Sams teach yourself Visual C 2010 complete starter kit in 24 hours

Introduction     1 PART I:  C# FUNDAMENTALSHour 1  The .NET Framework and C#     7The .NET Framework     7The C# Language     17Visual Studio 2010     24Writing Your First Program     27Q&A     31Workshop     32Hour 2  Understanding C# Types     35Types     36Predefined Types     37Operators     47Default Values     53Null and Nullable Types     53Casting and Conversion     55Q&A     59Workshop     60Hour 3  Understanding Classes and Objects the C# Way 63Object-Oriented Programming     64Component-Oriented Programming     65Classes in C#     65Scope and Declaration Space 66Nested Classes     85Partial Classes     86Static Classes     86Object Initializers     88Q&A     89Workshop     90Hour 4  Inheritance, Interfaces, and Abstract Classes      93Inheritance and Polymorphism     93Abstract Classes and Members     103Interfaces     105Q&A     109Workshop     111Hour 5  Creating Enumerated Types and Structures     113Enumerated Types     114Structures     119Q&A     127Workshop     127Hour 6  Events and Event Handling     131Understanding Events     132Subscribing and Unsubscribing     132Publishing an Event     136Raising an Event     139Q&A     141Workshop     142 PART II:  PROGRAMMING IN C#Hour 7  Controlling Program Flow     147Selection Statements     148Iteration Statements     153Jump Statements     159Q&A     162Workshop     163Hour 8  Using Strings and Regular Expressions     167Strings     168Mutable Strings Using StringBuilder     177Type Formatting     178Regular Expressions     187Q&A     190Workshop     191Hour 9  Working with Arrays and Collections     195Arrays     196Indexers     200Generic Collections     203Collection Initializers     217Collection Interfaces     219Enumerable Objects and Iterators     220Q&A     223Workshop     224Hour 10  Handling Errors Using Exceptions     227Understanding Exceptions     228Throwing Exceptions     231Handling Exceptions     232Rethrowing Caught Exceptions     239Overflow and Integer Arithmetic     241Q&A     243Workshop     243Hour 11  Understanding Generics     245Why You Should Use Generics     246Using Generic Methods     253Creating Generic Classes     254Combining Generics and Arrays     257Working with Tuples     261Q&A     263Workshop     264Hour 12  Understanding Query Expressions     267Introducing LINQ     268Standard Query Operator Methods     279Lambdas     280Deferred Execution     283Q&A     284Workshop     285 PART III:  WORKING WITH DATAHour 13  Using Files and Streams     289Files and Directories     290Reading and Writing Data     300Q&A     307Workshop     308Hour 14  Working with XML     311Understanding the XML DOM     312Using LINQ to XML     313Selecting and Querying XML     319Modifying XML     323Q&A     326Workshop     326Hour 15  Working with Databases     329Understanding ADO.NET     330Understanding LINQ to ADO.NET     333Q&A     342Workshop     343 PART IV:  BUILDING AN APPLICATION USING VISUAL STUDIOHour 16  Debugging in Visual Studio     347Commenting Your Code     348Compiler and Runtime Errors     349Debugging in Visual Studio     350Visualizing Data     359Q&A     361Workshop     361Hour 17  Building a Windows Application     363Understanding WPF     364Creating a WPF Application     370Styling the Layout     379Q&A     382Workshop     382Hour 18  Using Data Binding and Validation     385Understanding Data Binding     386Converting Data     390Binding to Collections     395Working with Data Templates     399Validating Data     400Q&A     404Workshop     405Hour 19  Building a Web Application     407Understanding Web Application Architecture     408Working with ASP.NET     408Creating a Web Application     411Understanding Data Validation     420Q&A     423Workshop     424 PART V:  DIVING DEEPERHour 20  Programming with Attributes     427Understanding Attributes     428Working with the Common Attributes     430Using Custom Attributes     433Accessing Attributes at Runtime     434Q&A     436Workshop     436Hour 21  Dynamic Types and Language Interoperability     439Using Dynamic Types     439Understanding the DLR     444Interoperating with COM     447Reflection Interoperability     448Q&A     449Workshop     450Hour 22  Memory Organization and Garbage Collection     451Memory Organization     452Garbage Collection     452Understanding IDisposable     453Using the Dispose Pattern     455Declaring and Using Finalizers     456Q&A     458Workshop     459Hour 23  Understanding Threads, Concurrency, and Parallelism     461Understanding Threads and Threading     462Concurrency and Synchronization     463Understanding the Task Parallel Library     467Working with Parallel LINQ (PLINQ)     472Potential Pitfalls     473Q&A     475Workshop     476Hour 24  Next Steps: Silverlight, PowerShell, and Entity Framework     479Understanding the Entity Framework     479Introducing PowerShell     482Silverlight     483Index     485