Visual C# 2005 Demystified

by Jeff Kent

Overview

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There’s no easier, faster, or more practical way to learn the really tough subjects

Visual C# 2005 Demystified explains the language and its libraries and applications as well as how to use the integrated development environment. This self-teaching guide comes complete with key points, background information, quizzes at the end of each chapter, and even a final exam. Simple enough for beginners but challenging enough for advanced students, this is a lively and entertaining brush-up, introductory text, or classroom supplement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780072261707
Publisher:	Osborne
Publication date:	09/30/2005
Series:	Demystified
Pages:	330
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.78(d)

About the Author

Jeff Kent (Los Angeles, CA) is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Los Angeles Valley College in Valley Glen, California. He teaches a number of programming languages, including Visual Basic, C++, C#, Java, and Assembler. He also manages a network for a Los Angeles law firm. He has written several books on computer programming, recently Visual Basic.NET: A Beginner's Guide and C++ Demystified (McGraw-Hill/Osborne) and, concurrently with this book, Visual C# 2005 Demystified (McGraw-Hill). He graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and then went on to obtain a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola (Los Angeles) School of Law and to practice law.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	xv
	Introduction	xvii
Chapter 1	Getting Started with Your First Windows Program	1
	Obtaining and Installing Visual C# 2005	2
	System Requirements	2
	Choosing the Right Version	3
	Installing Visual C# 2005	4
	Starting Your First Visual C# 2005 Project	4
	Starting the Program	5
	Specifying the Type of New Project	6
	Specifying the Name and Location of the Project	7
	Integrated Development Environment (IDE)	8
	Run the Project!	9
	What Is a Computer Program?	11
	What Is a Programming Language?	13
	Translating the Code for the Computer	14
	Conclusion	14
	Quiz	15
Chapter 2	Writing Your First Code	17
	Starting an Existing Project	18
	Design View and Code View	20
	Object Browser	20
	Classes and Objects	25
	Inherits	25
	Namespaces	25
	.NET Framework	26
	Properties	27
	Properties Window	27
	Changing Properties at Design Time	28
	What Is a Windows Application?	29
	Windows Applications Are Gooey	30
	Windows Applications Are Event-Driven	33
	Classes Have Events	34
	Creating an Event Procedure	34
	Creating an Event Procedure Stub	35
	Writing Code Inside the Event Procedure	37
	Conclusion	40
	Quiz	41
Chapter 3	Controls	43
	Adding Controls to the Form	44
	Toolbox	44
	Copying a Control from the Toolbox to the Form	45
	Changing the Control's Location	47
	Changing the Control's Size	49
	Important Label Properties	50
	Text Property	50
	Name Property	51
	The Label Control in Action	52
	Mouse Coordinates	52
	Creating the Application	53
	How the Code Works	54
	Using Event Procedure Parameters	56
	What If You Type the Wrong Code?	56
	ToString Method	58
	Delegate	59
	Conclusion	60
	Quiz	61
Chapter 4	Storing Information-Data Types and Variables	63
	Data Types	64
	Numeric Data Types	65
	Text Data Types	65
	Data Types of Visual C# Properties	66
	Variables	68
	Declaring a Variable	68
	Where Do I Declare a Variable?	71
	Constants	74
	Declaring a Constant	75
	Why Use Constants?	76
	Conclusion	77
	Quiz	78
Chapter 5	Letting the Program Do the Math-Arithmetic Operators	79
	Arithmetic Operators	80
	The Addition Operator	80
	The Subtraction Operator	81
	The Multiplication Operator	81
	The Division Operators	81
	Operator Precedence	82
	Combining Arithmetic and Assignment Operators	83
	Increment and Decrement Operators	84
	The Parse Method	85
	Class Methods	86
	Change Machine Project	86
	Creating the Project	87
	The Algorithm	89
	Conclusion	91
	Quiz	92
Chapter 6	Making Comparisons-Comparison and Logical Operators	93
	Debugging	94
	Comparison Operators	96
	Numeric Comparison Operators	96
	String Comparisons	98
	Precedence	99
	Logical Operators	99
	The && Operator	100
	The & Operator	101
	The [double vertical line] Operator	101
