Microsoft Visual C# .NET Step by Step Version 2003 - Softcover

Sharp, John; Jagger, Jon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0735619093 ISBN 13: 9780735619098

Publisher: Microsoft Press US, 2003

Synopsis

Build your dexterity with Microsoft® Visual C#®—and begin writing Microsoft .NET–connected applications—one step at a time! This practical, hands-on tutorial expertly guides you through the fundamentals—from learning Visual C# syntax to writing and running your first components, Web services, and applications. Work at your own pace through easy-to-follow lessons and hands-on exercises to teach yourself essential techniques. And stay ahead of the curve by working with real-world examples and best practices for Visual C# development.

Discover how to:

• Declare variables, define methods, and construct statements
• Handle and trap exceptions
• Use object-oriented techniques, such as inheritance and encapsulation
• Manage resources and use the garbage collector
• Build components, including properties, indexers, and events
• Define operators to enhance class usability
• Create GUI components and user controls
• Access data sources using Microsoft ADO.NET
• Write and manipulate XML documents
• Construct Web Forms that display large volumes of data
• Validate user input with Microsoft ASP.NET controls
• Write, test, and deploy Web services

CD features:

• Code examples in Visual C# .NET 2003
• All the book’s practice files
• Fully searchable eBook

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About this title

About the Author

John Sharp is a principal technologist at Content Master, part of CM Group Ltd, a technical authoring and consulting company. An expert on developing applications with the Microsoft .NET Framework and interoperability issues, John has produced numerous tutorials, white papers, and presentations on distributed systems, Web services, and the C# language. He is the author of several popular books, including Microsoft Windows® Communication Foundation Step By Step and Microsoft Visual C# Step By Step.

Jon Jagger is an independent software trainer, designer, and consultant specializing in Visual C# .NET, C++, Java, C, OO, patterns, design, and general programming. His work on this book also was done through Content Master Ltd. Jon is a U.K. C++ standards panel member and a regular contributor to the ACCU Overload journal. His interests include training excellence, design, simplicity, problem solving, and Monty Python (which he says is required knowledge for all software developers). Jon, his wife, Natalie, and their three small children (Ellie, Penny, and Patrick) live in a delightful 104-year-old house overlooking a seven-acre field of barley in a village called Trull (population 300). You can send him an e-mail message at jon@jaggersoft.com.

Synopsis

Covers the fundamentals of Visual C# and how to use it to build .NET-connected applications, covering topics including syntax, Web services, and operators.

Edition details

• Publisher: Microsoft Press US
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0735619093
• ISBN 13: 9780735619098
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 672