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Redmond, Washington : Microsoft Press, 2002

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9780735615335

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Electronic data processing personnel -- Certification

Microsoft software -- Examinations -- Study guides

C# (Computer program language)

Microsoft Visual BASIC

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Key Book Benefits: - NEW--Delivers revised and expanded content for developing Windows-based applications with the .NET Framework. - NEW--Features enhanced testing tool that generates realistic practice exams with automated scoring and detailed explanations for right and wrong answers. - Thoroughly covers the objectives for two MCP Exams--70-306 and 70-316--core requirements on the MCAD/MCSD tracks - Provides side-by-side code examples and labs for both Visual Basic .NET and Visual C# .NET - Includes 60-day evaluation version of Microsoft Visual Studio(R) .NET Professional Edition on DVD

About This Book	p. xiii
Chapter 1 Introduction to the .NET Framework	p. 1
About This Chapter	p. 1
Before You Begin	p. 1
Lesson 1 The .NET Framework and the Common Language Runtime	p. 2
Overview of the .NET Framework	p. 2
Languages and the .NET Framework	p. 2
The Structure of a .NET Application	p. 3
Compilation and Execution of a .NET Application	p. 4
Lesson 2 The .NET Base Class Library	p. 6
Reference Types and Value Types	p. 8
Using .NET Framework Types in Your Application	p. 9
The Imports and using Statements	p. 12
Referencing External Libraries	p. 13
Lesson 3 Using Classes and Structures	p. 15
Members	p. 15
Creating Classes	p. 16
Creating Structures	p. 16
Adding Members	p. 16
Nested Types	p. 17
Instantiating User-Defined Types	p. 18
Classes vs. Structures	p. 19
Lesson 4 Using Methods	p. 20
Adding Methods	p. 20
Calling Methods	p. 21
Method Variables	p. 21
Parameters	p. 22
Constructors and Destructors	p. 25
Lesson 5 Scope and Access Levels	p. 28
Member Access Modifiers	p. 28
Type Access Modifiers	p. 30
Access Modifiers for Nested Types	p. 31
Shared (static) Members	p. 31
Lesson 6 Garbage Collection	p. 34
Circular References	p. 35
Lab 1 Classes and Garbage Collection	p. 37
Before You Begin	p. 37
Exercise 1.1 Making the Demo Class	p. 37
Exercise 1.2 Demonstrating Garbage Collection	p. 38
Review	p. 40
Chapter 2 Creating the User Interface	p. 41
About This Chapter	p. 41
Before You Begin	p. 41
Lesson 1 User Interface Design Principles	p. 42
Forms, Controls, and Menus	p. 42
Composition	p. 43
Lesson 2 Using Forms	p. 47
Adding Forms to Your Project	p. 47
Visual Inheritance	p. 48
Setting the Startup Form	p. 50
Setting the Startup Location	p. 51
Changing the Appearance of Your Form	p. 52
BackColor, ForeColor, and Text Properties	p. 53
Font, Cursor, and BackGroundImage	p. 53
Opacity	p. 53
Using Form Methods	p. 54
Show and ShowDialog	p. 55
Activate	p. 55
Hide	p. 56
Close	p. 56
Using Form Events	p. 56
Form Lifetime Events	p. 58
Lesson 3 Using Controls and Components	p. 62
Working with Controls	p. 62
Setting the Control Tab Order	p. 64
Controls That Can Contain Other Controls	p. 65
Docking and Anchoring Controls	p. 66
Using the Controls Collection	p. 69
Adding Controls to the Toolbox	p. 70
Creating Event Handlers for Controls	p. 71
Using Extender Provider Components	p. 72
Lesson 4 Using Menus	p. 75
Creating Menus at Design Time	p. 75
Using the MainMenu Component	p. 76
Separating Menu Items	p. 77
Menu Access and Shortcut Keys	p. 78
Using Menu Item Events	p. 79
Creating Context Menus	p. 79
Modifying Menus at Run Time	p. 80
Enabling and Disabling Menu Commands	p. 80
Displaying Check Marks on Menu Items	p. 80
Displaying Radio Buttons on Menu Items	p. 80
Making Menu Items Invisible	p. 81
Cloning Menus	p. 81
Merging Menus at Run Time	p. 82
Adding Menu Items at Run Time	p. 82
Lesson 5 Validating User Input	p. 84
Field-Level Validation	p. 84
Using Events in Field-Level Validation	p. 86
Handling the Focus	p. 88
Form-Level Validation	p. 90
