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PART I: THE C# LANGUAGE

CHAPTER 1: .NET ARCHITECTURE 3

The Relationship of C# to .NET 3

The Common Language Runtime 4

Platform Independence 4

Performance Improvement 4

Language Interoperability 5

A Closer Look at Intermediate Language 7

Support for Object Orientation and Interfaces 7

Distinct Value and Reference Types 8

Strong Data Typing 8

Error Handling with Exceptions 13

Use of Attributes 13

Assemblies 14

Private Assemblies 14

Shared Assemblies 15

Refl ection 15

Parallel Programming 15

Asynchronous Programming 16

.NET Framework Classes 16

Namespaces 17

Creating .NET Applications Using C# 17

Creating ASP.NET Applications 17

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) 19

Windows 8 Apps 20

Windows Services 20

Windows Communication Foundation 20

Windows Workfl ow Foundation 20

The Role of C# in the .NET Enterprise Architecture 21

Summary 21

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CHAPTER 2: CORE C# 23

Fundamental C# 24

Your First C# Program 24

The Code 24

Compiling and Running the Program 24

A Closer Look 25

Variables 27

Initialization of Variables 27

Type Inference 28

Variable Scope 29

Constants 31

Predefi ned Data Types 31

Value Types and Reference Types 31

CTS Types 33

Predefi ned Value Types 33

Predefi ned Reference Types 35

Flow Control 37

Conditional Statements 37

Loops 40

Jump Statements 43

Enumerations 43

Namespaces 45

The using Directive 46

Namespace Aliases 47

The Main() Method 47

Multiple Main() Methods 47

Passing Arguments to Main() 48

More on Compiling C# Files 49

Console I/O 50

Using Comments 52

Internal Comments within the Source Files 52

XML Documentation 52

The C# Preprocessor Directives 54

#defi ne and #undef 54

#if, #elif, #else, and #endif 55

#warning and #error 56

#region and #endregion 56

#line 56

#pragma 57

C# Programming Guidelines 57

Rules for Identifi ers 57

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Usage Conventions 58

Summary 63

CHAPTER 3: OBJECTS AND TYPES 65

Creating and Using Classes 65

Classes and Structs 66

Classes 66

Data Members 67

Function Members 67

readonly Fields 78

Anonymous Types 79

Structs 80

Structs Are Value Types 81

Structs and Inheritance 82

Constructors for Structs 82

Weak References 82

Partial Classes 83

Static Classes 85

The Object Class 85

System.Object Methods 85

The ToString() Method 86

Extension Methods 87

Summary 88

CHAPTER 4: INHERITANCE 89

Inheritance 89

Types of Inheritance 89

Implementation Versus Interface Inheritance 90

Multiple Inheritance 90

Structs and Classes 90

Implementation Inheritance 90

Virtual Methods 91

Hiding Methods 92

Calling Base Versions of Functions 93

Abstract Classes and Functions 94

Sealed Classes and Methods 94

Constructors of Derived Classes 95

Modifi ers 99

Visibility Modifi ers 99

Other Modifi ers 100

Interfaces 100

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Defi ning and Implementing Interfaces 101

