C# 4.0 in a Nutshell 4th Edition: The Definitive Reference

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"C# 4.0 in a Nutshell is one of the few books I keep on my desk as a quick reference. It is a book I recommend."--Scott Guthrie, Corporate Vice President, .NET Developer Platform, Microsoft Corporation

"A must-read for a concise but thorough examination of the parallel programming features in the .NET Framework 4."--Stephen Toub, Parallel Computing Platform Program Manager, Microsoft

"This wonderful book is a great reference for developers of all levels."-- Chris Burrows, C# Compiler Team, Microsoft

When you have questions about how to use C# 4.0 or the .NET CLR, this highly acclaimed bestseller has precisely the answers you need. Uniquely organized around concepts and use cases, this fourth edition includes in-depth coverage of new C# topics such as parallel programming, code contracts, dynamic programming, security, and COM interoperability. You'll also find updated information on LINQ, including examples that work with both LINQ to SQL and Entity Framework. This book has all the essential details to keep you on track with C# 4.0.

• Get up to speed on C# language basics, including syntax, types, and variables
• Explore advanced topics such as unsafe code and preprocessor directives
• Learn C# 4.0 features such as dynamic binding, type parameter variance, and optional and named parameters
• Work with .NET 4's rich set of features for parallel programming, code contracts, and the code security model
• Learn .NET topics, including XML, collections, I/O and networking, memory management, reflection, attributes, security, and native interoperability

