Preface	xxxvii
1	Introduction to .NET and C#	1
1.1	Introduction	2
1.2	History of the Internet and World Wide Web	2
1.3	World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)	4
1.4	Extensible Markup Language (XML)	4
1.5	Key Software Trend: Object Technology	5
1.6	Introduction to Microsoft .NET	7
1.7	C#	9
1.8	.NET Framework and the Common Language Runtime	9
1.9	Tour of the Book	10
1.10	Summary	19
1.11	Internet and World Wide Web Resources	21
2	Introduction to the Visual Studio .NET IDE and C# Programming	22
2.1	Introduction	23
2.2	Visual Studio .NET Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Overview	24
2.3	Menu Bar and Toolbar	27
2.4	Visual Studio .NET Windows	29
2.4.1	Solution Explorer	29
2.4.2	Toolbox	30
2.4.3	Properties Window	31
2.5	Using Help	33
2.6	Simple Program: Displaying Text and an Image	34
2.7	Simple Program: Printing a Line of Text	43
2.8	Arithmetic	52
2.9	Decision Making: Equality and Relational Operators	53
2.10	Summary	58
3	Control Structures	60
3.1	Introduction	61
3.2	Control Structures	61
3.3	if Selection Structure	63
3.4	if/else Selection Structure	63
3.5	while Repetition Structure	64
3.6	Assignment Operators	67
3.7	Increment and Decrement Operators	67
3.8	for Repetition Structure	69
3.9	Example: Using the for Structure to Compute Compound Interest	71
3.10	switch Multiple-Selection Structure	76
3.11	do/while Repetition Structure	80
3.12	Statements break and continue	81
3.13	Logical and Conditional Operators	84
3.14	Introduction to Windows Application Programming	88
3.15	Summary	95
4	Methods and Arrays	97
4.1	Introduction	98
4.2	Methods in C#	99
4.3	Method Definitions	99
4.4	Argument Promotion	106
4.5	C# Namespaces	108
4.6	Value Types and Reference Types	109
4.7	Passing Arguments: Pass-by-Value vs. Pass-by-Reference	110
4.8	Scope Rules	114
4.9	Recursion	117
4.10	Method Overloading	119
4.11	Arrays	122
4.12	Declaring and Allocating Arrays	123
4.13	Passing Arrays to Methods	126
4.14	Passing Arrays by Value and by Reference	126
4.15	Multiple-Subscripted Arrays	130
4.16	foreach Repetition Structure	135
4.17	Summary	136
5	Object-Based Programming	137
5.1	Introduction	138
5.2	Implementing a Time Abstract Data Type with a Class	139
5.3	Class Scope	147
5.4	Controlling Access to Members	147
5.5	Initializing Class Objects: Constructors	149
5.6	Using Overloaded Constructors	150
5.7	Properties	154
5.8	Composition: Objects References as Instance Variables of Other Classes	161
5.9	Using the this Reference	165
5.10	Garbage Collection	167
5.11	static Class Members	168
5.12	const and readonly Members	173
5.13	Indexers	175
5.14	Data Abstraction and Information Hiding	181
5.15	Software Reusability	183
5.16	Namespaces and Assemblies	183
5.17	Class View and Object Browser	189
5.18	Summary	191
6	Object-Oriented Programming: Inheritance	192
6.1	Introduction	193
6.2	Base Classes and Derived Classes	194
6.3	protected and internal Members	197
6.4	Relationship between Base Classes and Derived Classes	197
6.5	Case Study: Three-Level Inheritance Hierarchy	218
6.6	Constructors and Destructors in Derived Classes	221
6.7	Software Engineering with Inheritance	227
6.8	Summary	228
7	Object-Oriented Programming: Polymorphism	229
7.1	Introduction	230
7.2	Derived-Class-Object to Base-Class-Object Conversion	230
7.3	Type Fields and switch Statements	237
7.4	Polymorphism Examples	238
7.5	Abstract Classes and Methods	239
7.6	Example: Inheriting Interface and Implementation	241
7.7	sealed Classes and Methods	249
7.8	Example: Payroll System Using Polymorphism	250
7.9	Example: Creating and Using Interfaces	260
7.10	Delegates	272
7.11	Operator Overloading	277
7.12	Summary	282
8	Exception Handling	284
8.1	Introduction	285
8.2	Exception Handling Overview	286
8.3	Example: DivideByZeroException	289
8.4	.NET Exception Hierarchy	294
8.5	finally Block	295
8.6	Exception Properties	303
8.7	Programmer-Defined Exception Classes	308
8.8	Handling Overflows with Operators checked and unchecked	312
8.9	Summary	314