Derived Interfaces 104

Summary 105

CHAPTER 5: GENERICS 107

Generics Overview 107

Performance 108

Type Safety 109

Binary Code Reuse 109

Code Bloat 110

Naming Guidelines 110

Creating Generic Classes 110

Generics Features 114

Default Values 114

Constraints 115

Inheritance 117

Static Members 118

Generic Interfaces 118

Covariance and Contra-variance 119

Covariance with Generic Interfaces 120

Contra-Variance with Generic Interfaces 121

Generic Structs 122

Generic Methods 124

Generic Methods Example 125

Generic Methods with Constraints 125

Generic Methods with Delegates 126

Generic Methods Specialization 127

Summary 128

CHAPTER 6: ARRAYS AND TUPLES 129

Multiple Objects of the Same and Diff erent Types 129

Simple Arrays 130

Array Declaration 130

Array Initializati on 130

Accessing Array Elements 131

Using Reference Types 131

Multidimensional Arrays 132

Jagged Arrays 133

Array Class 134

Creating Arrays 134

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Copying Arrays 136

Sorting 136

Arrays as Parameters 139

Array Covariance 139

ArraySegment<T> 139

Enumerations 140

IEnumerator Interface 141

foreach Statement 141

yield Statement 141

Tuples 146

Structural Comparison 147

Summary 149

CHAPTER 7: OPERATORS AND CASTS 151

Operators and Casts 151

Operators 151

Operator Shortcuts 153

Operator Precedence 157

Type Safety 157

Type Conversions 158

Boxing and Unboxing 161

Comparing Objects for Equality 162

Comparing Reference Types for Equality 162

Comparing Value Types for Equality 163

Operator Overloading 163

How Operators Work 164

Operator Overloading Example: The Vector Struct 165

Which Operators Can You Overload? 171

User-Defi ned Casts 172

Implementing User-Defi ned Casts 173

Multiple Casting 178

Summary 181

CHAPTER 8: DELEGATES, LAMBDAS, AND EVENTS 183

Referencing Methods 183

Delegates 184

Declaring Delegates 185

Using Delegates 186

Simple Delegate Example 189

Action<T> and Func<T> Delegates 190

BubbleSorter Example 191

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Anonymous Methods 197

Lambda Expressions 198

Parameters 199

Multiple Code Lines 199

Closures 199

Closures with Foreach Statements 200

Events 201

Event Publisher 201

Event Listener 203

Weak Events 204

Summary 208

CHAPTER 9: STRINGS AND REGULAR EXPRESSIONS 209

Examining System.String 210

Building Strings 211

StringBuilder Members 214

Format Strings 215

Regular Expressions 221

Introduction to Regular Expressions 221

The RegularExpressionsPlayaround Example 222

Displaying Results 225

Matches, Groups, and Captures 226

Summary 228

CHAPTER 10: COLLECTIONS 229

Overview 229

Collection Interfaces and Types 230

Lists 231

Creating Lists 232

Read-Only Collections 241

Queues 241

Stacks 245

Linked Lists 247

Sorted List 251

Dictionaries 253

Key Type 254

Dictionary Example 255

Lookups 259

Sorted Dictionaries 260

Sets 260

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Observable Collections 262

Bit Arrays 263

BitArray 263

BitVector32 266

Concurrent Collections 268

Creating Pipelines 269

Using BlockingCollection 272

Using ConcurrentDictionary 273

Completing the Pipeline 275

Performance 276

Summary 278

CHAPTER 11: LANGUAGE INTEGRATED QUERY 279

LINQ Overview 279

Lists and Entities 280

LINQ Query 283

Extension Methods 284

Deferred Query Execution 285

Standard Query Operators 287

Filtering 289

Filtering with Index 289

Type Filtering 290

Compound from 290

Sorting 291

Grouping 292

Grouping with Nested Objects 293

Inner Join 294

Left Outer Join 295

Group Join 296

Set Operations 299

Zip 300

Partitioning 301

Aggregate Operators 302

Conversion Operators 303

Generation Operators 304

Parallel LINQ 305

Parallel Queries 305

Partitioners 306

Cancellation 306

Expression Trees 307

LINQ Providers 310

Summary 310

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CHAPTER 12: DYNAMIC LANGUAGE EXTENSIONS 313

Dynamic Language Runtime 313

The Dynamic Type 314

Dynamic Behind the Scenes 315

Hosting the DLR ScriptRuntime 318

DynamicObject and ExpandoObject 321

DynamicObject 321

ExpandoObject 322

Summary 324

CHAPTER 13: ASYNCHRONOUS PROGRAMMING 325

Why Asynchronous Programming Is Important 325

Asynchronous Patterns 326

Synchronous Call 333

Asynchronous Pattern 334

Event-Based Asynchronous Pattern 335

Task-Based Asynchronous Pattern 336

Foundation of Asynchronous Programming 338

Creating Tasks 338

Calling an Asynchronous Method 338

Continuation with Tasks 339

Synchronization Context 339

Using Multiple Asynchronous Methods 340

Converting the Asynchronous Pattern 341

Error Handling 341

Handling Exceptions with Asynchronous Methods 342

Exceptions with Multiple Asynchronous Methods 343

Using AggregateException Information 343

Cancellation 344

Starting a Cancellation 344

Cancellation with Framework Features 345

Cancellation with Custom Tasks 345

Summary 346

CHAPTER 14: MEMORY MANAGEMENT AND POINTERS 347

Memory Management 347

Memory Management Under the Hood 348

Value Data Types 348

Reference Data Types 349

Garbage Collection 351

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Freeing Unmanaged Resources 353

