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Beginning Visual C# 2010

Name: Beginning Visual C# 2010
ISBN: 9780470502266

by Karli Watson, Christian Nagel, Jacob Hammer Pedersen, Jon Reid, Morgan Skinner

April 2010

Beginner

1077 pages

26h 9m

English

Wrox

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Copyright
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
ABOUT THE TECHNICAL EDITOR
CREDITS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
WHO THIS BOOK IS FORWHAT'S NEW IN THIS EDITIONHOW THIS BOOK IS STRUCTUREDThe C# Language (Chapters 1–14)Windows Programming (Chapters 15–17)Web Programming (Chapters 18–20)Data Access (Chapters 21–24)Additional Techniques (Chapters 25–27)WHAT YOU NEED TO USE THIS BOOKCONVENTIONSSOURCE CODEERRATAP2P.WROX.COM
I. The C# Language
1. Introducing C#
1.1. WHAT IS THE .NET FRAMEWORK?1.1.1. What's in the .NET Framework?1.1.2. Writing Applications Using the .NET Framework1.1.2.1. CIL and JIT1.1.2.2. Assemblies1.1.2.3. Managed Code1.1.2.4. Garbage Collection1.1.2.5. Fitting It Together1.1.2.6. Linking1.2. WHAT IS C#?1.2.1. Applications You Can Write with C#1.2.2. C# in This Book1.3. VISUAL STUDIO 20101.3.1. Visual Studio 2010 Express Products1.3.2. Solutions1.4. SUMMARY
2. Writing a C# Program
2.1. THE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS2.1.1. Visual Studio 20102.1.2. Visual C# 2010 Express Edition2.2. CONSOLE APPLICATIONS2.2.1. The Solution Explorer2.2.2. The Properties Window2.2.3. The Error List Window2.3. WINDOWS FORMS APPLICATIONS2.4. SUMMARY
3. Variables and Expressions
3.1. BASIC C# SYNTAX3.2. BASIC C# CONSOLE APPLICATION STRUCTURE3.3. VARIABLES3.3.1. Simple Types3.3.2. Variable Naming3.3.2.1. Naming Conventions3.3.3. Literal Values3.3.3.1. String Literals3.3.4. Variable Declaration and Assignment3.4. EXPRESSIONS3.4.1. Mathematical Operators3.4.2. Assignment Operators3.4.3. Operator Precedence3.4.4. Namespaces3.5. SUMMARY

