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Get to grips with the .NET Framework with this comprehensive training kit.

Use your own copy of Visual Studio to try out the code examples in the book, or use the free evaluation version included with this extremely comprehensive manual.

You get:

• An excellent reference manual
   
• A Microsoft Exam Objectives sheet with chapter & lesson references
   
• Real-world Lab Exercises for practical practice
   
• Code examples in Visual Basic and C# to let you become skilled in BOTH languages
   
• 1040 pages of concentrated .NET wisdom
   
• Liberal Exam Tips sprinkled throughout the text
   
• Copious Best Practices and Author Notes in every chapter.
   

SUMMARY CONTENTS

Introduction
1. Framework Fundamentals
1.1 Using Value Types
1.2 Using Common Reference Types
1.3 Constructing Classes
1.4 Converting Between Types

2. Input/Output (I/O)
2.1 Navigating the File System
2.2 Reading and Writing Files
2.3 Compressing Streams
2.4 Working with Isolated Storage

3. Searching, Modifying, and Encoding Text
3.1 Forming Regular Expressions
3.2 Encoding and Decoding

4. Collections and Generics
4.1 Collecting Data Items
4.2 Working with Sequential Lists
4.3 Working with Dictionaries
4.4 Using Specialized Collections
4.5 Generic Collections

5. Serialization
5.1 Serializing Objects
5.2 XML Serialization
5.3 Custom Serialization

6. Graphics
6.1 Drawing Graphics
6.2 Working with Images
6.3 Formatting Text

7. Threading
7.1 Creating Threads
7.2 Sharing Data
7.3 The Asynchronous Programming Model

8. Application Domains and Services
8.1 Creating Application Domains
8.2 Configuring Application Domains
8.3 Creating Windows Services

9. Installing and Configuring Applications
9.1 Configuration Settings
9.2 Creating an Installer
9.3 Using the .NET Framework 2.0 Configuration Tool
9.4 Configuration Management

10. Instrumentation
10.1 Logging Events
10.2 Debugging and Tracing
10.3 Monitoring Performance
10.4 Detecting Management Events

11. Application Security
11.1 Understanding Code Access Security
11.2 Using Declarative Security to Protect Assemblies
11.3 Using Declarative and Imperative Security to Protect Methods

12. User and Data Security
12.1 Authenticationg and Authorizing Users
12.2 Using Access Control Lists
12.3 Encrypting and Decrypting Data

13. Interoperation
13.1 Using COM Objects
13.2 Exposing .NET Components to COM
13.3 Using Unmanaged Code

14. Reflection
14.1 Understanding Reflection
14.2 Assembly Attributes
14.3 Reflecting Types
14.4 Writing Dynamic Code
14.5 Creating Code at Runtime

15. Mail
15.1 Creating a Mail Message
15.2 Sending Mail

16. Globalization
16.1 Using Culture Information
16.2 Creating a Custom Culture


Book Stats:
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 1040
Authors: Northrup T, Wildermuth S, Ryan B
ISBN: 0-7356-2277-9
CD: No
Condition: Good