Destructors 353

The IDisposable Interface 354

Implementing IDisposable and a Destructor 356

Unsafe Code 357

Accessing Memory Directly with Pointers 357

Pointer Example: PointerPlayground 366

Using Pointers to Optimize Performance 370

Summary 374

CHAPTER 15: REFLECTION 375

Manipulating and Inspecting Code at Runtime 375

Custom Attributes 376

Writing Custom Attributes 376

Custom Attribute Example: WhatsNewAttributes 380

Using Refl ection 382

The System.Type Class 382

The TypeView Example 385

The Assembly Class 386

Completing the WhatsNewAttributes Example 388

Summary 391

CHAPTER 16: ERRORS AND EXCEPTIONS 393

Introduction 393

Exception Classes 394

Catching Exceptions 395

Implementing Multiple Catch Blocks 398

Catching Exceptions from Other Code 401

System.Exception Properties 401

What Happens If an Exception Isn’t Handled? 402

Nested try Blocks 402

User-Defi ned Exception Classes 404

Catching the User-Defi ned Exceptions 405

Throwing the User-Defi ned Exceptions 407

Defi ning the User-Defi ned Exception Classes 410

Caller Information 411

Summary 413

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PART II: VISUAL STUDIO

CHAPTER 17: VISUAL STUDIO 2012 417

Working with Visual Studio 2012 417

Project File Changes 420

Visual Studio Editions 420

Visual Studio Settings 421

Creating a Project 421

Multi-Targeting the .NET Framework 422

Selecting a Project Type 423

Exploring and Coding a Project 426

Solution Explorer 426

Working with the Code Editor 432

Learning and Understanding Other Windows 433

Arranging Windows 437

Building a Project 437

Building, Compiling, and Making 437

Debugging and Release Builds 438

Selecting a Confi guration 440

Editing Confi gurations 440

Debugging Your Code 441

Setting Breakpoints 441

Using Data Tips and Debugger Visualizers 442

Monitoring and Changing Variables 444

Exceptions 444

Multithreading 445

IntelliTrace 446

Refactoring Tools 446

Architecture Tools 448

Dependency Graph 448

Layer Diagram 449

Analyzing Applications 450

Sequence Diagram 451

Profi ler 451

Concurrency Visualizer 453

Code Analysis 454

Code Metrics 455

Unit Tests 455

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Creating Unit Tests 456

Running Unit Tests 456

Expecting Exceptions 458

Testing All Code Paths 458

External Dependencies 459

Fakes Framework 461

Windows 8, WCF, WF, and More 463

Building WCF Applications with Visual Studio 2012 463

Building WF Applications with Visual Studio 2012 464

Building Windows 8 Apps with Visual Studio 2012 464

Summary 466

CHAPTER 18: DEPLOYMENT 467

Deployment as Part of the Application Life Cycle 467

Planning for Deployment 468

Overview of Deployment Options 468

Deployment Requirements 469

Deploying the .NET Runtime 469

Traditional Deployment 469

xcopy Deployment 470

xcopy and Web Applications 471

Windows Installer 471

ClickOnce 471

ClickOnce Operation 472

Publishing a ClickOnce Application 472

ClickOnce Settings 474

Application Cache for ClickOnce Files 475

Application Installation 475

ClickOnce Deployment API 476

Web Deployment 477

Web Application 477

Confi guration Files 477

Creating a Web Deploy Package 478

Windows 8 Apps 479

Creating an App Package 480

Windows App Certifi cation Kit 481

Sideloading 482

Windows Deployment API 482

Summary 484

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PART III: FOUNDATION

CHAPTER 19: ASSEMBLIES 487

What are Assemblies? 487

Assembly Features 488

Assembly Structure 489

Assembly Manifests 489

Namespaces, Assemblies, and Components 490

Private and Shared Assemblies 490

Satellite Assemblies 490

Viewing Assemblies 491

Creating Assemblies 491

Creating Modules and Assemblies 491

Assembly Attributes 492

Creating and Loading Assemblies Dynamically 494

Application Domains 497

Shared Assemblies 501

Strong Names 501

Integrity Using Strong Names 502

Global Assembly Cache 502

Creating a Shared Assembly 503

Creating a Strong Name 503

Installing the Shared Assembly 504

Using the Shared Assembly 504

Delayed Signing of Assemblies 505

References 506

Native Image Generator 507

Confi guring .NET Applications 508

Confi guration Categories 509

Binding to Assemblies 510

Versioning 511

Version Numbers 511

Getting the Version Programmatically 512

Binding to Assembly Versions 512

Publisher Policy Files 513

Runtime Version 514

Sharing Assemblies Between Diff erent Technologies 515

Sharing Source Code 515

Portable Class Library 516

Summary 517

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CHAPTER 20: DIAGNOSTICS 519

Diagnostics Overview 519

Code Contracts 520

Preconditions 521

Postconditions 522

Invariants 523

Purity 524

Contracts for Interfaces 524

Abbreviations 525

Contracts and Legacy Code 526

Tracing 526

Trace Sources 527

Trace Switches 528

Trace Listeners 529

Filters 531

Correlation 532

Tracing with ETW 535

Event Logging 536

Event-Logging Architecture 537

Event-Logging Classes 538

Creating an Event Source 539