Table of Contents

1. Chapter 1 Introducing C# and the .NET Framework

   1. Object Orientation

   2. Type Safety

   3. Memory Management

   4. Platform Support

   5. C#’s Relationship with the CLR

   6. The CLR and .NET Framework

   7. What’s New in C# 4.0

2. Chapter 2 C# Language Basics

   1. A First C# Program

   2. Syntax

   3. Type Basics

   4. Numeric Types

   5. Boolean Type and Operators

   6. Strings and Characters

   7. Arrays

   8. Variables and Parameters

   9. Expressions and Operators

   10. Statements

   11. Namespaces

3. Chapter 3 Creating Types in C#

   1. Classes

   2. Inheritance

   3. The object Type

   4. Structs

   5. Access Modifiers

   6. Interfaces

   7. Enums

   8. Nested Types

   9. Generics

4. Chapter 4 Advanced C#

   1. Delegates

   2. Events

   3. Lambda Expressions

   4. Anonymous Methods

   5. try Statements and Exceptions

   6. Enumeration and Iterators

   7. Nullable Types

   8. Operator Overloading

   9. Extension Methods

   10. Anonymous Types

   11. Dynamic Binding

   12. Attributes

   13. Unsafe Code and Pointers

   14. Preprocessor Directives

   15. XML Documentation

5. Chapter 5 Framework Overview

   1. The CLR and Core Framework

   2. Applied Technologies

6. Chapter 6 Framework Fundamentals

   1. String and Text Handling

   2. Dates and Times

   3. Dates and Time Zones

   4. Formatting and Parsing

   5. Standard Format Strings and Parsing Flags

   6. Other Conversion Mechanisms

   7. Globalization

   8. Working with Numbers

   9. Enums

   10. Tuples

   11. The Guid Struct

   12. Equality Comparison

   13. Order Comparison

   14. Utility Classes

7. Chapter 7 Collections

   1. Enumeration

   2. The ICollection and IList Interfaces

   3. The Array Class

   4. Lists, Queues, Stacks, and Sets

   5. Dictionaries

   6. Customizable Collections and Proxies

   7. Plugging in Equality and Order

8. Chapter 8 LINQ Queries

   1. Getting Started

   2. Fluent Syntax

   3. Query Expressions

   4. Deferred Execution

   5. Subqueries

   6. Composition Strategies

   7. Projection Strategies

   8. Interpreted Queries

   9. LINQ to SQL and Entity Framework

   10. Building Query Expressions

9. Chapter 9 LINQ Operators

   1. Overview

   2. Filtering

   3. Projecting

   4. Joining

   5. Ordering

   6. Grouping

   7. Set Operators

   8. The Zip Operator

   9. Conversion Methods

   10. Element Operators

   11. Aggregation Methods

   12. Quantifiers

   13. Generation Methods

10. Chapter 10 LINQ to XML

    1. Architectural Overview

    2. X-DOM Overview

    3. Instantiating an X-DOM

    4. Navigating and Querying

    5. Updating an X-DOM

    6. Working with Values

    7. Documents and Declarations

    8. Names and Namespaces

    9. Annotations

    10. Projecting into an X-DOM

11. Chapter 11 Other XML Technologies

    1. XmlReader

    2. XmlWriter

    3. Patterns for Using XmlReader/XmlWriter

    4. XmlDocument

    5. XPath

    6. XSD and Schema Validation

    7. XSLT

12. Chapter 12 Disposal and Garbage Collection

    1. IDisposable, Dispose, and Close

    2. Automatic Garbage Collection

    3. Finalizers

    4. How the Garbage Collector Works

    5. Managed Memory Leaks

    6. Weak References

13. Chapter 13 Diagnostics and Code Contracts

    1. Conditional Compilation

    2. Debug and Trace Classes

    3. Code Contracts Overview

    4. Preconditions

    5. Postconditions

    6. Assertions and Object Invariants

    7. Contracts on Interfaces and Abstract Methods

    8. Dealing with Contract Failure

    9. Selectively Enforcing Contracts

    10. Static Contract Checking

    11. Debugger Integration

    12. Processes and Process Threads

    13. StackTrace and StackFrame

    14. Windows Event Logs

    15. Performance Counters

    16. The Stopwatch Class

14. Chapter 14 Streams and I/O

    1. Stream Architecture

    2. Using Streams

    3. Stream Adapters

    4. File and Directory Operations

    5. Memory-Mapped Files

    6. Compression

    7. Isolated Storage

15. Chapter 15 Networking

    1. Network Architecture

    2. Addresses and Ports

    3. URIs

    4. Request/Response Architecture

    5. HTTP-Specific Support

    6. Writing an HTTP Server

    7. Using FTP

    8. Using DNS

    9. Sending Mail with SmtpClient

    10. Using TCP

    11. Receiving POP3 Mail with TCP

16. Chapter 16 Serialization

    1. Serialization Concepts

    2. The Data Contract Serializer

    3. Data Contracts and Collections

    4. Extending Data Contracts

    5. The Binary Serializer

    6. Binary Serialization Attributes

    7. Binary Serialization with ISerializable

    8. XML Serialization

17. Chapter 17 Assemblies

    1. What’s in an Assembly?

    2. Strong Names and Assembly Signing

    3. Assembly Names

    4. Authenticode Signing

    5. The Global Assembly Cache

    6. Resources and Satellite Assemblies

    7. Resolving and Loading Assemblies

    8. Deploying Assemblies Outside the Base Folder

    9. Packing a Single-File Executable

    10. Working with Unreferenced Assemblies

18. Chapter 18 Reflection and Metadata

    1. Reflecting and Activating Types

    2. Reflecting and Invoking Members

    3. Reflecting Assemblies

    4. Working with Attributes

    5. Dynamic Code Generation

    6. Emitting Assemblies and Types

    7. Emitting Type Members

    8. Emitting Generic Methods and Types

    9. Awkward Emission Targets

    10. Parsing IL

19. Chapter 19 Dynamic Programming

    1. The Dynamic Language Runtime

    2. Numeric Type Unification

    3. Dynamic Member Overload Resolution

    4. Implementing Dynamic Objects

    5. Interoperating with Dynamic Languages

20. Chapter 20 Security

    1. Permissions

    2. Code Access Security (CAS)

    3. Allowing Partially Trusted Callers

    4. The Transparency Model in CLR 4.0

    5. Sandboxing Another Assembly

    6. Operating System Security

    7. Identity and Role Security

    8. Cryptography Overview

    9. Windows Data Protection

    10. Hashing

    11. Symmetric Encryption

    12. Public Key Encryption and Signing

21. Chapter 21 Threading

    1. Threading’s Uses and Misuses

    2. Getting Started

    3. Thread Pooling

    4. Synchronization

    5. Locking

    6. Thread Safety

    7. Nonblocking Synchronization

    8. Signaling with Event Wait Handles

    9. Signaling with Wait and Pulse

    10. The Barrier Class

    11. The Event-Based Asynchronous Pattern

    12. BackgroundWorker

    13. Interrupt and Abort

    14. Safe Cancellation

    15. Lazy Initialization

    16. Thread-Local Storage

    17. Reader/Writer Locks

    18. Timers

22. Chapter 22 Parallel Programming

    1. Why PFX?

    2. PLINQ

    3. The Parallel Class

    4. Task Parallelism

    5. Working with AggregateException

    6. Concurrent Collections

    7. SpinLock and SpinWait

23. Chapter 23 Asynchronous Methods

    1. Why Asynchronous Methods Exist

    2. Asynchronous Method Signatures

    3. Asynchronous Methods Versus Asynchronous Delegates

    4. Using Asynchronous Methods

    5. Asynchronous Methods and Tasks

    6. Writing Asynchronous Methods

    7. Fake Asynchronous Methods

    8. Alternatives to Asynchronous Methods

24. Chapter 24 Application Domains

    1. Application Domain Architecture

    2. Creating and Destroying Application Domains

    3. Using Multiple Application Domains

    4. Using DoCallBack

    5. Monitoring Application Domains

    6. Domains and Threads

    7. Sharing Data Between Domains

25. Chapter 25 Native and COM Interoperability

    1. Calling into Native DLLs

    2. Type Marshaling

    3. Callbacks from Unmanaged Code

    4. Simulating a C Union

    5. Shared Memory

    6. Mapping a Struct to Unmanaged Memory

    7. COM Interoperability

    8. Calling a COM Component from C#

    9. Embedding Interop Types

    10. Primary Interop Assemblies

    11. Exposing C# Objects to COM

26. Chapter 26 Regular Expressions

    1. Regular Expression Basics

    2. Quantifiers

    3. Zero-Width Assertions

    4. Groups

    5. Replacing and Splitting Text

    6. Cookbook Regular Expressions

    7. Regular Expressions Language Reference

1. Appendix C# Keywords

2. Colophon

 

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