Programming in C# with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010

Building a Simple Console Application

Building a WPF Application

Verifying the Application

Generating Documentation for an Application

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Explain the purpose of the .NET Framework.

Create Microsoft Visual C# projects by using Visual Studio 2010.

Explain the structure of a C# application.

Use the WPF Application template to build a simple graphical application.

Use XML comments to document an application.

Use the debugger to step through a program.

This module explains the syntax of basic C# programming constructs.

Declaring Variables and Assigning Values

Using Expressions and Operators

Creating and Using Arrays

Using Decision Statements

Using Iteration Statements

Calculating Square Roots with Improved Accuracy

Converting Integer Numeric Data to Binary

Multiplying Matrices

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Declare variables and assign values.

Create expressions by using operators.

Create and use arrays.

Use decision statements.

Use iteration statements.

This module explains how to create and call methods.

Defining and Invoking Methods

Specifying Optional Parameters and Output Parameters

Calculating the Greatest Common Divisor of Two Integers by Using Euclid's Algorithm

Calculating the GCD of Three, Four, or Five Integers

Comparing the Efficiency of Two Algorithms

Displaying Results Graphically

Solving Simultaneous Equations (optional)

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe how to declare and call methods

Define and call methods that take optional parameters and output parameters

This module explains how to catch exceptions and handle them. Students will also learn how to throw exceptions.

Handling Exceptions

Raising Exceptions

Making a Method Fail-Safe

Detecting an Exceptional Condition

Checking for Numeric Overflow

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe how to catch and handle exceptions

Describe how to create and raise exceptions

This module explains how to perform basic file I/O operations in a C# application.

Accessing the File System

Reading and Writing Files by Using Streams

Building a Simple Editor

Making the Editor XML Aware

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe how to access the file system by using the classes that the .NET Framework provides.

Describe how to read and write files by using streams.

This module explains how to create and use new types (enumerations, classes, and structures)

Creating and Using Enumerations

Creating and Using Classes

Creating and Using Structs

Comparing References to Values

Using Enumerations to Specify Domains

Using a Struct to Model a Simple Type

Using a Class to Model a More Complex Type

Using a Nullable Struct

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe how to create and use enumerations.

Describe how to create and use classes.

Describe how to create and use structures.

Explain the differences between reference and value types.

This module explains how to control the visibility and lifetime of members in a type.

Controlling Visibility of Type Members

Sharing Methods and Data

Hiding Data Members

Using Static Members to Share Data

Implementing an Extension Method

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe how to control the visibility of type members.

Describe how to share methods and data.

This module explains how to use inheritance to create new reference types

Using Inheritance to Define New Reference Types

Defining and Implementing Interfaces

Defining Abstract Classes

Defining an Interface

Implementing an Interface

Creating an Abstract Class

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Use inheritance to define new reference types.

Define and implement interfaces.

Define abstract classes.

This module explains how to manage the lifetime of objects and control the use of resources.

Introduction to Garbage Collection

Managing Resources

Implementing the IDisposable Interface

Managing Resources Used By an Object

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe how garbage collection works in the .NET Framework.

Manage resources effectively in an application.

This module explains how to create properties and indexers to encapsulate data, and how to define operators for this data.

Creating and Using Properties

Creating and Using Indexers

Overloading Operators

Defining Properties in an Interface

Implementing Properties in a Class

Using Properties Exposed By a Class

Implementing an Indexer to Access Bits in a Control Register

Using an Indexer Exposed by a Class

Defining the Matrix and MatrixNotCompatible Types

Implementing Operators for the Matrix Type

Testing the Operators for the Matrix Type

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Explain how properties work and use them to encapsulate data.

Describe how to use indexers to access data through an array-like syntax.

Describe how to use operator overloading to define operators for your own types.

This module explains how to decouple an operation from the method that implements an operation, and how to use these decoupled methods to handle asynchronous events.

Declaring and Using Delegates

Using Lambda Expressions

Handling Events

Raising and Handling Events

Using Lambda Expressions to Specify Code

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the purpose of delegates, and explain how to use a delegate to decouple an operation from the implementing method.

Explain the purpose of lambda expressions, and describe how to use a lambda expression to define an anonymous method.

Explain the purpose of events, and describe how to use events to report that something significant has happened in a type that other parts of the application need to be aware of.

This module introduces collections, and describes how to use Generics to implement type-safe collection classes, structures, interfaces, and methods.

Using Collections

Creating and Using Generic Types

Defining Generic Interfaces and Understanding Variance

Using Generic Methods and Delegates

Optimizing a Method by Caching Data

Defining a Generic Interface

Implementing a Generic Interface

Implementing a Test Harness for the BinaryTree Project

Implementing a Generic Method

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Use collection classes.

Define and use generic types.

Define generic interfaces and explain the concepts of covariance and contravariance.

Define and use generic methods and delegates.

This module explains how to implement custom collection classes that support enumeration.

Implementing a Custom Collection Class

Adding an Enumerator to a Custom Collection Class

Implementing the IList TItem Interface

Implementing an Enumerator by Writing Code

Implementing an Enumerator by Using an Iterator

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Implement a custom collection class.

Define an enumerator for a custom collection class.

This module explains how to query in-memory data by using LINQ.

Using the LINQ Extension Methods and Query Operators

Building Dynamic LINQ Queries and Expressions

Using the LINQ Query Operators

Building Dynamic LINQ Queries

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe how to use the LINQ extension methods and query operators.

Describe how to build dynamic LINQ queries and expressions.

This module explains how to integrate code written by using a dynamic language such as Ruby and Python, and technologies such as COM, into a C# application

Integrating C# Code with Ruby and Python

Accessing COM Components from C#

Integrating Code Written by Using a Dynamic Language into a C# Application

Using a COM Component from Visual C# Application

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Integrate Ruby and Python code into a Visual C# application.

Invoke COM components and services from a C# application.