Writing Event Logs 540

Resource Files 540

Performance Monitoring 544

Performance-Monitoring Classes 544

Performance Counter Builder 544

Adding PerformanceCounter Components 547

perfmon.exe 549

Summary 550

CHAPTER 21: TASKS, THREADS, AND SYNCHRONIZATION 551

Overview 552

Parallel Class 553

Looping with the Parallel.For Method 553

Looping with the Parallel.ForEach Method 556

Invoking Multiple Methods with the Parallel.Invoke Method 557

Tasks 557

Starting Tasks 557

Futures—Results from Tasks 560

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Continuation Tasks 561

Task Hierarchies 561

Cancellation Framework 562

Cancellation of Parallel.For 562

Cancellation of Tasks 564

Thread Pools 565

The Thread Class 566

Passing Data to Threads 567

Background Threads 568

Thread Priority 569

Controlling Threads 570

Threading Issues 570

Race Conditions 570

Deadlocks 573

Synchronization 575

The lock Statement and Thread Safety 575

Interlocked 580

Monitor 581

SpinLock 582

WaitHandle 582

Mutex 583

Semaphore 584

Events 586

Barrier 589

ReaderWriterLockSlim 590

Timers 593

Data Flow 594

Using an Action Block 594

Source and Target Blocks 595

Connecting Blocks 596

Summary 598

CHAPTER 22: SECURITY 601

Introduction 601

Authentication and Authorization 602

Identity and Principal 602

Roles 603

Declarative Role-Based Security 604

Claims 605

Client Application Services 606

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Encryption 610

Signature 612

Key Exchange and Secure Transfer 614

Access Control to Resources 617

Code Access Security 619

Security Transparency Level 2 620

Permissions 620

Distributing Code Using Certifi cates 625

Summary 626

CHAPTER 23: INTEROP 627

.NET and COM 627

Metadata 628

Freeing Memory 629

Interfaces 629

Method Binding 630

Data Types 630

Registration 631

Threading 631

Error Handling 632

Events 633

Marshaling 633

Using a COM Component from a .NET Client 634

Creating a COM Component 634

Creating a Runtime Callable Wrapper 639

Using the RCW 640

Using the COM Server with Dynamic Language Extensions 642

Threading Issues 642

Adding Connection Points 643

Using a .NET Component from a COM Client 645

COM Callable Wrapper 645

Creating a .NET Component 646

Creating a Type Library 647

COM Interop Attributes 649

COM Registration 650

Creating a COM Client Application 651

Adding Connection Points 653

Creating a Client with a Sink Object 654

Platform Invoke 655

Summary 659

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CHAPTER 24: MANIPULATING FILES AND THE REGISTRY 661

File and the Registry 661

Managing the File System 662

.NET Classes That Represent Files and Folders 663

The Path Class 665

A FileProperties Sample 666

Moving, Copying, and Deleting Files 670

FilePropertiesAndMovement Sample 670

Looking at the Code for FilePropertiesAndMovement 671

Reading and Writing to Files 673

Reading a File 673

Writing to a File 675

Streams 676

Buff ered Streams 678

Reading and Writing to Binary Files Using FileStream 678

Reading and Writing to Text Files 682

Mapped Memory Files 688

Reading Drive Information 689

File Security 691

Reading ACLs from a File 691

Reading ACLs from a Directory 692

Adding and Removing ACLs from a File 694

Reading and Writing to the Registry 695

The Registry 695

The .NET Registry Classes 697

Reading and Writing to Isolated Storage 700

Summary 703

CHAPTER 25: TRANSACTIONS 705

Introduction 705

Overview 706

Transaction Phases 707

ACID Properties 707

Database and Entity Classes 708

Traditional Transactions 709

ADO.NET Transactions 710

System.EnterpriseServices 711

System.Transactions 712

Committable Transactions 713

Transaction Promotion 715

Dependent Transactions 717

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Ambient Transactions 719

Isolation Level 725

Custom Resource Managers 727

Transactional Resources 728

File System Transactions 733

Summary 736

CHAPTER 26: NETWORKING 737

Networking 737

The WebClient Class 738

Downloading Files 738

Basic WebClient Example 739

Uploading Files 740

WebRequest and WebResponse Classes 740

Authentication 742

Working with Proxies 742

Asynchronous Page Requests 743

Displaying Output As an HTML Page 743

Allowing Simple Web Browsing from Your Applications 744

Launching Internet Explorer Instances 745

Giving Your Application More IE-Type Features 746

Printing Using the WebBrowser Control 751

Displaying the Code of a Requested Page 751

The WebRequest and WebResponse Classes Hierarchy 753

Utility Classes 753

URIs 753

IP Addresses and DNS Names 754

Lower-Level Protocols 756

Using SmtpClient 757

Using the TCP Classes 758

The TcpSend and TcpReceive Examples 759

TCP versus UDP 761

The UDP Class 761

The Socket Class 762

WebSockets 765

Summary 768

CHAPTER 27: WINDOWS SERVICES 771

What Is a Windows Service? 771

Windows Services Architecture 773

Service Program 773

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Service Confi guration Program 774