9	Graphical User Interface Concepts: Part 1	316
9.1	Introduction	317
9.2	Windows Forms	318
9.3	Event-Handling Model	321
9.3.1	Basic Event Handling	322
9.4	Control Properties and Layout	326
9.5	Labels, TextBoxes and Buttons	330
9.6	GroupBoxes and Panels	337
9.7	CheckBoxes and RadioButtons	340
9.8	PictureBoxes	349
9.9	Mouse Event Handling	351
9.10	Keyboard Event Handling	353
9.11	Summary	357
10	Graphical User Interface Concepts: Part 2	358
10.1	Introduction	359
10.2	Menus	359
10.3	LinkLabels	368
10.4	ListBoxes and CheckedListBoxes	372
10.4.1	ListBoxes	375
10.4.2	CheckedListBoxes	377
10.5	ComboBoxes	380
10.6	TreeViews	385
10.7	ListViews	391
10.8	Tab Control	398
10.9	Multiple-Document-Interface (MDI) Windows	403
10.10	Visual Inheritance	412
10.11	User-Defined Controls	416
10.12	Summary	421
11	Multithreading	423
11.1	Introduction	424
11.2	Thread States: Life Cycle of a Thread	425
11.3	Thread Priorities and Thread Scheduling	427
11.4	Thread Synchronization and Class Monitor	432
11.5	Producer/Consumer Relationship without Thread Synchronization	434
11.6	Producer/Consumer Relationship with Thread Synchronization	440
11.7	Producer/Consumer Relationship: Circular Buffer	449
11.8	Summary	460
12	Strings, Characters and Regular Expressions	462
12.1	Introduction	463
12.2	Fundamentals of Characters and Strings	463
12.3	String Constructors	465
12.4	String Indexer, Length Property and CopyTo Method	466
12.5	Comparing Strings	468
12.6	String Method GetHashCode	472
12.7	Locating Characters and Substrings in Strings	473
12.8	Extracting Substrings from Strings	476
12.9	Concatenating Strings	477
12.10	Miscellaneous String Methods	478
12.11	Class StringBuilder	480
12.12	StringBuilder Indexer, Length and Capacity Properties, and EnsureCapacity Method	482
12.13	StringBuilder Append and AppendFormat Methods	484
12.14	StringBuilder Insert, Remove and Replace Methods	488
12.15	Char Methods	491
12.16	Card Shuffling and Dealing Simulation	494
12.17	Regular Expressions and Class Regex	498
12.18	Summary	509
13	Graphics and Multimedia	510
13.1	Introduction	511
13.2	Graphics Contexts and Graphics Objects	513
13.3	Color Control	514
13.4	Font Control	522
13.5	Drawing Lines, Rectangles and Ovals	527
13.6	Drawing Arcs	530
13.7	Drawing Polygons and Polylines	533
13.8	Advanced Graphics Capabilities	537
13.9	Introduction to Multimedia	543
13.10	Loading, Displaying and Scaling Images	544
13.11	Animating a Series of Images	546
13.12	Windows Media Player	559
13.13	Microsoft Agent	562
13.14	Summary	576
14	Files and Streams	578
14.1	Introduction	579
14.2	Data Hierarchy	579
14.3	Files and Streams	581
14.4	Classes File and Directory	583
14.5	Creating a Sequential-Access File	593
14.6	Reading Data from a Sequential-Access File	605
14.7	Random-Access Files	616
14.8	Creating a Random-Access File	620
14.9	Writing Data Randomly to a Random-Access File	624
14.10	Reading Data Sequentially from a Random-Access File	629
14.11	Case Study: A Transaction-Processing Program	634
14.12	Summary	654
15	Extensible Markup Language (XML)	656
15.1	Introduction	657
15.2	XML Documents	657
15.3	XML Namespaces	662
15.4	Document Object Model (DOM)	665
15.5	Document Type Definitions (DTDs), Schemas and Validation	683
15.5.1	Document Type Definitions	684
15.5.2	Microsoft XML Schemas	687
15.5.3	W3C XML Schema	690
15.5.4	Schema Validation in C#	691
15.6	Extensible Stylesheet Language and XslTransform	695
15.7	Microsoft BizTalk™	702
15.8	Summary	705
15.9	Internet and World Wide Web Resources	707
16	Database, SQL and ADO .NET	709
16.1	Introduction	710
16.2	Relational Database Model	711
16.3	Relational Database Overview: Books Database	712
16.4	Structured Query Language (SQL)	719
16.4.1	Basic SELECT Query	719
16.4.2	WHERE Clause	720
16.4.3	ORDER BY Clause	723
16.4.4	Merging Data from Multiple Tables: INNER JOIN	726
16.4.5	Joining Data from Tables Authors, AuthorISBN, Titles and Publishers	728
16.4.6	INSERT Statement	731
16.4.7	UPDATE Statement	732
