Beginning Visual C# 2012 Programming

Step–by–step instructions to programming with C# 2012 Written with novice programmers in mind, this introductory guide is all you need to get started programming with C# 2012 and the .NET Framework. The unparalleled team of authors draws on their years of experience working with C# and the .NET Framework to provide you with a helpful overview of these technologies, explaining what they are, the motivation for using them, and how they relate to each other. They then progress to cover programming basics, web and desktop programming, and data access. Step–by–step methods, fundamental examples, easy–to–follow instructions, and opportunities to try out your newly acquired skills round out this thorough beginner′s guide. Beginning Visual C# 2012 Programming: Describes programming basics such as variables, flow control, and object oriented programming Focuses on the tool beginners use most to program C#: the Visual C# 2012 development environment in Visual Studio 2012 Explains debugging and error handling Details collections, comparisons, and conversions and explores C# language enhancements Delves into WPF and other key technologies for creating and deploying desktop applications Covers Windows Store apps Looks at ASP.NET web programming and deploying web applications Reviews file system data, XML, and LINQ wrox.com Programmer Forums Join our Programmer to Programmer forums to ask and answer programming questions about this book, join discussions on the hottest topics in the industry, and connect with fellow programmers from around the world. Code Downloads Take advantage of free code samples from this book, as well as code samples from hundreds of other books, all ready to use. Read More Find articles, ebooks, sample chapters and tables of contents for hundreds of books, and more reference resources on programming topics that matter to you. Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.

INTRODUCTION xxxi PART I: THE C# LANGUAGE CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING C# 3 CHAPTER 2: WRITING A C# PROGRAM 13 CHAPTER 3: VARIABLES AND EXPRESSIONS 25 CHAPTER 4: FLOW CONTROL 49 CHAPTER 5: MORE ABOUT VARIABLES 79 CHAPTER 6: FUNCTIONS 105 CHAPTER 7: DEBUGGING AND ERROR HANDLING 131 CHAPTER 8: INTRODUCTION TO OBJECT–ORIENTED PROGRAMMING 157 CHAPTER 9: DEFINING CLASSES 177 CHAPTER 10: DEFINING CLASS MEMBERS 203 CHAPTER 11: COLLECTIONS, COMPARISONS, AND CONVERSIONS 235 CHAPTER 12: GENERICS 279 CHAPTER 13: ADDITIONAL OOP TECHNIQUES 313 CHAPTER 14: C# LANGUAGE ENHANCEMENTS 339 PART II: WINDOWS PROGRAMMING CHAPTER 15: BASIC DESKTOP PROGRAMMING 381 CHAPTER 16: ADVANCED DESKTOP PROGRAMMING 425 CHAPTER 17: WINDOWS STORE APPS 469 CHAPTER 18: DEPLOYING DESKTOP APPLICATIONS 513 PART III: WEB PROGRAMMING CHAPTER 19: ASP.NET WEB PROGRAMMING 535 CHAPTER 20: DEPLOYING WEB APPLICATIONS 591 PART IV: DATA ACCESS CHAPTER 21: FILE SYSTEM DATA 605 CHAPTER 22: XML 639 CHAPTER 23: INTRODUCTION TO LINQ 663 CHAPTER 24: APPLYING LINQ 699 PART V: ADDITIONAL TECHNIQUES CHAPTER 25: WINDOWS COMMUNICATION FOUNDATION 727 APPENDIX A: EXERCISE SOLUTIONS 779 INDEX 827

Karli Watson is an author and IT contractor in London. Jacob Vibe Hammer is a software architect and developer at Kamstrup A/S, Denmark. He has coauthored several books. Jon D. Reid is the director of systems engineering at Indigo Biosystems, Inc. Morgan Skinner joined Microsoft in 2001. Daniel Kemper is a software engineer specializing in reporting and rich client technologies. Christian Nagel is a Microsoft Regional Director and Microsoft MVP, an associate of thinktecture, and founder of CN innovation.