Classes for Windows Services 774

Creating a Windows Service Program 775

Creating Core Functionality for the Service 775

QuoteClient Example 779

Windows Service Program 782

Threading and Services 786

Service Installation 786

Installation Program 786

Monitoring and Controlling Windows Services 791

MMC Snap-in 791

net.exe Utility 792

sc.exe Utility 792

Visual Studio Server Explorer 792

Writing a Custom Service Controller 792

Troubleshooting and Event Logging 800

Summary 801

CHAPTER 28: LOCALIZATION? 803

Global Markets 803

Namespace System.Globalization 804

Unicode Issues 804

Cultures and Regions 805

Cultures in Action 809

Sorting 815

Resources 816

Creating Resource Files 816

Resource File Generator 816

ResourceWriter 817

Using Resource Files 818

The System.Resources Namespace 821

Windows Forms Localization Using Visual Studio 821

Changing the Culture Programmatically 825

Using Custom Resource Messages 827

Automatic Fallback for Resources 827

Outsourcing Translations 828

Localization with ASP.NET Web Forms 829

Localization with WPF 830

.NET Resources with WPF 831

XAML Resource Dictionaries 832

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A Custom Resource Reader 835

Creating a DatabaseResourceReader 836

Creating a DatabaseResourceSet 837

Creating a DatabaseResourceManager 838

Client Application for DatabaseResourceReader 839

Creating Custom Cultures 839

Localization with Windows Store Apps 840

Using Resources 841

Localization with the Multilingual App Toolkit 842

Summary 843

CHAPTER 29: CORE XAML 845

Uses of XAML 845

XAML Foundation 846

How Elements Map to .NET Objects 846

Using Custom .NET Classes 847

Properties as Attributes 849

Properties as Elements 849

Essential .NET Types 849

Using Collections with XAML 850

Calling Constructors with XAML Code 850

Dependency Properties 851

Creating a Dependency Property 851

Coerce Value Callback 852

Value Changed Callbacks and Events 853

Bubbling and Tunneling Events 854

Attached Properties 857

Markup Extensions 859

Creating Custom Markup Extensions 859

XAML-Defi ned Markup Extensions 861

Reading and Writing XAML 861

Summary 862

CHAPTER 30: MANAGED EXTENSIBILITY FRAMEWORK 863

Introduction 863

MEF Architecture 864

MEF Using Attributes 865

Convention-Based Part Registration 870

Defi ning Contracts 871

Exporting Parts 873

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Creating Parts 873

Exporting Properties and Methods 877

Exporting Metadata 879

Using Metadata for Lazy Loading 881

Importing Parts 882

Importing Collections 883

Lazy Loading of Parts 885

Reading Metadata with Lazyily Instantiated Parts 886

Containers and Export Providers 887

Catalogs 890

Summary 891

CHAPTER 31: WINDOWS RUNTIME 893

Overview 893

Comparing .NET and Windows Runtime 894

Namespaces 894

Metadata 896

Language Projections 897

Windows Runtime Types 899

Windows Runtime Components 900

Collections 900

Streams 900

Delegates and Events 901

Async 902

Windows 8 Apps 903

The Life Cycle of Applications 905

Application Execution States 905

Suspension Manager 906

Navigation State 907

Testing Suspension 908

Page State 908

Application Settings 910

Webcam Capabilities 912

Summary 914

PART IV: DATA

CHAPTER 32: CORE ADO.NET 917

ADO.NET Overview 917

Namespaces 918

Shared Classes 919

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Database-Specifi c Classes 919