16.4.8	DELETE Statement	733
16.5	ADO .NET Object Model	734
16.6	Programming with ADO .NET: Extracting Information from a Database	735
16.6.1	Connecting to and Querying an Access Data Source	735
16.6.2	Querying the Books Database	742
16.7	Programming with ADO.NET: Modifying a Database	744
16.8	Reading and Writing XML Files	752
16.9	Summary	755
17	ASP .NET, Web Forms and Web Controls	757
17.1	Introduction	758
17.2	Simple HTTP Transaction	759
17.3	System Architecture	761
17.4	Creating and Running a Simple Web Form Example	762
17.5	Web Controls	775
17.5.1	Text and Graphics Controls	776
17.5.2	AdRotator Control	780
17.5.3	Validation Controls	785
17.6	Session Tracking	796
17.6.1	Cookies	797
17.6.2	Session Tracking with HttpSessionState	806
17.7	Case Study: Online Guest Book	815
17.8	Case Study: Connecting to a Database in ASP .NET	822
17.9	Tracing	836
17.10	Summary	838
17.11	Internet and Web Resources	840
18	ASP .NET and Web Services	842
18.1	Introduction	843
18.2	Web Services	844
18.3	Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) and Web Services	847
18.4	Publishing and Consuming Web Services	849
18.5	Session Tracking in Web Services	864
18.6	Using Web Forms and Web Services	877
18.7	Case Study: Temperature Information Application	883
18.8	User-Defined Types in Web Services	893
18.9	Summary	903
19	Networking: Streams-Based Sockets and Datagrams	905
19.1	Introduction	906
19.2	Establishing a Simple Server (Using Stream Sockets)	907
19.3	Establishing a Simple Client (Using Stream Sockets)	909
19.4	Client/Server Interaction with Stream-Socket Connections	910
19.5	Connectionless Client/Server Interaction with Datagrams	919
19.6	Client/Server Tic-Tac-Toe Using a Multithreaded Server	924
19.7	Summary	939
20	Data Structures and Collections	941
20.1	Introduction	942
20.2	Self-Referential Classes	942
20.3	Linked Lists	944
20.4	Stacks	956
20.5	Queues	961
20.6	Trees	964
20.6.1	Binary Search Tree of Integer Values	966
20.6.2	Binary Search Tree of IComparable Objects	973
20.7	Collection Classes	981
20.7.1	Class Array	981
20.7.2	Class ArrayList	984
20.7.3	Class Stack	990
20.7.4	Class Hashtable	994
20.8	Summary	1000
21	Accessibility	1002
21.1	Introduction	1003
21.2	Regulations and Resources	1004
21.3	Web Accessibility Initiative	1006
21.4	Providing Alternatives for Images	1006
21.5	Maximizing Readability by Focusing on Structure	1008
21.6	Accessibility in Visual Studio .NET	1008
21.6.1	Enlarging Toolbar Icons	1009
21.6.2	Enlarging the Text	1010
21.6.3	Modifying the Toolbox	1011
21.6.4	Modifying the Keyboard	1011
21.6.5	Rearranging Windows	1012
21.7	Accessibility in C#	1014
21.8	Accessibility in XHTML Tables	1020
21.9	Accessibility in XHTML Frames	1024
21.10	Accessibility in XML	1025
21.11	Using Voice Synthesis and Recognition with VoiceXML™	1025
21.12	CallXML™	1033
21.13	JAWS® for Windows	1038
21.14	Other Accessibility Tools	1039
21.15	Accessibility in Microsoft® Windows® 2000	1041
21.15.1	Tools for People with Visual Impairments	1042
21.15.2	Tools for People with Hearing Impairments	1044
21.15.3	Tools for Users Who Have Difficulty Using the Keyboard	1045
21.15.4	Microsoft Narrator	1048
21.15.5	Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard	1051
21.15.6	Accessibility Features in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0	1052
21.16	Summary	1053
21.17	Internet and Web Resources	1054
22	Mobile Internet Toolkit	1057
22.1	Introduction	1058
22.2	Mobile Internet Toolkit Client Devices	1058
22.3	Introduction to the Mobile Internet Toolkit and Mobile Web Forms	1060
22.4	Advanced Mobile Web Forms Controls	1075
22.5	Example: Deitel Wireless Portal	1083
22.6	Device-Independent Web Design Using Style Sheets and Templates	1088
22.7	Consuming a Web Service from a Mobile Application	1101
22.8	Summary	1107
22.9	Internet and World Wide Web Resources	1108
A	Operator Precedence Chart	1109
B	Number Systems	1111
B.1	Introduction	1112
B.2	Abbreviating Binary Numbers as Octal Numbers and Hexadecimal Numbers
