Inside C#, Second Edition

Get the in-depth architectural information you need about the hottest OOP language for Microsoft® .NET—now updated for final release code.Take a detailed look at the internal architecture of the groundbreaking C# language with this architectural reference. It’s fully updated with information about the Microsoft® .NET platform and Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET. It’s packed with sample code and demo applications to show you exactly how to develop with C#. You’ll explore this advanced language and its design parameters and construction to gain a complete understanding of how it works—and why it works that way. Topics covered include:C# CLASS FUNDAMENTALS• Building C# applications and libraries• The .NET type system• Classes and structs• Methods, properties, arrays, indexers, and attributes• Interfaces WRITING CODE • Expressions and operators • Program flow control• String handling and regular expressions • File I/O with streams • Error handling with exceptions • Operator overloading and user-defined conversions • Delegates and event handlers• Documentation with XML ADVANCED C#• Numerical processing and the Math class• Collections and object enumeration • Multithreaded programming• Querying metadata with reflection • Deterministic finalization and the Dispose pattern • Pinning and memory management • Using COM from C# applications • .NET components in unmanaged code• Incorporating securityCD-ROM FEATURES:• A fully searchable electronic copy of the book• Sample code in C# (also available at www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/5861.asp)