4. Flow Control
4.1. BOOLEAN LOGIC4.1.1. Boolean Assignment Operators4.1.2. Bitwise Operators4.1.3. Operator Precedence Updated4.2. THE GOTO STATEMENT4.3. BRANCHING4.3.1. The Ternary Operator4.3.2. The if Statement4.3.2.1. Checking More Conditions Using if Statements4.3.3. The switch Statement4.4. LOOPING4.4.1. do Loops4.4.2. while Loops4.4.3. for Loops4.4.4. Interrupting Loops4.4.5. Infinite Loops4.5. SUMMARY
5. More About Variables
5.1. TYPE CONVERSION5.1.1. Implicit Conversions5.1.2. Explicit Conversions5.1.3. Explicit Conversions Using the Convert Commands5.2. COMPLEX VARIABLE TYPES5.2.1. Enumerations5.2.1.1. Defining Enumerations5.2.2. Structs5.2.2.1. Defining Structs5.2.3. Arrays5.2.3.1. Declaring Arrays5.2.3.2. foreach Loops5.2.3.3. Multidimensional Arrays5.2.3.4. Arrays of Arrays5.3. STRING MANIPULATION5.4. SUMMARY
6. Functions
6.1. DEFINING AND USING FUNCTIONS6.1.1. Return Values6.1.2. Parameters6.1.2.1. Parameter Matching6.1.2.2. Parameter Arrays6.1.2.3. Reference and Value Parameters6.1.2.4. Out Parameters6.2. VARIABLE SCOPE6.2.1. Variable Scope in Other Structures6.2.2. Parameters and Return Values versus Global Data6.3. THE MAIN() FUNCTION6.4. STRUCT FUNCTIONS6.5. OVERLOADING FUNCTIONS6.6. DELEGATES6.7. SUMMARY
7. Debugging and Error Handling
7.1. DEBUGGING IN VS AND VCE7.1.1. Debugging in Nonbreak (Normal) Mode7.1.1.1. Outputting Debugging Information7.1.1.2. Tracepoints7.1.1.3. Diagnostics Output Versus Tracepoints7.1.2. Debugging in Break Mode7.1.2.1. Entering Break Mode7.1.2.1.1. Breakpoints7.1.2.1.2. Other Ways to Enter Break Mode7.1.2.2. Monitoring Variable Content7.1.2.3. Stepping Through Code7.1.2.4. Immediate and Command Windows7.1.2.5. The Call Stack Window7.2. ERROR HANDLING7.2.1. try . . . catch . . . finally7.2.2. Listing and Configuring Exceptions7.2.3. Notes on Exception Handling7.3. SUMMARY
8. Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
8.1. WHAT IS OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING?8.1.1. What Is an Object?8.1.1.1. Properties and Fields8.1.1.2. Methods8.1.2. Everything's an Object8.1.3. The Life Cycle of an Object8.1.3.1. Constructors8.1.3.2. Destructors8.1.4. Static and Instance Class Members8.1.4.1. Static Constructors8.1.4.2. Static Classes8.2. OOP TECHNIQUES8.2.1. Interfaces8.2.1.1. Disposable Objects8.2.2. Inheritance8.2.3. Polymorphism8.2.3.1. Interface Polymorphism8.2.4. Relationships Between Objects8.2.4.1. Containment8.2.4.2. Collections8.2.5. Operator Overloading8.2.6. Events8.2.7. Reference Types Versus Value Types8.3. OOP IN WINDOWS APPLICATIONS8.4. SUMMARY
9. Defining Classes
9.1. CLASS DEFINITIONS IN C#9.1.1. Interface Definitions9.2. SYSTEM.OBJECT9.3. CONSTRUCTORS AND DESTRUCTORS9.3.1. Constructor Execution Sequence9.4. OOP TOOLS IN VS AND VCE9.4.1. The Class View Window9.4.2. The Object Browser9.4.3. Adding Classes9.4.4. Class Diagrams9.5. CLASS LIBRARY PROJECTS9.6. INTERFACES VERSUS ABSTRACT CLASSES9.7. STRUCT TYPES9.8. SHALLOW COPYING VERSUS DEEP COPYING9.9. SUMMARY
10. Defining Class Members
