C#.NET Illuminated
Art Gittleman
Copyright 2003

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Introduction
	1.1 Event-Driven Programming
		Windows Applications
		Using a Database
		Web Applications
		Web Services
		Mobile Applications
		Crystal Reports
	1.2 Computing with C#
		Hardware
		Software
		High-Level Languages
		History
		C# Features
	1.3 Visual Studio .NET

2. Creating an Application
	2.1 Creating a Windows Application
		The Start Page
		Creating a Project
		The Properties Window
		Changing Properties
	2.2 Adding Controls
		The Toolbox
		TextBox
		Label
		Code for an Event
		IntelliSense
		Running an Application
		Closing the Project
	2.3 Positioning and Sizing Controls
		Anchoring
		Aligning Text
		Docking
		Moving and Sizing Controls
	2.4 Using a Button
		Setting Properties
  		Handling the Click Event
		Context Sensitive Help

3. Controls for Windows Forms
	3.1 Using Radio Buttons and Link Labels
		Radio Buttons
		Adding a Link
		Grouping Radio Buttons
		Adding Another Group
	3.2 More Boxes
		PictureBox
		CheckBox
		ListBox
		ComboBox
	3.3 Keeping Track
		DateTimePicker
		NumericUpDown
		Enabling the Display
		Timer
		StatusBar
	3.4 Menus and Dialogs
		MainMenu
		RichTextBox
		File Dialogs
		A Print Dialog
		A Color Dialog
		A Font Dialog 

4. Variables and Types
	4.1 Variables and Assignment
		Identifiers
		Keywords
		The Character Set
		Variables
		Assignment
		Illustrating Variables
		Constants
	4.2 Types
		Formatting
		Format Specifiers
		Field Width
	4.3 Operators and Expressions
		Precedence of Arithmetic Operators
		Combining Assignment and Arithmetic
		Increment and Decrement Operators
		Relational Operators and Expressions
		The AND, OR, and NOT Operators
		Conditional AND
		Conditional OR
		Logical Complement
		Operator Precedence
		Combining AND with OR

5. Selection and Repetition
	5.1 The if and if-else Statements
		The if Statement
		The if-else Statement
		Blocks
	5.2   Nested Ifs and the Switch Statement
		Nested If Statements
		Pairing Else with If
		The Switch Statement
	5.3  Repetition 
		The while Statement
		Loop Termination
		The for Statement
		The Do Statement

6. Reference Types
	6.1 Arrays
		Multiple ListBox Selections
		Using the Documentation
		A CheckBox Array
		A Search Game
		Random Numbers
		Array Variables and Values
	6.2 Strings
		Visualizing a String
		Creating a String
		A String Property
		A String Indexer
		String Methods
		Overloaded  Methods
		Class Methods
		Using StringBuilder
	6.3 Library Classes
		Namespaces
		Control Objects

7. Using a Database
	7.1 The Northwind Database
		Relational Databases
		Queries
	7.2 The Connected Model
		Connecting to a Database
		Building a Command
		Reading and Displaying the Data
	7.3 The Disconnected Model
		The Data Adapter Configuration Wizard
		A Query Builder
		A Data Set
		Using the Data Form Wizard
	7.4 Using Multiple Tables
		Building the Query
		Displaying the Query Results

8. Web Applications
	8.1  HTML
		Some HTML tags
	8.2  Web Server Controls and Code Behind
		Hosting a Web Page
		Server Controls
		Code Behind
		More Web Controls
	8.3 Accessing a Database
		Adding a Connection
		Configuring a Command
		Displaying in a DataGrid
		Writing the Event Handler
		Choosing Data to Display
	8.4 Using Multiple Web Forms
		Redirecting a Response
		The AutoPostBack Property
		Adding a Web Form to a Project
		Initializing the Page
		Hidden State

9. Validation Controls
	9.1 Checking Required Fields
	9.2 Range Checking
		String Values
		Integer Values
		Dates
		Currency
	9.3 Comparing Values
		Client-Side vs. Server-Side Validation
	9.4 Validating Expressions and Summarizing
		Validating Expressions
		Summarizing Validation Errors

10. XML
	10.1 XML and Information
		The Limitations of HTML
		XML Syntax
	10.2 Schemas 
		Building a Schema in Visual Studio .NET
		Valid Documents
		Using a Schema to Create an XML Document 
	10.3  From Data to XML
		Northwind Data to XML
		The Document Object Mode (DOM)
		Processing an XML Document
	10.4 Transforming XML
		XSLT
		Stylesheets
		Using a Stylesheet

11. Web Services
	11.1 Web Service Clients
		Adding a Web Reference
		Asynchronous Calls
		The Event Handler and the Callback Methods
	11.2 Creating a Web Service
		Testing the Web Service
		A Client for the Reverse Service
	11.3 Accessing Data  
		Creating a Web Service
		Creating the Client
		
12. Mobile Applications
	12.1 Introduction
		Mobile Devices
		Operating Systems
		The .NET Compact Framework
		Mobile Web Application
	12.2 A Simple Mobile Web Application
		Creating a Web Application
		The Windows CE .NET Emulator
		The Pocket PC 2002 Emulator
	12.3 A Smart Device Application
		Using Tabs
		Saving the Appointment List
		Initializing the Appointment List
	12.4 Accessing Web Services
		Adding Web References

13. Crystal Reports
	13.1 Creating a Simple Report
		Adding and Creating a Report
		Viewing the Report
		Filtering 
	13.2 Adding Features to a Report
		The Data Tab
		The Fields Tab
		The Group Tab
		The Total Tab
		The Remaining Tabs
		Viewing the Report
	13.3 Reports via the Web
		Viewing a Report in a Web Form
		A Web Service Report
		Accessing the Web Service

Appendix A C# Keywords
Appendix B Operator Precedence Table
Appendix C The ASCII Character Set

Answers to Odd-Numbered Test Your Understanding Exercises

Index