Pro C# 2005 and the .NET 2.0 Platform

This highly-anticipated third edition briefly overviews the C# language, then transitions to technical and architectural issues crucial to .NET developers. Troelsen provides extensive coverage of the .NET Framework, and enlightens programmers about subtle topics like proper use of threads and leveraging new .NET remoting protocol. Readers will also learn how to use C# for GUI applications, and will read thorough discussion of Windows Forms, custom controls, and GDI+. TOC:Introduction to the .NET platform Common Language Runtime (CLR) The Common Type Specification (CTS) The Common Language Specifications (CLS) Assemblies Basics of C# classes Constructors Flow control and iteration Arrays and strings Boxing and unboxing Object-oriented programming in C# (encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism explained) Exception handling Garbage collection Implementing the ICloneable and IComparable interfaces Introduction to .NET collections (including custom collections) Custom indexers, delegates, and events explained XML-based documentation In-depth guide to .NET assemblies (including shared assemblies) Versioning techniques for side-by-side deployment Multithreading and synchronization Type reflection and attributes Windows Forms tutorial (design options, survey of components, menus and other UI widgets) Programming the Windows registry GDI+ graphics tutorial (including fonts, brushes, images, and using .NET resources) Input and output (directories, files, and streams) COM, COM+, and .NET interoperability Tutorial to ADO.NET for database programming (including DataSets and XML basics) Introduction to ASP and ASP.NET programming for Web development Web services basics (including SOAP, WSDL, etc.)