C# 6.0 and the .NET 4.6 Framework

C# 6.0 and the .NET 4.6 Framework Seventh Edition Andrew Troelsen Philip Japikse C# 6.0 and the .NET 4.6 Framework Copyright © 2015 by Andrew Troelsen and Philip Japikse This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. 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We miss you, Mikko (the cat). —Andrew To my family, Amy (wife), Conner (son), Logan (son), and Skylar (daughter), thank you for all of the support and patience you have given me. —Philip Contents at a Glance About the Authors �� lix About the Technical Reviewer �� lxi Acknowledgments �� lxiii Introduction ��lxv ■ Part I: Introducing C# and the �NET Platform �� 1 ■ Chapter 1: The Philosophy of �NET �� 3 ■ Chapter 2: Building C# Applications �� 35 ■ Part II: Core C# Programming �� 59 ■ Chapter 3: Core C# Programming Constructs, Part I �� 61 ■ Chapter 4: Core C# Programming Constructs, Part II �� 109 ■ Part III: Object-Oriented Programming with C# �� 149 ■ Chapter 5: Understanding Encapsulation �� 151 ■ Chapter 6: Understanding Inheritance and Polymorphism �� 205 ■ Chapter 7: Understanding Structured Exception Handling �� 247 ■ Chapter 8: Working with Interfaces �� 275 ■ Part IV: Advanced C# Programming �� 313 ■ Chapter 9: Collections and Generics �� 315 ■ Chapter 10: Delegates, Events, and Lambda Expressions �� 355 v ■ CONTENTS AT A GLANCE ■ Chapter 11: Advanced C# Language Features �� 399 ■ Chapter 12: LINQ to Objects �� 439 ■ Chapter 13: Understanding Object Lifetime �� 473 ■ Part V: Programming with �NET Assemblies �� 501 ■ Chapter 14: Building and Configuring Class Libraries �� 503 ■ Chapter 15: Type Reflection, Late Binding, and Attribute-Based Programming �� 555 ■ Chapter 16: Dynamic Types and the Dynamic Language Runtime �� 599 ■ Chapter 17: Processes, AppDomains, and Object Contexts �� 623 ■ Chapter 18: Understanding CIL and the Role of Dynamic Assemblies �� 651 ■ Part VI: Introducing the �NET Base Class Libraries �� 693 ■ Chapter 19: Multithreaded, Parallel, and Async Programming �� 695 ■ Chapter 20: File I/O and Object Serialization�� 749 ■ Chapter 21: ADO�NET Part I: The Connected Layer �� 799 ■ Chapter 22: ADO�NET Part II: The Disconnected Layer �� 859 ■ Chapter 23: ADO�NET Part III: Entity Framework �� 929 ■ Chapter 24: Introducing LINQ to XML �� 1001 ■ Chapter 25: Introducing Windows Communication Foundation �� 1021 ■ Part VII: Windows Presentation Foundation �� 1083 ■ Chapter 26: Introducing Windows Presentation Foundation and XAML �� 1085 ■ Chapter 27: Programming with WPF Controls �� 1147 ■ Chapter 28: WPF Graphics Rendering Services �� 1229 ■ Chapter 29: WPF Resources, Animations, Styles, and Templates �� 1277 ■ Chapter 30: Notifications, Commands, Validation, and MVVM �� 1329 vi ■ CONTENTS AT A GLANCE ■ Part VIII: ASP�NET �� 1383 ■ Chapter 31: Introducing ASP�NET Web Forms �� 1385 ■ Chapter 32: ASP�NET Web Controls, Master Pages, and Themes �� 1435 ■ Chapter 33: ASP�NET State Management Techniques �� 1491 ■ Chapter 34: ASP�NET MVC and Web API �� 1527 ■ Appendix A: Programming with Windows Forms �� 1603 ■ Appendix B: Platform-Independent �NET Development with Mono �� 1651 Index �� 1673 vii Contents About the Authors �� lix About the Technical Reviewer �� lxi Acknowledgments �� lxiii Introduction ��lxv ■ Part I: Introducing C# and the �NET Platform �� 1 ■ Chapter 1: The Philosophy of �NET ��

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