C# 5.0 All-in-One For Dummies -- About the Authors -- Contents at a Glance -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- What's New in C# 5.0 -- About This Book -- What You Need in Order to Use This Book -- Conventions Used in This Book -- How to Use This Book -- How This Book Is Organized -- Icons Used in This Book -- About This Book's Website -- Where to Go from Here -- Book I: The Basics of C# Programming -- Chapter 1: Creating Your First C# Console Application -- Getting a Handle on Computer Languages, C#, and .NET -- Creating Your First Console Application -- Making Your Console App Do Something -- Reviewing Your Console Application -- Introducing the Toolbox Trick -- Chapter 2: Living with Variability - Declaring Value-Type Variables -- Declaring a Variable -- What's an int? -- Representing Fractions -- Handling Floating-Point Variables -- Using the Decimal Type: Is It an Integer or a Float? -- Examining the bool Type: Is It Logical? -- Checking Out Character Types -- What's a Value Type? -- Comparing string and char -- Calculating Leap Years: DateTime -- Declaring Numeric Constants -- Changing Types: The Cast -- Letting the C# Compiler Infer Data Types -- Chapter 3: Pulling Strings -- The Union Is Indivisible, and So Are Strings -- Performing Common Operations on a String -- Comparing Strings -- What If I Want to Switch Case? -- Looping through a String -- Searching Strings -- Getting Input from the Command Line -- Controlling Output Manually -- Formatting Your Strings Precisely -- StringBuilder: Manipulating Strings More Efficiently -- Chapter 4: Smooth Operators -- Performing Arithmetic -- Performing Logical Comparisons - Is That Logical? -- Matching Expression Types at TrackDownAMate.com -- Chapter 5: Getting into the Program Flow -- Branching Out with if and switch -- Here We Go Loop-the-Loop -- Looping a Specified Number of Times with for.

Nesting Loops -- Don't goto Pieces -- Chapter 6: Lining Up Your Ducks with Collections -- The C# Array -- A Loop Made for each Array -- Sorting Arrays of Data -- Using var for Arrays -- Loosening Up with C# Collections -- Understanding Collection Syntax -- Using Lists -- Using Dictionaries -- Array and Collection Initializers -- Using Sets -- On Not Using Old-Fashioned Collections -- Chapter 7: Stepping through Collections -- Iterating through a Directory of Files -- Iterating foreach Collections: Iterators -- Accessing Collections the Array Way: Indexers -- Looping Around the Iterator Block -- Chapter 8: Buying Generic -- Writing a New Prescription: Generics -- Classy Generics: Writing Your Own -- Revising Generics -- Chapter 9: Some Exceptional Exceptions -- Using an Exceptional Error-Reporting Mechanism -- Throwing Exceptions Yourself -- Knowing What Exceptions Are For -- Can I Get an Exceptional Example? -- Assigning Multiple catch Blocks -- Planning Your Exception-Handling Strategy -- Grabbing Your Last Chance to Catch an Exception -- Contents at a Glance -- Book II: Object-Oriented C# Programming -- Chapter 1: Object-Oriented Programming - What's It All About? -- Object-Oriented Concept #1: Abstraction -- Object-Oriented Concept #2: Classification -- Why Classify? -- Object-Oriented Concept #3: Usable Interfaces -- Object-Oriented Concept #4: Access Control -- How C# Supports Object-Oriented Concepts -- Chapter 2: Showing Some Class -- Defining a Class and an Object -- Accessing the Members of an Object -- An Object-Based Program Example -- Discriminating between Objects -- Can You Give Me References? -- Classes That Contain Classes Are the Happiest Classes in the World -- Generating Static in Class Members -- Defining const and readonly Data Members -- Chapter 3: We Have Our Methods -- Defining and Using a Method.

A Method Example for Your Files -- Having Arguments with Methods -- Returning Values after Christmas -- Chapter 4: Let Me Say This about this -- Passing an Object to a Method -- Defining Methods -- Accessing the Current Object -- Chapter 5: Holding a Class Responsible -- Restricting Access to Class Members -- Why You Should Worry about Access Control -- Defining Class Properties -- Getting Your Objects Off to a Good Start - Constructors -- The C#-Provided Constructor -- Replacing the Default Constructor -- Chapter 6: Inheritance: Is That All I Get? -- Class Inheritance -- Why You Need Inheritance -- Inheriting from a BankAccount Class (A More Complex Example) -- IS_A versus HAS_A - I'm So Confused_A -- When to IS_A and When to HAS_A -- Other Features That Support Inheritance -- The object Class -- Inheritance and the Constructor -- The Updated BankAccount Class -- Chapter 7: Poly-what-ism? -- Overloading an Inherited Method -- Polymorphism -- The Class Business Card: ToString() -- C# During Its Abstract Period -- Sealing a Class -- Chapter 8: Interfacing with the Interface -- Introducing CAN_BE_USED_AS -- Knowing What an Interface Is -- Using an Interface -- Using the C# Predefined Interface Types -- Looking at a Program That CAN_BE_USED_AS an Example -- Unifying Class Hierarchies -- Hiding Behind an Interface -- Inheriting an Interface -- Using Interfaces to Manage Change in Object-Oriented Programs -- Chapter 9: Delegating Those Important Events -- E.T., Phone Home - the Callback Problem -- Defining a Delegate -- Pass Me the Code, Please - Examples -- A More Real-World Example -- Shh! Keep It Quiet - Anonymous Methods -- Stuff Happens - C# Events -- Chapter 10: Can I Use Your Namespace in the Library? -- Dividing a Single Program into Multiple Source Files -- Dividing a Single Program into Multiple Assemblies.