Using Database Connections 920

Managing Connection Strings 921

Using Connections Effi ciently 922

Transactions 924

Commands 925

Executing Commands 926

Calling Stored Procedures 929

Fast Data Access: The Data Reader 932

Asynchronous Data Access: Using Task and Await 934

Managing Data and Relationships: The DataSet Class 936

Data Tables 936

Data Relationships 942

Data Constraints 943

XML Schemas: Generating Code with XSD 946

Populating a DataSet 951

Populating a DataSet Class with a Data Adapter 951

Populating a DataSet from XML 952

Persisting DataSet Changes 953

Updating with Data Adapters 953

Writing XML Output 955

Working with ADO.NET 956

Tiered Development 957

Key Generation with SQL Server 958

Naming Conventions 960

Summary 961

CHAPTER 33: ADO.NET ENTITY FRAMEWORK 963

Programming with the Entity Framework 963

Entity Framework Mapping 965

Logical Layer 965

Conceptual Layer 967

Mapping Layer 968

Connection String 969

Entities 970

Object Context 973

Relationships 975

Table per Hierarchy 975

Table per Type 977

Lazy, Delayed, and Eager Loading 978

Querying Data 979

Entity SQL 979

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Object Query 981

LINQ to Entities 983

Writing Data to the Database 984

Object Tracking 984

Change Information 985

Attaching and Detaching Entities 987

Storing Entity Changes 987

Using POCO Objects 988

Defi ning Entity Types 988

Creating the Data Context 989

Queries and Updates 990

Using the Code First Programming Model 990

Defi ning Entity Types 990

Creating the Data Context 991

Creating the Database and Storing Entities 991

The Database 992

Query Data 992

Customizing Database Generation 993

Summary 994

CHAPTER 34: MANIPULATING XML 995

XML 995

XML Standards Support in .NET 996

Introducing the System.Xml Namespace 996

Using System.Xml Classes 997

Reading and Writing Streamed XML 998

Using the XmlReader Class 998

Validating with XmlReader 1002

Using the XmlWriter Class 1003

Using the DOM in .NET 1005

Using the XmlDocument Class 1006

Using XPathNavigators 1009

The System.Xml.XPath Namespace 1009

The System.Xml.Xsl Namespace 1013

XML and ADO.NET 1018

Converting ADO.NET Data to XML 1019

Converting XML to ADO.NET Data 1024

Serializing Objects in XML 1025

Serialization without Source Code Access 1031

LINQ to XML and .NET 1034

Working with Diff erent XML Objects 1034

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XDocument 1034

XElement 1035

XNamespace 1036

XComment 1038

XAttribute 1039

Using LINQ to Query XML Documents 1040

Querying Static XML Documents 1040

Querying Dynamic XML Documents 1041

More Query Techniques for XML Documents 1043

Reading from an XML Document 1043

Writing to an XML Document 1044

Summary 1046

PART V: PRESENTATION

CHAPTER 35: CORE WPF 1049

Understanding WPF 1050

Namespaces 1050

Class Hierarchy 1051

Shapes 1053

Geometry 1054

Transformation 1056

Brushes 1058

SolidColorBrush 1058

LinearGradientBrush 1058

RadialGradientBrush 1059

DrawingBrush 1059

ImageBrush 1060

VisualBrush 1060

Controls 1061

Simple Controls 1061

Content Controls 1062

Headered Content Controls 1063

Items Controls 1064

Headered Items Controls 1065

Decoration 1065

Layout 1066

StackPanel 1066

WrapPanel 1067

Canvas 1067

DockPanel 1067

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Grid 1068

Styles and Resources 1069

Styles 1070

Resources 1071

System Resources 1072

Accessing Resources from Code 1072

Dynamic Resources 1073

Resource Dictionaries 1074

Triggers 1075

Property Triggers 1075

MultiTrigger 1077

Data Triggers 1077

Templates 1078

Control Templates 1079

Data Templates 1082

Styling a ListBox 1083

ItemTemplate 1084

Control Templates for ListBox Elements 1085

Animations 1087

Timeline 1087

Nonlinear Animations 1090

Event Triggers 1090

Keyframe Animations 1092

Visual State Manager 1093

Visual States 1094

Transitions 1095

3-D 1096

Model 1097

Cameras 1098

Lights 1098

Rotation 1099

Summary 1100

CHAPTER 36: BUSINESS APPLICATIONS WITH WPF 1101

Introduction 1101

Menu and Ribbon Controls 1102

Menu Controls 1102

Ribbon Controls 1103

Commanding 1105

Defi ning Commands 1106

Defi ning Command Sources 1106

Command Bindings 1107

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Data Binding 1107

BooksDemo Application Content 1108

Binding with XAML 1109

Simple Object Binding 1112

Change Notifi cation 1113

Object Data Provider 1116

List Binding 1118

Master Details Binding 1120

MultiBinding 1120

Priority Binding 1122

Value Conversion 1123

Adding List Items Dynamically 1125

Adding Tab Items Dynamically 1126

Data Template Selector 1127

Binding to XML 1129

Binding Validation and Error Handling 1130

TreeView 1137

DataGrid 1141

Custom Columns 1143

Row Details 1144

Grouping with the DataGrid 1144

Live Shaping 1146

Summary 1152

CHAPTER 37: CREATING DOCUMENTS WITH WPF 1153

Introduction 1153

Text Elements 1154

Fonts 1154

TextEff ect 1155

Inline 1156

Block 1158

Lists 1159

Tables 1160

Anchor to Blocks 1161

Flow Documents 1162

Fixed Documents 1166

XPS Documents 1169

Printing 1171

Printing with the PrintDialog 1171

Printing Visuals 1172

Summary 1173

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CHAPTER 38: WINDOWS STORE APPS 1175

Overview 1175

Windows 8 Modern UI Design 1176

Content, Not Chrome 1176

Fast and Fluid 1177

Readability 1178

Sample Application Core Functionality 1178

Files and Directories 1179

Application Data 1180

Application Pages 1184

App Bars 1189

Launching and Navigation 1190

Layout Changes 1193

Storage 1196

Defi ning a Data Contract 1196

Writing Roaming Data 1198

Reading Data 1199

Writing Images 1200

Reading Images 1202

Pickers 1203

Sharing Contract 1204

Sharing Source 1204

Sharing Target 1206

Tiles 1209

Summary 1210

CHAPTER 39: CORE ASP.NET 1211

.NET Frameworks for Web Applications 1211

ASP.NET Web Forms 1212

ASP.NET Web Pages 1212

ASP.NET MVC 1213

Web Technologies 1213

HTML 1213

CSS 1213

JavaScript and jQuery 1214

Hosting and Confi guration 1214

Handlers and Modules 1217

Creating a Custom Handler 1218

ASP.NET Handlers 1219

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Creating a Custom Module 1219