10.1. MEMBER DEFINITIONS10.1.1. Defining Fields10.1.2. Defining Methods10.1.3. Defining Properties10.1.4. Adding Members from a Class Diagram10.1.4.1. Adding Methods10.1.4.2. Adding Properties10.1.4.3. Adding Fields10.1.5. Refactoring Members10.1.6. Automatic Properties10.2. ADDITIONAL CLASS MEMBER TOPICS10.2.1. Hiding Base Class Methods10.2.2. Calling Overridden or Hidden Base Class Methods10.2.2.1. The this Keyword10.2.3. Nested Type Definitions10.3. INTERFACE IMPLEMENTATION10.3.1. Implementing Interfaces in Classes10.3.1.1. Explicit Interface Member Implementation10.3.1.2. Adding Property Accessors with Nonpublic Accessibility10.4. PARTIAL CLASS DEFINITIONS10.5. PARTIAL METHOD DEFINITIONS10.6. EXAMPLE APPLICATION10.6.1. Planning the Application10.6.1.1. The Card Class10.6.1.2. The Deck Class10.6.2. Writing the Class Library10.6.2.1. Adding the Suit and Rank Enumerations10.6.2.2. Adding the Card Class10.6.2.3. Adding the Deck Class10.6.3. A Client Application for the Class Library10.7. THE CALL HIERARCHY WINDOW10.8. SUMMARY
11. Collections, Comparisons, and Conversions
11.1. COLLECTIONS11.1.1. Using Collections11.1.2. Defining Collections11.1.3. Indexers11.1.4. Adding a Cards Collection to CardLib11.1.5. Keyed Collections and IDictionary11.1.6. Iterators11.1.7. Iterators and Collections11.1.8. Deep Copying11.1.9. Adding Deep Copying to CardLib11.2. COMPARISONS11.2.1. Type Comparisons11.2.1.1. Boxing and Unboxing11.2.1.2. The is Operator11.2.2. Value Comparisons11.2.2.1. Operator Overloading11.2.2.2. Adding Operator Overloads to CardLib11.2.2.3. The IComparable and IComparer Interfaces11.2.2.4. Sorting Collections Using the IComparable and IComparer Interfaces11.3. CONVERSIONS11.3.1. Overloading Conversion Operators11.3.2. The as Operator11.4. SUMMARY
12. Generics
12.1. WHAT ARE GENERICS?12.2. USING GENERICS12.2.1. Nullable Types12.2.1.1. Operators and Nullable Types12.2.1.2. The ?? Operator12.2.2. The System.Collections.Generics Namespace12.2.2.1. List<T>12.2.2.2. Sorting and Searching Generic Lists12.2.2.3. Dictionary<K, V>12.2.2.4. Modifying CardLib to Use a Generic Collection Class12.3. DEFINING GENERIC TYPES12.3.1. Defining Generic Classes12.3.1.1. The default Keyword12.3.1.2. Constraining Types12.3.1.3. Inheriting from Generic Classes12.3.1.4. Generic Operators12.3.1.5. Generic Structs12.3.2. Defining Generic Interfaces12.3.3. Defining Generic Methods12.3.4. Defining Generic Delegates12.4. VARIANCE12.4.1. Covariance12.4.2. Contravariance12.5. SUMMARY
13. Additional OOP Techniques
13.1. THE :: OPERATOR AND THE GLOBAL NAMESPACE QUALIFIER13.2. CUSTOM EXCEPTIONS13.2.1. Adding Custom Exceptions to CardLib13.3. EVENTS13.3.1. What Is an Event?13.3.2. Handling Events13.3.3. Defining Events13.3.3.1. Multipurpose Event Handlers13.3.3.2. The EventHandler and Generic EventHandler<T> Types13.3.3.3. Return Values and Event Handlers13.3.3.4. Anonymous Methods13.4. EXPANDING AND USING CARDLIB13.4.1. A Card Game Client for CardLib13.5. SUMMARY
14. C# Language Enhancements
14.1. INITIALIZERS14.1.1. Object Initializers14.1.2. Collection Initializers14.2. TYPE INFERENCE14.3. ANONYMOUS TYPES14.4. DYNAMIC LOOKUP14.4.1. The dynamic Type14.4.2. IDynamicMetaObjectProvider14.5. ADVANCED METHOD PARAMETERS14.5.1. Optional Parameters14.5.1.1. Optional Parameter Values14.5.1.2. Optional Parameter Order14.5.2. Named Parameters14.5.3. Named and Optional Parameter Guidelines14.6. EXTENSION METHODS14.7. LAMBDA EXPRESSIONS14.7.1. Anonymous Methods Recap14.7.2. Lambda Expressions for Anonymous Methods14.7.3. Lambda Expression Parameters14.7.4. Lambda Expression Statement Bodies14.7.5. Lambda Expressions As Delegates and Expression Trees14.7.6. Lambda Expressions and Collections14.8. SUMMARY