Putting Your Classes into Class Libraries -- Going Beyond Public and Private: More Access Keywords -- Putting Classes into Namespaces -- Chapter 11: Improving Productivity with Named and Optional Parameters -- Exploring Optional Parameters -- Looking at Named Parameters -- Dealing with Overload Resolution -- Contents at a Glance -- Book III: Designing for C# -- Chapter 1: Writing Secure Code -- Designing Secure Software -- Building Secure Windows Applications -- Building Secure Web Forms Applications -- Using System.Security -- Chapter 2: Accessing Data -- Getting to Know System.Data -- How the Data Classes Fit into the Framework -- Getting to Your Data -- Using the System.Data Namespace -- Chapter 3: Fishing the FileStream -- Going Where the Fish Are: The FileStream -- StreamWriting for Old Walter -- Pulling Them Out of the Stream: Using StreamReader -- More Readers and Writers -- Exploring More Streams than Lewis and Clark -- Chapter 4: Accessing the Internet -- Getting to Know System.Net -- How Net Classes Fit into the Framework -- Using the System.Net Namespace -- Chapter 5: Creating Images -- Getting to Know System.Drawing -- How the Drawing Classes Fit into the Framework -- Using the System.Drawing Namespace -- Chapter 6: Programming Dynamically! -- Shifting C# Toward Dynamic Typing -- Programming Dynamically -- Putting Dynamic to Use -- Running with the Dynamic Language Runtime -- Chapter 7: Helping Out with Interop -- Using Dynamic Import -- Working without Primary Interop Assemblies -- Skipping the Ref Statement -- Book IV: A Tour of Visual Studio -- Chapter 1: Getting Started with Visual Studio -- Versioning the Versions -- Installing Visual Studio -- Breaking Down the Projects -- Chapter 2: Using the Interface -- Designing in the Designer -- Paneling the Studio -- Coding in the Code Editor -- Using the Tools of the Trade.

Chapter 3: Customizing Visual Studio -- Setting Options -- Using Snippets -- Hacking the Project Types -- Chapter 4: Transforming Text Templates -- Getting to Know T4 -- Figuring Out When to Use T4 -- Setting Up the Environment -- Using Some of the T4 Directives -- Book V: Windows Development with WPF -- Chapter 1: Introducing WPF -- Understanding What WPF Can Do -- Introducing XAML -- Diving In! Creating Your First WPF Application -- Whatever XAML Can Do, C# Can Do Better! -- Chapter 2: Understanding the Basics of WPF -- Using WPF to Lay Out Your Application -- Arranging Elements with Layout Panels -- Exploring Common XAML Controls -- Chapter 3: Data Binding in WPF -- Getting to Know Dependency Properties -- Exploring the Binding Modes -- Investigating the Binding Object -- Editing, Validating, Converting, and Visualizing Your Data -- Finding Out More about WPF Data Binding -- Chapter 4: Practical WPF -- Commanding Attention -- Get Your ViewModel On -- Book VI: Web Development with ASP.NET -- Chapter 1: Looking at How ASP.NET Works with C# -- Breaking Down Web Applications -- Questioning the Client -- Dealing with Web Servers -- Chapter 2: Building Web Applications -- Working in Visual Studio -- Developing with Style -- Chapter 3: Controlling Your Development Experience -- Showing Stuff to the User -- Getting Some Input from the User -- Data Binding -- Styling Your Controls -- Making Sure the Site Is Accessible -- Constructing User Controls -- Adding Custom Controls -- Chapter 4: Leveraging the .NET Framework -- Surfing Web Streams -- Securing ASP.NET -- Navigating with Site Maps -- Managing Files -- Baking Cookies -- Tracing with TraceContext -- Chapter 5: Digging into Web Construction -- Managing Files -- Mastering Master Pages -- Testing Web Applications with Visual Studio -- Deploying Your Masterpiece -- Book VII: Service-Oriented Development.

Chapter 1: Getting Acquainted with Web Services.