Common Modules 1221

Global Application Class 1222

Request and Response 1222

Using the HttpRequest Object 1223

Using the HttpResponse Object 1224

State Management 1224

View State 1225

Cookies 1225

Session 1226

Application 1229

Cache 1229

Profi les 1230

Membership and Roles 1234

Confi guring Membership 1234

Using the Membership API 1236

Enabling the Roles API 1237

Summary 1237

CHAPTER 40: ASP.NET WEB FORMS 1239

Overview 1239

ASPX Page Model 1240

Adding Controls 1241

Using Events 1241

Working with Postbacks 1242

Using Auto-Postbacks 1243

Doing Postbacks to Other Pages 1243

Defi ning Strongly Typed Cross-Page Postbacks 1244

Using Page Events 1244

ASPX Code 1246

Server-Side Controls 1248

Master Pages 1249

Creating a Master Page 1249

Using Master Pages 1251

Defi ning Master Page Content

from Content Pages 1252

Navigation 1253

Site Map 1253

Menu Control 1254

Menu Path 1254

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Validating User Input 1254

Using Validation Controls 1254

Using a Validation Summary 1255

Validation Groups 1256

Accessing Data 1256

Using the Entity Framework 1257

Using the Entity Data Source 1257

Sorting and Editing 1260

Customizing Columns 1260

Using Templates with the Grid 1261

Customizing Object Context Creation 1263

Object Data Source 1264

Security 1265

Enabling Forms Authentication 1266

Login Controls 1266

Ajax 1267

What Is ASP.NET AJAX? 1268

ASP.NET AJAX Website Example 1271

ASP.NET AJAX-Enabled Website Confi guration 1274

Adding ASP.NET AJAX Functionality 1275

Summary 1281

CHAPTER 41: ASP.NET MVC 1283

ASP.NET MVC Overview 1283

Defi ning Routes 1285

Adding Routes 1286

Route Constraints 1286

Creating Controllers 1287

Action Methods 1287

Parameters 1287

Returning Data 1288

Creating Views 1290

Passing Data to Views 1290

Razor Syntax 1291

Strongly Typed Views 1292

Layout 1293

Partial Views 1295

Submitting Data from the Client 1298

Model Binder 1299

Annotations and Validation 1300

HTML Helpers 1301

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Simple Helpers 1301

Using Model Data 1302

Defi ne HTML Attributes 1303

Create Lists 1303

Strongly Typed Helpers 1304

Editor Extensions 1305

Creating Custom Helpers 1305

Templates 1305

Creating a Data-Driven Application 1306

Defi ning a Model 1306

Creating Controllers and Views 1307

Action Filters 1312

Authentication and Authorization 1313

Model for Login 1313

Controller for Login 1313

Login View 1315

ASP.NET Web API 1316

Data Access Using Entity Framework Code-First 1316

Defi ning Routes for ASP.NET Web API 1317

Controller Implementation 1317

Client Application Using jQuery 1319

Summary 1320

CHAPTER 42: ASP.NET DYNAMIC DATA 1321

Overview 1321

Creating Dynamic Data Web Applications 1322

Confi guring Scaff olding 1323

Exploring the Result 1323

Customizing Dynamic Data Websites 1326

Controlling Scaff olding 1326

Customizing Templates 1327

Confi guring Routing 1332

Summary 1334

PART VI: COMMUNICATION

CHAPTER 43: WINDOWS COMMUNICATION FOUNDATION 1337

WCF Overview 1337

SOAP 1339

WSDL 1339

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REST 1340

JSON 1340

Creating a Simple Service and Client 1340

Defi ning Service and Data Contracts 1341

Data Access 1343

Service Implementation 1344

WCF Service Host and WCF Test Client 1345

Custom Service Host 1346

WCF Client 1348

Diagnostics 1349