Providing User Feedback	p. 92
Lab 2 The Virtual Doughnut Factory	p. 96
Before You Begin	p. 96
Exercise 2.1 Creating the User Interface	p. 96
Exercise 2.2 Adding a Menu	p. 100
Exercise 2.3 Creating Validation Handlers	p. 101
Review	p. 104
Chapter 3 Types and Members	p. 105
About This Chapter	p. 105
Before You Begin	p. 105
Lesson 1 Using Data Types	p. 106
The .NET Data Types	p. 106
Converting Types	p. 109
Using Data Type Functionality	p. 112
Lesson 2 Constants, Enums, Arrays, and Collections	p. 116
Constants and Enumerations	p. 116
Arrays	p. 120
Collections	p. 124
Enumerating the Members of an Array or Collection	p. 127
Lesson 3 Implementing Properties	p. 130
Implementing Properties	p. 130
Read-Only and Write-Only Properties	p. 133
Parameterized Properties	p. 134
Default Properties and Indexers	p. 135
Collection Properties	p. 136
Lesson 4 Implementing Delegates and Events	p. 140
Delegates	p. 140
Declaring and Raising Events	p. 142
Implementing Event Handlers	p. 143
Event Handlers That Handle Multiple Events	p. 145
Events with Multiple Handlers	p. 146
Removing Handlers at Run Time	p. 146
Lab 3 Adding Components and Implementing Members	p. 148
Before You Begin	p. 148
Exercise 3.1 Creating the DoughnutMachine Component	p. 148
Exercise 3.2 Adding the DoughnutMachine to the User Interface	p. 155
Review	p. 160
Chapter 4 Object-Oriented Programming and Polymorphism	p. 161
About This Chapter	p. 161
Before You Begin	p. 161
Lesson 1 Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming	p. 162
Objects, Members, and Abstraction	p. 162
Encapsulation	p. 164
Polymorphism	p. 164
Lesson 2 Overloading Members	p. 167
Creating Overloading Methods	p. 168
Overloading Operators with Visual C#	p. 169
Lesson 3 Interface Polymorphism	p. 172
Defining Interfaces	p. 172
Polymorphism with Interfaces	p. 174
Implementing Interfaces	p. 175
Lesson 4 Inheritance Polymorphism	p. 180
Inheritance	p. 180
Inherited Members	p. 182
Abstract Classes and Members	p. 189
Lab 4 Using Inherited Classes	p. 193
Before You Begin	p. 193
Exercise 4.1 Creating a Strongly Typed Collection Class by Extending CollectionBase	p. 193
Exercise 4.2 Implementing Additional Doughnut Types	p. 196
Exercise 4.3 Implementing the RemoveStale Method	p. 199
Review	p. 204
Chapter 5 Testing and Debugging Your Application	p. 205
About This Chapter	p. 205
Before You Begin	p. 205
Lesson 1 Using the Debugging Tools	p. 206
Types of Errors	p. 206
Break Mode	p. 208
Setting Breakpoints	p. 211
Using the Debugging Windows	p. 213
Lesson 2 Using the Debug and Trace Classes	p. 218
How Tracing Works	p. 218
Writing Trace and Debug Output	p. 219
The Listeners Collection	p. 221
Using Trace Switches	p. 223
Configuring Trace Switches	p. 226
Lesson 3 Creating a Unit Test Plan	p. 229
The Unit Test Plan	p. 229
Lesson 4 Handling and Throwing Exceptions	p. 234
How Exceptions Are Handled	p. 234
Creating an Exception Handler	p. 235
Throwing Exceptions	p. 239
Lab 5 Debugging an Application	p. 244
Before You Begin	p. 244
Exercise 5.1 Identifying Syntax Errors	p. 244
Review	p. 248
Chapter 6 Data Access Using ADO.NET	p. 249
About This Chapter	p. 249
Before You Begin	p. 249
Lesson 1 Overview of ADO.NET	p. 250
Disconnected Database Access	p. 250
ADO.NET Data Architecture	p. 251
Lesson 2 Accessing Data	p. 255
Connecting to a Database	p. 255
Using Data Commands	p. 258
Using DataReaders	p. 264
Creating and Configuring DataAdapters	p. 271
Retrieving Data Using DataAdapters	p. 273
Lesson 3 Using DataSet Objects and Updating Data	p. 280
Creating and Filling DataSet Objects Without a DataAdapter	p. 280
DataRelation Objects	p. 285
Constraints	p. 286
Editing and Updating Data	p. 289
Lesson 4 Binding, Viewing, and Filtering Data	p. 297
Data Binding	p. 297
Filtering and Sorting Data	p. 305
Lesson 5 Using XML in ADO.NET	p. 311
Retrieving XML from a SQL Server 2000 Database	p. 311
Using XML with DataSets	p. 312
Using the XmlDataDocument Class	p. 314
Lab 6 Connecting with a Database	p. 319
Before You Begin	p. 319