II. Windows Programming
15. Basic Windows Programming
15.1. CONTROLS15.1.1. Properties15.1.2. Anchoring, Docking, and Snapping Controls15.1.3. Anchor and Dock Properties15.1.4. Events15.2. THE BUTTON CONTROL15.2.1. Button Properties15.2.2. Button Events15.2.3. Adding the Event Handlers15.3. THE LABEL AND LINKLABEL CONTROLS15.4. THE TEXTBOX CONTROL15.4.1. TextBox Properties15.4.2. TextBox Events15.4.3. Adding the Event Handlers15.5. THE RADIOBUTTON AND CHECKBOX CONTROLS15.5.1. RadioButton Properties15.5.2. RadioButton Events15.5.3. CheckBox Properties15.5.4. CheckBox Events15.5.5. The GroupBox Control15.6. THE RICHTEXTBOX CONTROL15.6.1. RichTextBox Properties15.6.2. RichTextBox Events15.7. THE LISTBOX AND CHECKEDLISTBOX CONTROLS15.7.1. ListBox Properties15.7.2. ListBox Methods15.7.3. ListBox Events15.8. THE LISTVIEW CONTROL15.8.1. ListView Properties15.8.2. ListView Methods15.8.3. ListView Events15.8.4. ListViewItem15.8.5. ColumnHeader15.8.6. The ImageList Control15.9. THE TABCONTROL CONTROL15.9.1. TabControl Properties15.9.2. Working with the TabControl15.10. SUMMARY
16. Advanced Windows Forms Features
16.1. MENUS AND TOOLBARS16.1.1. Two Is One16.1.2. Using the MenuStrip Control16.1.3. Creating Menus Manually16.1.4. Properties of the ToolStripMenuItem16.1.5. Adding Functionality to Menus16.2. TOOLBARS16.2.1. ToolStrip Properties16.2.2. ToolStrip Items16.2.3. Adding Event Handlers16.2.4. StatusStrip16.2.5. StatusStripStatusLabel Properties16.3. SDI AND MDI Applications16.4. BUILDING MDI APPLICATIONS16.5. CREATING CONTROLS16.5.1. Adding Properties16.5.2. Adding the Event Handlers16.5.3. Debugging User Controls16.5.4. Extending the LabelTextbox Control16.5.4.1. Adding More Properties16.5.4.2. Adding More Event Handlers16.5.4.3. Adding a Custom Event Handler16.6. SUMMARY
17. Deploying Windows Applications
17.1. DEPLOYMENT OVERVIEW17.2. CLICKONCE DEPLOYMENT17.2.1. Creating the ClickOnce Deployment17.2.2. Installing the Application with ClickOnce17.2.3. Creating and Using Updates of the Application17.3. VISUAL STUDIO SETUP AND DEPLOYMENT PROJECT TYPES17.4. MICROSOFT WINDOWS INSTALLER ARCHITECTURE17.4.1. Windows Installer Terms17.4.2. Advantages of the Windows Installer17.5. CREATING AN INSTALLATION PACKAGE FOR THE MDI EDITOR17.5.1. Planning the Installation17.5.2. Creating the Project17.5.3. Project Properties17.5.3.1. Packaging17.5.3.2. Prerequisites17.5.3.3. Setup Editors17.5.4. File System Editor17.5.4.1. Adding Items to Special Folders17.5.4.2. File Properties17.5.5. File Types Editor17.5.5.1. Create Actions17.5.6. Launch Condition Editor17.5.7. User Interface Editor17.5.7.1. Additional Dialogs17.6. BUILDING THE PROJECT17.7. INSTALLATION17.7.1. Welcome17.7.2. Read Me17.7.3. License Agreement17.7.4. Optional Files17.7.5. Select Installation Folder17.7.5.1. Disk Cost17.7.6. Confirm Installation17.7.7. Progress17.7.8. Installation Complete17.7.9. Running the Application17.7.10. Uninstall17.8. SUMMARY
III. Web Programming
18. ASP.NET Web Programming
18.1. OVERVIEW OF WEB APPLICATIONS18.2. ASP.NET RUNTIME18.3. CREATING A SIMPLE PAGE18.4. SERVER CONTROLS18.5. ASP.NET POSTBACK18.6. ASP.NET AJAX POSTBACK18.7. INPUT VALIDATION18.8. STATE MANAGEMENT18.8.1. Client-Side State Management18.8.1.1. View State18.8.1.2. Cookies18.8.2. Server-Side State Management18.8.2.1. Session18.8.2.2. Application18.8.2.3. Cache18.9. STYLES18.10. MASTER PAGES18.11. SITE NAVIGATION18.12. AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION18.12.1. Authentication Configuration18.12.2. Using Security Controls18.13. READING FROM AND WRITING TO A SQL SERVER DATABASE18.14. SUMMARY