Sharing Contract Assemblies with the Client 1351

Contracts 1352

Data Contract 1353

Versioning 1353

Service and Operation Contracts 1354

Message Contract 1355

Fault Contract 1355

Service Behaviors 1356

Binding 1360

Standard Bindings 1360

Features of Standard Bindings 1362

Web Socket 1363

Hosting 1366

Custom Hosting 1366

WAS Hosting 1367

Preconfi gured Host Classes 1367

Clients 1368

Using Metadata 1368

Sharing Types 1369

Duplex Communication 1370

Contract for Duplex Communication 1370

Service for Duplex Communication 1371

Client Application for Duplex Communication 1372

Routing 1372

Sample Application 1373

Routing Interfaces 1374

WCF Routing Service 1374

Using a Router for Failover 1375

Bridging for Protocol Changes 1376

Filter Types 1377

Summary 1377

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CHAPTER 44: WCF DATA SERVICES 1379

Overview 1379

Custom Hosting with CLR Objects 1380

CLR Objects 1381

Data Model 1382

Data Service 1383

Hosting the Service 1383

Additional Service Operations 1385

HTTP Client Application 1385

Queries with URLs 1388

Using WCF Data Services with the ADO.NET Entity Framework 1390

ASP.NET Hosting and EDM 1390

Using the WCF Data Service Client Library 1391

Summary 1398

CHAPTER 45: WINDOWS WORKFLOW FOUNDATION 1399

A Workfl ow Overview 1399

Hello World 1400

Activities 1401

If Activity 1402

InvokeMethod Activity 1403

Parallel Activity 1403

Delay Activity 1404

Pick Activity 1404

Custom Activities 1405

Activity Validation 1406

Designers 1406

Custom Composite Activities 1408

Workfl ows 1411

Arguments and Variables 1411

Workfl owApplication 1412

Hosting WCF Workfl ows 1416

Workfl ow Versioning 1419

Hosting the Designer 1420

Summary 1424

CHAPTER 46: PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING 1425

Peer-to-Peer Networking Overview 1425

Client-Server Architecture 1426

P2P Architecture 1426

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P2P Architectural Challenges 1427

P2P Terminology 1428

P2P Solutions 1428

Peer Name Resolution Protocol (PNRP) 1429

PNRP IDs 1429

PNRP Clouds 1430

PNRP Since Windows 7 1431

Building P2P Applications 1431

Registering Peer Names 1432

Resolving Peer Names 1433

Code Access Security in System.Net.PeerToPeer 1434

Sample Application 1434

Summary 1437

CHAPTER 47: MESSAGE QUEUING 1439

Overview 1440

When to Use Message Queuing 1441

Message Queuing Features 1442

Message Queuing Products 1442

Message Queuing Architecture 1443

Messages 1443

Message Queue 1443

Message Queuing Administrative Tools 1444

Creating Message Queues 1444

Message Queue Properties 1444

Programming Message Queuing 1445

Creating a Message Queue 1445

Finding a Queue 1446

Opening Known Queues 1447

Sending a Message 1448

Receiving Messages 1450

Course Order Application 1452

Course Order Class Library 1452

Course Order Message Sender 1454

Sending Priority and Recoverable Messages 1456

Course Order Message Receiver 1457

Receiving Results 1462

Acknowledgment Queues 1462

Response Queues 1463

Transactional Queues 1463

Message Queuing with WCF 1464

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Entity Classes with a Data Contract 1465

WCF Service Contract 1466

WCF Message Receiver Application 1466

WCF Message Sender Application 1469

Message Queue Installation 1470

Summary 1471

INDEX 1473

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