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Developing Windows-Based Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual C# .NET
Table Of Contents
1. Cover 5
LOC 5
2. About This Book 6
Intended Audience 6
Prerequisites 7
About the CD-ROM 7
About the DVD 7
Features of This Book 8
Getting Started 14
The Microsoft Certified Professional Program 15
Technical Support 20
3. Chapter 1 -- Introduction to the .NET Framework 21
Lesson 1: The .NET Framework and mon Language Runtime 21
Lesson 2: The .NET Base Class Library 24
Lesson 3: Using Classes and Structures 33
Lesson 4: Using Methods 38
Lesson 5: Scope and Access Levels 45
Lesson 6: Garbage Collection 52
Lab 1: Classes and Garbage Collection 55
Review 59
4. Chapter 2 -- Creating the User Interface 59
Lesson 1: User Interface Design Principles 60
Lesson 2: Using Forms 64
Lesson 3: Using Controls ponents 80
Lesson 4: Using Menus 93
Lesson 5: Validating User Input 102
Lab 2: The Virtual Doughnut Factory 114
Review 124
5. Chapter 3 -- Types and Members 125
Lesson 1: Using Data Types 125
Lesson 2: Constants, Enums, Arrays, and Collections 136
Lesson 3: Implementing Properties 150
Lesson 4: Implementing Delegates and Events 160
Lab 3: ponents and Implementing Members 168
Review 181
6. Chapter 4 -- Object-Oriented Programming and Polymorphism 182
Lesson 1: Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming 182
Lesson 2: Overloading Members 186
Lesson 3: Interface Polymorphism 191
Lesson 4: Inheritance Polymorphism 198
Lab 4: Using Inherited Classes 211
Review 224
7. Chapter 5 -- Testing and Debugging Your Application 225
Lesson 1: Using the Debugging Tools 225
Lesson 2: Using the Debug and Trace Classes 237
Lesson 3: Creating a Unit Test Plan 248
Lesson 4: Handling and Throwing Exceptions 253
Lab 5: Debugging an Application 263
Review 266
8. Chapte