -- IEnumerator Interface -- foreach Statement -- yield Statement -- Tuples -- Structural Comparison -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Operators and Casts -- Operators and Casts -- Operators -- Operator Shortcuts -- Operator Precedence -- Type Safety -- Type Conversions -- Boxing and Unboxing -- Comparing Objects for Equality -- Comparing Reference Types for Equality -- Comparing Value Types for Equality -- Operator Overloading -- How Operators Work -- Operator Overloading Example: The Vector Struct -- Which Operators Can You Overload? -- User-Defined Casts -- Implementing User-Defined Casts -- Multiple Casting -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Delegates, Lambdas, and Events -- Referencing Methods -- Delegates -- Declaring Delegates -- Using Delegates -- Simple Delegate Example -- Action and Func Delegates -- BubbleSorter Example -- Multicast Delegates -- Anonymous Methods -- Lambda Expressions -- Parameters -- Multiple Code Lines -- Closures -- Closures with Foreach Statements -- Events -- Event Publisher -- Event Listener -- Weak Events -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Strings and Regular Expressions -- Examining System.String -- Building Strings -- StringBuilder Members -- Format Strings -- Regular Expressions.

Introduction to Regular Expressions -- The RegularExpressionsPlayaround Example -- Displaying Results -- Matches, Groups, and Captures -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Collections -- Overview -- Collection Interfaces and Types -- Lists -- Creating Lists -- Read-Only Collections -- Queues -- Stacks -- Linked Lists -- Sorted List -- Dictionaries -- Key Type -- Dictionary Example -- Lookups -- Sorted Dictionaries -- Sets -- Observable Collections -- Bit Arrays -- BitArray -- BitVector32 -- Concurrent Collections -- Creating Pipelines -- Using BlockingCollection -- Using ConcurrentDictionary -- Completing the Pipeline -- Performance -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Language Integrated Query -- LINQ Overview -- Lists and Entities -- LINQ Query -- Extension Methods -- Deferred Query Execution -- Standard Query Operators -- Filtering -- Filtering with Index -- Type Filtering -- Compound from -- Sorting -- Grouping -- Grouping with Nested Objects -- Inner Join -- Left Outer Join -- Group Join -- Set Operations -- Zip -- Partitioning -- Aggregate Operators -- Conversion Operators -- Generation Operators -- Parallel LINQ -- Parallel Queries -- Partitioners -- Cancellation -- Expression Trees -- LINQ Providers -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Dynamic Language Extensions -- Dynamic Language Runtime -- The Dynamic Type -- Dynamic Behind the Scenes -- Hosting the DLR ScriptRuntime -- DynamicObject and ExpandoObject -- DynamicObject -- ExpandoObject -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Asynchronous Programming -- Why Asynchronous Programming Is Important -- Asynchronous Patterns -- Synchronous Call -- Asynchronous Pattern -- Event-Based Asynchronous Pattern -- Task-Based Asynchronous Pattern -- Foundation of Asynchronous Programming -- Creating Tasks -- Calling an Asynchronous Method -- Continuation with Tasks -- Synchronization Context -- Using Multiple Asynchronous Methods.

Converting the Asynchronous Pattern -- Error Handling -- Handling Exceptions with Asynchronous Methods -- Exceptions with Multiple Asynchronous Methods -- Using AggregateException Information -- Cancellation -- Starting a Cancellation -- Cancellation with Framework Features -- Cancellation with Custom Tasks -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Memory Management and Pointers -- Memory Management -- Memory Management Under the Hood -- Value Data Types -- Reference Data Types -- Garbage Collection -- Freeing Unmanaged Resources -- Destructors -- The IDisposable Interface -- Implementing IDisposable and a Destructor -- Unsafe Code -- Accessing Memory Directly with Pointers -- Pointer Example: PointerPlayground -- Using Pointers to Optimize Performance -- Summary -- Chapter 15: Reflection -- Manipulating and Inspecting Code at Runtime -- Custom Attributes -- Writing Custom Attributes -- Custom Attribute Example: WhatsNewAttributes -- Using Reflection -- The System.Type Class -- The TypeView Example -- The Assembly Class -- Completing the WhatsNewAttributes Example -- Summary -- Chapter 16: Errors and Exceptions -- Introduction -- Exception Classes -- Catching Exceptions -- Implementing Multiple Catch Blocks -- Catching Exceptions from Other Code -- System.Exception Properties -- What Happens If an Exception Isn't Handled? -- Nested try Blocks -- User-Defined Exception Classes -- Catching the User-Defined Exceptions -- Throwing the User-Defined Exceptions -- Defining the User-Defined Exception Classes -- Caller Information -- Summary -- Part II: Visual Studio -- Chapter 17: Visual Studio 2012 -- Working with Visual Studio 2012 -- Project File Changes -- Visual Studio Editions -- Visual Studio Settings -- Creating a Project -- Multi-Targeting the .NET Framework -- Selecting a Project Type -- Exploring and Coding a Project -- Solution Explorer.

Working with the Code Editor.