B.3	Converting Octal Numbers and Hexadecimal Numbers to Binary Numbers	1117
B.4	Converting from Binary, Octal or Hexadecimal to Decimal	1117
B.5	Converting from Decimal to Binary, Octal or Hexadecimal	1118
B.6	Negative Binary Numbers: Two’s Complement Notation	1119
B.7	Summary	1120
C	Career Opportunities	1122
C.1	Introduction	1123
C.2	Resources for the Job Seeker	1124
C.3	Online Opportunities for Employers	1125
C.3.1	Posting Jobs Online	1127
C.3.2	Problems with Recruiting on the Web	1129
C.3.3	Diversity in the Workplace	1129
C.4	Recruiting Services	1130
C.5	Career Sites	1131
C.5.1	Comprehensive Career Sites	1131
C.5.2	Technical Positions	1132
C.5.3	Wireless Positions	1132
C.5.4	Contracting Online	1133
C.5.5	Executive Positions	1134
C.5.6	Students and Young Professionals	1135
C.5.7	Other Online Career Services	1135
C.6	Summary	1136
C.7	Internet and World Wide Web Resources	1137
D	Visual Studio .NET Debugger	1142
D.1	Introduction	1143
D.2	Breakpoints	1144
D.3	Examining Data	1146
D.4	Program Control	1149
D.5	Additional Method Debugging Capabilities	1153
D.6	Additional Class Debugging Capabilities	1155
D.7	Summary	1158
E	Generating Documentation in Visual Studio .NET	1160
E.1	Introduction	1161
E.2	Documentation Comments	1161
E.3	Documenting C# Source Code	1162
E.4	Creating Comment Web Pages	1170
E.5	Creating XML Documentation Files	1172
E.6	Summary	1177
F	ASCII Character Set	1179
G	Unicode®	1180
G.1	Introduction	1181
G.2	Unicode Transformation Formats	1182
G.3	Characters and Glyphs	1183
G.4	Advantages and Disadvantages of Unicode	1184
G.5	Unicode Consortium’s Web Site	1184
G.6	Using Unicode	1185
G.7	Character Ranges	1188
G.8	Summary	1189
H	COM Integration	1191
H.1	Introduction	1191
H.2	ActiveX Integration	1192
H.3	DLL Integration	1196
H.4	Summary	1200
H.5	Internet and World Wide Web Resources	1201
I	Introduction to HyperText Markup Language 4: Part 1	1202
I.1	Introduction	1203
I.2	Markup Languages	1203
I.3	Editing HTML	1204
I.4	Common Elements	1204
I.5	Headers	1207
I.6	Linking	1208
I.7	Images	1210
I.8	Special Characters and More Line Breaks	1214
I.9	Unordered Lists	1216
I.10	Nested and Ordered Lists	1217
I.11	Summary	1220
I.12	Internet and World Wide Web Resources	1221
J	Introduction to HyperText Markup Language 4: Part 2	1222
J.1	Introduction	1223
J.2	Basic HTML Tables	1223
J.3	Intermediate HTML Tables and Formatting	1225
J.4	Basic HTML Forms	1228
J.5	More Complex HTML Forms	1231
J.6	Internal Linking	1238
J.7	Creating and Using Image Maps	1241
J.8	<meta> Tags	1243
J.9	frameset Element	1245
J.10	Nested framesets	1247
J.11	Summary	1249
J.12	Internet and World Wide Web Resources	1251
K	Introduction to XHTML: Part 1	1252
K.1	Introduction	1253
K.2	Editing XHTML	1253
K.3	First XHTML Example	1254
K.4	W3C XHTML Validation Service	1257
K.5	Headers	1258
K.6	Linking	1260
K.7	Images	1263
K.8	Special Characters and More Line Breaks	1267
K.9	Unordered Lists	1269
K.10	Nested and Ordered Lists	1270
K.11	Summary	1273
K.12	Internet and World Wide Web Resources	1274
L	Introduction to XHTML: Part 2	1275
L.1	Introduction	1276
L.2	Basic XHTML Tables	1276
L.3	Intermediate XHTML Tables and Formatting	1279
L.4	Basic XHTML Forms	1281
L.5	More Complex XHTML Forms	1284
L.6	Internal Linking	1292
L.7	Creating and Using Image Maps	1295
L.8	meta Elements	1297
L.9	frameset Element	1298
L.10	Nested framesets	1302
L.11	Summary	1304
L.12	Internet and World Wide Web Resources	1305
M	HTML/XHTML Special Characters	1307
N	HTML/XHTML Colors	1308
O	Bit Manipulation	1311
O.1	Introduction	1312
O.2	Bit Manipulation and the Bitwise Operators	1312
O.3	Class BitArray	1324
O.4	Summary	1327
P	Crystal Reports® for Visual Studio .NET	1328
P.1	Introduction	1328
P.2	Crystal Reports Web Site Resources	1328
P.3	Crystal Reports and Visual Studio .NET	1329
P.3.1	Crystal Reports in Web Applications	1332
P.3.2	Crystal Reports and Web Services	1332
	Bibliography	1334
	Index	1338
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