19. Web Services
19.1. WHERE TO USE WEB SERVICES19.1.1. A Hotel Travel Agency Application Scenario19.1.2. A Book Distributor Application Scenario19.1.3. Client Application Types19.2. APPLICATION ARCHITECTURE19.3. WEB SERVICES ARCHITECTURE19.3.1. Calling Methods and the Web Services Description Language19.3.2. Calling a Method19.3.3. WS-I Basic Profile19.4. WEB SERVICES AND THE .NET FRAMEWORK19.4.1. Creating a Web Service19.4.1.1. WebService Attribute19.4.1.2. WebMethod Attribute19.4.1.3. WebServiceBinding Attribute19.4.2. Client19.4.2.1. SoapHttpClientProtocol19.4.2.2. Alternative Client Protocols19.5. CREATING A SIMPLE ASP.NET WEB SERVICE19.5.1. Adding a Web Method19.6. TESTING THE WEB SERVICE19.7. IMPLEMENTING A WINDOWS CLIENT19.8. CALLING THE SERVICE ASYNCHRONOUSLY19.9. IMPLEMENTING AN ASP.NET CLIENT19.10. PASSING DATA19.11. SUMMARY
20. Deploying Web Applications
20.1. INTERNET INFORMATION SERVICES20.2. IIS CONFIGURATION20.3. COPYING A WEBSITE20.4. PUBLISHING A WEB APPLICATION20.5. WINDOWS INSTALLER20.5.1. Creating a Setup Program20.5.2. Installing the Web Application20.6. SUMMARY
IV. Data Access
21. File System Data
21.1. STREAMS21.2. THE CLASSES FOR INPUT AND OUTPUT21.2.1. The File and Directory Classes21.2.2. The FileInfo Class21.2.3. The DirectoryInfo Class21.2.4. Path Names and Relative Paths21.2.5. The FileStream Object21.2.5.1. File Position21.2.5.2. Reading Data21.2.5.3. Writing Data21.2.6. The StreamWriter Object21.2.7. The StreamReader Object21.2.7.1. Reading Data21.2.7.2. Delimited Files21.2.8. Reading and Writing Compressed Files21.3. SERIALIZED OBJECTS21.4. MONITORING THE FILE SYSTEM21.5. SUMMARY
22. XML
22.1. XML DOCUMENTS22.1.1. XML Elements22.1.2. Attributes22.1.3. The XML Declaration22.1.4. Structure of an XML Document22.1.5. XML Namespaces22.1.6. Well-Formed and Valid XML22.1.7. Validating XML Documents22.1.7.1. DTDs22.1.7.2. Schemas22.1.7.2.1. XDR Schemas22.1.7.2.2. XSD Schemas22.2. USING XML IN YOUR APPLICATION22.2.1. XML Document Object Model22.2.1.1. XmlDocument Class22.2.1.2. XmlElement Class22.2.1.3. Changing the Values of Nodes22.2.1.3.1. Inserting New Nodes22.2.1.3.2. Deleting Nodes22.2.2. Selecting Nodes22.2.3. XPath22.3. SUMMARY
23. Introduction to LINQ
23.1. FIRST LINQ QUERY23.1.1. Declaring a Variable for Results Using the var Keyword23.1.2. Specify Data Source: from Clause23.1.3. Specify Condition: where Clause23.1.4. Select Items: select Clause23.1.5. Finishing Up: Using the foreach Loop23.1.6. Deferred Query Execution23.2. USING THE LINQ METHOD SYNTAX23.2.1. LINQ Extension Methods23.2.2. Query Syntax versus Method Syntax23.3. ORDERING QUERY RESULTS23.4. ORDERBY CLAUSE23.5. ORDERING USING METHOD SYNTAX23.6. QUERYING A LARGE DATA SET23.7. AGGREGATE OPERATORS23.8. QUERYING COMPLEX OBJECTS23.9. PROJECTION: CREATING NEW OBJECTS IN QUERIES23.10. PROJECTION: METHOD SYNTAX23.11. SELECT DISTINCT QUERY23.12. ANY AND ALL23.13. ORDERING BY MULTIPLE LEVELS23.14. MULTI-LEVEL ORDERING METHOD SYNTAX: THENBY23.15. GROUP QUERIES23.16. TAKE AND SKIP23.17. FIRST AND FIRSTORDEFAULT23.18. SET OPERATORS23.19. JOINS23.20. SUMMARY
