Stephens' C# Programming with Visual Studio 2010 24-Hour Trainer

Introduction xxv

Section I: The Visual Studio IDE and Controls

Lesson 1: Getting Started with the Visual Studio IDE 3

Lesson 2: Creating Controls 19

Lesson 3: Making Controls Arrange Themselves 37

Lesson 4: Handling Events 47

Lesson 5: Making Menus 57

Lesson 6: Making Tool Strips and Status Strips 67

Lesson 7: Using RichTextBoxes 79

Lesson 8: Using Standard Dialogs 89

Lesson 9: Creating and Displaying New Forms 103

Lesson 10: Building Custom Dialogs 115

Section II : Variables and Calculations

Lesson 11: Using Variables and Performing Calculations 127

Lesson 12: Debugging Code 151

Lesson 13: Understanding Scope 163

Lesson 14: Working with Strings 175

Lesson 15: Working with Dates and Times 187

Lesson 16: Using Arrays and Collections 195

Lesson 17: Using Enumerations and Structures 209

Section III : Program Statements

Lesson 18: Making Choices 219

Lesson 19: Repeating Program Steps 229

Lesson 20: Reusing Code with Methods 241

Lesson 21: Handling Errors 251

Lesson 22: Preventing Bugs 259

Section IV: Classes

Lesson 23: Defining Classes 269

Lesson 24: Initializing Objects 289

Lesson 25: Fine-Tuning Classes 301

Lesson 26: Overloading Operators 311

Lesson 27: Using Interfaces 319

Lesson 28: Making Generic Classes 331

Section V: System Interactions

Lesson 29: Reading and Writing Files 343

Lesson 30: Using File System Classes 349

Lesson 31: Printing 359

Lesson 32: Using the Clipboard 369

Lesson 33: Providing Drag and Drop 377

Section VI: Specialized Topics

Lesson 34: Localizing Programs 387

Lesson 35: Programming Databases, Part 1 395

Lesson 36: Programming Databases, Part 2 405

Lesson 37: LIN Q to Objects 411

Lesson 38: LIN Q to SQL 423

Lesson 39: Drawing with GDI + 437

Lesson 40: Making WP F Applications 449

Lesson 41: Printing with WP F 461

Appendix A: Glossary 469

Appendix B: Control Summary 477

Appendix C: What’s on the DVD? 483

Index 487