Nytro Posted May 4, 2011 Report Posted May 4, 2011 C# EssentialsThe C# Essentials online book contains 28 chapters of detailed information intended to provide everything necessary to gain Table of Contents 1. About C# Essentials 2. The C# Language and Environment * A Brief History of Computer Programming Languages * What exactly is C#? * The Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) * Common Intermediate Language (CIL) * Virtual Execution System (VES) * Common Type System (CTS) & Common Language Specification (CLS) * The Framework (Base Class and Framework Class Libraries) * Non Microsoft Implementations of the CLI 3. A Simple C# Console Application * Options for Installing a C# Environment * C# Source File Naming Conventions * Creating a Sample C# Program * Compiling C# Code From the Command Line * Executing a Compiled C# Program 4. Creating a Simple C# GUI Application with Visual Studio * Installing Visual Studio with C# Support * Creating a new Visual Studio C# Project * Adding Components to the Windows Form * Changing Component Names * Changing Component Properties * Adding Behavior to a Visual Studio C# Application 5. C# Variables and Constants * What is a C# Variable? * What is a C# Constant? * C# Integer Variable Types * C# Floating Point Variables * The C# Decimal Variable Type * C# Boolean Variable Type * C# Character Variable Type * C# String Variables * Casting Variable Types in C# 6. C# Operators and Expressions * What is an Expression? * The Basic Assignment Operator * C# Arithmetic Operators * C# Operator Precedence * Compound Assignment Operators * Increment and Decrement Operators * Comparison Operators * Boolean Logical Operators * The Ternary Operator 7. C# Flow Control Using if and else * Using the if Statement * Using if ... else .. Statements * Using if ... else if .. Statements 8. The C# switch Statement * Why Use a switch Statement? * Using the switch Statement Syntax * A switch Statement Example * Explaining the Example * Using goto in a C# switch Statement * Using continue in a C# switch Statement 9. C# Looping - The for Statement * The C# for Loop * C# Loop Variable Scope * Creating an Infinite for Loop * Breaking Out of a for Loop * Nested for Loops * Breaking From Nested Loops * Continuing for Loops 10. C# Looping with do and while Statements * The C# while Loop * C# do ... while loops * Breaking from Loops * The continue Statement 11. C# Object Oriented Programming * What is an Object? * What is a Class? * Declaring a C# Class * Creating C# Class Members * Static, Read-only and Const Data Members * Instantiating an Object from a C# Class * Accessing C# Object Members * Adding Methods to a C# Class * C# Constructors and Finalizers 12. C# Inheritance * What is Inheritance? * An Example of Inheritance * Creating a Subclass in C# * Passing Arguments to the Base Class Constructor 13. Understanding C# Abstract Classes * What is a C# Abstract Class? * Abstract Members * Declaring a C# Abstract Class * Deriving from an Abstract Class * The Difference Between abstract and virtual Members 14. Introducing C# Arrays * Creating Arrays in C# * Declaring a Multidimensional Array * Accessing Array Values * Getting the Length of an Array * Sorting and Manipulating C# Arrays 15. C# List and ArrayList Collections * What are C# Collection Classes * Creating C# List Collections - List<T> and ArrayList * Adding Items to Lists * Accessing List Items * Removing Items From Lists * Inserting Items into a C# List * Sorting Lists in C# * Finding Items in a C# List or ArrayList * Obtaining Information About a List * Clearing and Trimming C# Lists 16. Working with Strings in C# * Creating Strings in C# * Obtaining the Length of a C# String * Treating Strings as Arrays * Concatenating Strings in C# * Comparing Strings in C# * Changing String Case * Splitting a C# String into Multiple Parts * Trimming and Padding C# Strings * C# String Replacement 17. Formatting Strings in C# * The Syntax of the String.Format() Method * A Simple C# String Format Example * Using Format Controls * As Simple Format Control Example * The C# String.Format() Format Controls 18. Working with Dates and Times in C# * Creating a C# Date Time Objects * Getting the Current System Time and Date * Adding or Subtracting from Dates and Times * Retrieving Parts of a Date and Time * Formating Dates and Times in C# 19. C# and Windows Forms * Creating a New Form * Changing the Form Name * Changing the Form Title * Changing the Form Background Color * Changing The Form Background Image * Configuring the Minimize, Maximize and Close Buttons * Setting Minimum and Maximum Form Sizes * Specifying the Position of a Form on the Display * Changing the Form Border * Stopping a Form from Appearing the Windows Taskbar * Creating a Transparent Form 20. Designing Forms in C# and Visual Studio * Visual Basic Forms and Controls * Double Clicking the Control in the Toolbox * Dragging a Dropping Controls onto the Form * Drawing a Control on the Form * Positioning and Sizing Controls Using the Grid * Positioning Controls Using Snap Lines * Selecting Multiple Controls * Aligning and Sizing Groups of Controls * Setting Properties on a Group of Controls * Anchoring and Autosizing Form Controls * Setting Tab Order in a Form 21. Understanding C# GUI Events * Event Triggers * Wiring Up Events in Visual Studio * Compile and Running the Application * Setting Up a C# Timer Event 22. C# Events and Event Parameters * The Anatomy of an Event Handler * A C# EventArgs Example * C# EventArg Object Properties * Identifying which Mouse Button was Clicked 23. Hiding and Showing Forms in C# * Creating a C# Application Containing Multiple Forms * Understanding Modal and Non-modal Forms * Writing C# Code to Display a Non-Modal Form * Writing C# Code to Display a Modal Form * Hiding Forms in C# * Closing Forms in C# 24. Creating Top-Level Menus in C# * Creating a Top-Level Menu * Deleting and Moving Menu Items * Assigning Keyboard Shortcuts to Menu Items * Programming Menu Items in C# 25. Creating Context Menus in C# * Adding Context Menus to a C# Form * Associating a Component with a Context Menu * Programming C# Context Menu Options * Compiling and Running the Application 26. Building a Toolbar with C# and Visual Studio * Creating a Toolbar * Adding Tooltip Text to Toolbar Controls * Programming Toolbar Controls * Changing the Toolbar Position 27. Drawing Graphics in C# * Persistent Graphics * Creating a Graphics Object * Creating a Pen In C# * Drawing Lines in C# * Drawing Squares and Rectangles in C# * Drawing Ellipses and Circles in C# * Drawing Text with C# 28. Using Bitmaps for Persistent Graphics in C# * Why Use Bitmaps for Graphics Persistence in C#? * Creating a Bitmap * Instantiating a Bitmap and Creating a Graphics Object * Drawing onto the Bitmap * Rendering a Bitmap Image on a Control * Changing the Background Color of a BitmapOnline:http://www.techotopia.com/index.php/C_Sharp_Essentials Quote