24. Applying LINQ
24.1. LINQ VARIETIES24.2. USING LINQ WITH DATABASES24.3. INSTALLING SQL SERVER AND THE NORTHWIND SAMPLE DATA24.3.1. Installing SQL Server Express 200824.3.2. Installing the Northwind Sample Database24.4. FIRST LINQ TO DATABASE QUERY24.5. NAVIGATING DATABASE RELATIONSHIPS24.6. USING LINQ WITH XML24.7. LINQ TO XML FUNCTIONAL CONSTRUCTORS24.7.1. Constructing XML Element Text with Strings24.8. SAVING AND LOADING AN XML DOCUMENT24.8.1. Loading XML from a String24.8.2. Contents of a Saved XML Document24.9. WORKING WITH XML FRAGMENTS24.10. GENERATING XML FROM DATABASES24.11. HOW TO QUERY AN XML DOCUMENT24.12. USING LINQ TO XML QUERY MEMBERS24.12.1. Elements()24.12.2. Descendants()24.12.3. Attributes()24.13. SUMMARY
V. Additional Techniques
25. Windows Presentation Foundation
25.1. WHAT IS WPF?25.1.1. WPF for Designers25.1.2. WPF for C# Developers25.2. ANATOMY OF A BASIC WPF APPLICATION25.3. WPF FUNDAMENTALS25.3.1. XAML Syntax25.3.1.1. Object Element Syntax25.3.1.2. Attribute Syntax25.3.1.3. Property Element Syntax25.3.1.4. Content Syntax25.3.1.5. Mixing Property Element Syntax and Content Syntax25.3.1.6. Markup Extensions25.3.2. Desktop and Web Applications25.3.3. The Application Object25.3.4. Control Basics25.3.4.1. Dependency Properties25.3.4.2. Attached Properties25.3.4.3. Routed Events25.3.4.4. Attached Events25.3.5. Control Layout25.3.5.1. Stack Order25.3.5.2. Alignment, Margins, Padding, and Dimensions25.3.5.3. Border25.3.5.4. Canvas25.3.5.5. DockPanel25.3.5.6. Grid25.3.5.7. StackPanel25.3.5.8. WrapPanel25.3.6. Control Styling25.3.6.1. Styles25.3.6.2. Templates25.3.7. Triggers25.3.8. Animation25.3.8.1. Timelines without Key Frames25.3.8.2. Timelines with Key Frames25.3.9. Static and Dynamic Resources25.3.9.1. Static Resources25.3.9.2. Dynamic Resources25.3.9.3. Referencing Style Resources25.4. PROGRAMMING WITH WPF25.4.1. WPF User Controls25.4.2. Implementing Dependency Properties25.5. SUMMARY
26. Windows Communication Foundation
26.1. WHAT IS WCF?26.2. WCF CONCEPTS26.2.1. WCF Communication Protocols26.2.2. Addresses, Endpoints, and Bindings26.2.3. Contracts26.2.4. Message Patterns26.2.5. Behaviors26.2.6. Hosting26.3. WCF PROGRAMMING26.3.1. The WCF Test Client26.3.2. Defining WCF Service Contracts26.3.2.1. Data Contracts26.3.2.2. Service Contracts26.3.2.3. Operation Contracts26.3.2.4. Message Contracts26.3.2.5. Fault Contracts26.3.3. Self-Hosted WCF Services26.4. SUMMARY
27. Windows Workflow Foundation
27.1. HELLO WORLD27.2. WORKFLOWS AND ACTIVITIES27.2.1. If Activity27.2.2. While Activity27.2.3. Sequence Activity27.3. ARGUMENTS AND VARIABLES27.4. CUSTOM ACTIVITIES27.4.1. Workflow Extensions27.4.2. Activity Validation27.4.3. Activity Designers27.5. SUMMARY
A. Exercise Solutions
A.1. CHAPTER 3 SOLUTIONSA.1.1. Exercise 1A.1.2. Exercise 2A.1.3. Exercise 3A.1.4. Exercise 4A.1.5. Exercise 5A.2. CHAPTER 4 SOLUTIONSA.2.1. Exercise 1A.2.2. Exercise 2A.2.3. Exercise 3A.2.4. Exercise 4A.3. CHAPTER 5 SOLUTIONSA.3.1. Exercise 1A.3.2. Exercise 2A.3.3. Exercise 3A.3.4. Exercise 4A.3.5. Exercise 5A.3.6. Exercise 6A.3.7. Exercise 7A.4. CHAPTER 6 SOLUTIONSA.4.1. Exercise 1A.4.2. Exercise 2A.4.3. Exercise 3A.4.4. Exercise 4A.4.5. Exercise 5A.5. CHAPTER 7 SOLUTIONSA.5.1. Exercise 1A.5.2. Exercise 2A.5.3. Exercise 3A.5.4. Exercise 4A.6. CHAPTER 8 SOLUTIONSA.6.1. Exercise 1A.6.2. Exercise 2A.6.3. Exercise 3A.6.4. Exercise 