	The [vertical bar] Operator	102
	The ^ Operator	102
	The ! Operator	103
	Precedence	104
	Why && and [double vertical line] in Addition to & and [vertical bar]?	104
	Conclusion	105
	Quiz	105
Chapter 7	Making Choices-if and switch Control Structures	107
	Creating a Test Project	108
	The if Control Structure	108
	The if Statement	109
	The if ... else Statement	113
	The if ... else if Statement	116
	Input Validation	117
	Exceptions	118
	Controls Used for the if Control Structure	122
	CheckBox Control	122
	RadioButton Control	123
	Pizza Calculator	124
	Creating the Project	125
	How the Project Works	125
	The Code	125
	The switch Control Structure	128
	Syntax	128
	The switch Control Structure in Action	129
	The break Keyword	131
	Choosing Between if ... else if and switch	132
	Conclusion	132
	Quiz	133
Chapter 8	Repeating Yourself-Loops and Arrays	135
	Loops	136
	The for Statement	136
	The continue Keyword	144
	The foreach Statement	147
	The while Statement	147
	The do while construct	150
	Arrays	150
	Declaring Arrays	150
	Assigning Values to the Array	151
	Conclusion	153
	Quiz	154
Chapter 9	Organizing Your Code with Methods	155
	Defining and Calling a Method	156
	Terminology of a Method	156
	Naming a Method	158
	Defining a Method	158
	Calling a Method	159
	Parameters-Sending Information to a Method	161
	Passing Arguments by Value	161
	Passing Arguments by Reference	164
	Returning a Value from a Method	169
	Syntax	169
	How the Value Is Returned	170
	Saving the Return Value	170
	Returning a Boolean Value	171
	Conclusion	172
	Quiz	173
Chapter 10	Helper Forms	175
	Message Boxes	176
	Creating the Project	177
	Message Boxes Are Modal	178
	Show Method	178
	Using the Show Method's Return Value	182
	Dialog Forms	184
	Creating the Project	184
	Showing the Dialog Form and Returning Its Result	188
	Accessing Values from the Dialog Form	190
	Modal vs. Modeless	190
	Conclusion	191
	Quiz	192
Chapter 11	Menus	193
	Creating a Main Menu	194
	Adding a MenuStrip Control to a Form	195
	Adding Menu Items to the MenuStrip	196
	Enhancing the Menu Items	201
	Adding Functionality to the Menu Items	203
	Disabling Menu Items	204
	Creating a Context Menu	205
	Adding a ContextMenuStrip to a Form	205
	Adding Menu Items to the ContextMenuStrip	207
	Adding Functionality to Context Menu Items	210
	Text Editor Project	212
	Creating the Project	212
	Explanation of the Code	214
	Conclusion	215
	Quiz	215
Chapter 12	Toolbars	217
	Creating a Toolbar	218
	Adding a Toolbar to a Form	218
	Adding Buttons to the Toolbar	219
	Associating Images with Toolbar Buttons	221
	Associating Code with Clicks of Toolbar Buttons	229
	Conclusion	230
	Quiz	231
Chapter 13	Accessing Text Files	233
	Open and Save File Dialog Boxes	234
	Adding an OpenFileDialog Control to Your Form	234
	Showing the OpenFileDialog Control	235
	Determining Whether Open or Cancel Is Chosen	236
	Identifying the File to Open	237
	SaveFileDialog Class	238
	Reading from a Text File	240
	StreamReader Class	240
	Reading the Text File into the TextBox	242
	Closing the Text File	243
	Writing to a Text File	244
	StreamWriter Class	244
	Writing from the TextBox to the Text File	245
	Closing the Text File	246
	Conclusion	247
	Quiz	247
Chapter 14	Databases	249
	Installing the Database	250
	Obtaining the Northwind Traders Database	250
	Installing the Northwind Traders Database	250
	Connecting to the Database	251
	Using Server Explorer	254
	Exploring the Database	255
	Exploring the Customers Table	256
	Database Project	258
	What the Project Does	258
	Creating the Form	259
	Importing Data Namespaces	260
	Creating a Connection	260
	Creating a Command	263
	Filling the DataGridView	265
	Conclusion	269
	Quiz	270
Chapter 15	Web Applications	271
	ASP.NET	272
	Internet Information Services	272
	Determining If IIS Is Already Installed	273
	Installing IIS	274
	Starting the IIS Admin Service	274
	Starting the Default Website	276
	URL	278
	Your Computer as the Web Server	278
	Virtual and Physical Paths	279
	Creating a Web Application	280
	ASP.NET Development Server	281
	ASP.NET Application IDE	284
	Creating a Database Web Application	286
	Adding a GridView Control	286
	Locating the Database on the Web Server	288
	Adding Code	290
	Conclusion	292
	Quiz	292
	Final Exam	293
	Answers	299
	Index	315