Exercise 6.1 Adding Data Access and Using the DataReader	p. 319
Exercise 6.2 Retrieving and Updating Data Using DataAdapter Objects and a DataSet	p. 321
Exercise 6.3 Creating a Typed DataSet Using the XML Designer	p. 323
Exercise 6.4 Using the Data Form Wizard	p. 325
Review	p. 328
Chapter 7 Creating Controls Using the .NET Framework	p. 329
About This Chapter	p. 329
Before You Begin	p. 329
Lesson 1 Using GDI+	p. 330
The System.Drawing Namespaces	p. 330
The Graphics Object	p. 331
Colors, Brushes, and Pens	p. 335
Rendering Simple Shapes	p. 338
Rendering Text	p. 339
Rendering Complex Shapes	p. 340
Lesson 2 Authoring Controls	p. 344
Overview of Control Authoring	p. 344
Creating an Inherited Control	p. 347
Creating a User Control	p. 349
Creating a Custom Control	p. 352
Lesson 3 Common Tasks Using Controls	p. 355
Adding Your Control to the Toolbox	p. 355
Providing a Toolbox Bitmap for Your Control	p. 355
Debugging Your Control	p. 357
Managing Control Licensing	p. 358
Hosting Your Control in Internet Explorer	p. 360
Lab 7 Creating a Custom Control	p. 362
Before You Begin	p. 362
Exercise 7.1 Creating the Control	p. 362
Exercise 7.2 Testing Your Control	p. 367
Review	p. 369
Chapter 8 Advanced .NET Framework Topics	p. 371
About This Chapter	p. 371
Before You Begin	p. 371
Lesson 1 Implementing Print Functionality	p. 372
The PrintDocument Component	p. 372
Printing Content	p. 375
Using PrintPreviewControl	p. 381
Configuring Printing	p. 382
Lesson 2 Accessing and Invoking Components	p. 386
Accessing .NET and COM Type Libraries	p. 386
Instantiating ActiveX Controls	p. 388
Accessing a Web Service	p. 388
Accessing the Windows API	p. 392
Lesson 3 Implementing Accessibility	p. 395
Accessibility Design	p. 395
Accessibility and the Certified for Windows Program	p. 396
Accessibility Properties of Windows Forms Controls	p. 397
Lesson 4 Implementing Help in Your Application	p. 399
The Help Class	p. 399
The HelpProvider Component	p. 400
Lesson 5 Globalization and Localization	p. 402
Globalization and Localization	p. 402
Culture-Specific Formatting	p. 407
Lab 8 Creating a Localized Form with Print Support	p. 413
Before You Begin	p. 413
Exercise 8.1 Creating the Form	p. 413
Exercise 8.2 Localizing the Form	p. 416
Exercise 8.3 Adding Print Support	p. 419
Review	p. 422
Chapter 9 Assemblies, Configuration, and Security	p. 423
About This Chapter	p. 423
Before You Begin	p. 423
Lesson 1 Assemblies and Resources	p. 424
Assemblies	p. 424
Resources and Resource Assemblies	p. 427
Shared Assemblies	p. 433
Lesson 2 Configuring and Optimizing Your Application	p. 437
Creating the Configuration File	p. 437
Configuring Your Application Using Dynamic Properties	p. 439
Optimizing Your Application's Performance	p. 443
Lesson 3 Securing Your Application	p. 446
Permissions	p. 447
Configuring Role-Based Authorization	p. 447
Configuring Code Access Security	p. 452
Using Exception Handling with Imperative Security	p. 459
Lab 9 Configuring and Securing an Application	p. 461
Before You Begin	p. 461
Exercise 9.1 Adding the Configuration File	p. 461
Exercise 9.2 Securing Your Application	p. 463
Review	p. 466
Chapter 10 Deploying Your Application	p. 467
About This Chapter	p. 467
Before You Begin	p. 467
Lesson 1 Planning the Deployment of Your Project	p. 468
XCOPY Deployment	p. 468
Creating Setup Projects	p. 469
Configuring Build Properties of Your Setup Project	p. 473
Building, Distributing, and Deploying a Setup Project	p. 477
Lesson 2 Configuring Your Setup Project	p. 481
Setting the Setup Project Properties	p. 481
The Installation Editors	p. 483
Installing a Native Assembly Image	p. 495
Verifying Installed Assembly Security Policies	p. 496
Lab 10 Creating an Installer Application	p. 498
Before You Begin	p. 498
Exercise 10.1 Creating the Setup Project	p. 498
Exercise 10.2 Configuring Your Application	p. 499
Exercise 10.3 Installing Your Application	p. 499
Review	p. 501
Appendix A Questions and Answers	p. 503
Glossary	p. 515
Index	p. 523

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