4A.6.5. Exercise 5A.7. CHAPTER 9 SOLUTIONSA.7.1. Exercise 1A.7.2. Exercise 2A.7.3. Exercise 3A.7.4. Exercise 4A.7.5. Exercise 5A.8. CHAPTER 10 SOLUTIONSA.8.1. Exercise 1A.8.2. Exercise 2A.8.3. Exercise 3A.8.4. Exercise 4A.8.5. Exercise 5A.9. CHAPTER 11 SOLUTIONSA.9.1. Exercise 1A.9.2. Exercise 2A.9.3. Exercise 3A.9.4. Exercise 4A.9.5. Exercise 5A.10. CHAPTER 12 SOLUTIONSA.10.1. Exercise 1A.10.2. Exercise 2A.10.3. Exercise 3A.10.4. Exercise 4A.10.5. Exercise 5A.10.6. Exercise 6A.11. CHAPTER 13 SOLUTIONSA.11.1. Exercise 1A.11.2. Exercise 2A.12. CHAPTER 14 SOLUTIONSA.12.1. Exercise 1A.12.2. Exercise 2A.12.3. Exercise 3A.12.4. Exercise 4A.12.5. Exercise 5A.12.6. Exercise 6A.13. CHAPTER 15 SOLUTIONSA.13.1. Exercise 1A.13.2. Exercise 2A.13.3. Exercise 3A.14. CHAPTER 16 SOLUTIONSA.14.1. Exercise 1A.14.2. Exercise 2A.15. CHAPTER 17 SOLUTIONSA.15.1. Exercise 1A.15.2. Exercise 2A.15.3. Exercise 3A.15.4. Exercise 4A.16. CHAPTER 18 SOLUTIONSA.16.1. Exercise 1A.16.2. Exercise 2A.16.3. Exercise 3A.17. CHAPTER 19 SOLUTIONSA.17.1. Exercise 1A.17.2. Exercise 2A.17.3. Exercise 3A.17.4. Exercise 4A.18. CHAPTER 20 SOLUTIONSA.18.1. Exercise 1A.18.2. Exercise 2A.18.3. Exercise 3A.18.4. Exercise 4A.19. CHAPTER 21 SOLUTIONSA.19.1. Exercise 1A.19.2. Exercise 2A.19.3. Exercise 3A.19.4. Exercise 4A.19.5. Exercise 5A.19.6. Exercise 6A.19.7. Exercise 7A.20. CHAPTER 22 SOLUTIONSA.20.1. Exercise 1A.20.2. Exercise 2A.20.3. Exercise 3A.21. CHAPTER 23 SOLUTIONSA.21.1. Exercise 1A.21.2. Exercise 2A.21.3. Exercise 3A.21.4. Exercise 4A.21.5. Exercise 5A.21.6. Exercise 6A.21.7. Exercise 7A.22. CHAPTER 24 SOLUTIONSA.22.1. Exercise 1A.22.2. Exercise 2A.22.3. Exercise 3A.22.4. Exercise 4A.22.5. Exercise 5A.22.6. Exercise 6A.22.7. Exercise 7A.23. CHAPTER 25 SOLUTIONSA.23.1. Exercise 1A.23.2. Exercise 2A.23.3. Exercise 3A.23.4. Exercise 4A.23.5. Exercise 5A.23.6. Exercise 6A.23.7. Exercise 7A.24. CHAPTER 26 SOLUTIONSA.24.1. Exercise 1A.24.2. Exercise 2A.24.3. Exercise 3A.24.4. Exercise 4A.24.5. Exercise 5A.25. Answers to CHAPTER 27 EXERCISESA.25.1. Exercise 1A.25.2. Exercise 2A.25.3. Exercise 3

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Chapter 22. XML

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS CHAPTER

How to read and write Extensible Markup Language (XML)
The rules that apply to well-formed XML
How to validate your XML documents against two types of schema: XSD and XDR
How to use XML in your applications
How to use .NET to use XML in your programs
How to search through XML documents using XPath queries

Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a technology that has been receiving great attention for the past few years. XML is not new, and it was certainly not invented by Microsoft for use in the .NET environment, but Microsoft recognized the possibilities of XML early in its development. Because of that you will see it performing a large number of duties in .NET, from describing the configuration of your applications to transporting information between Web services.

XML is a way of storing data in a simple text format, which means that it can be read by nearly any computer. As you've seen in some of the earlier chapters about Web programming, this makes it a perfect format for transferring data over the Internet. It's even not too difficult for humans to read!

From the first versions of Visual Studio .NET it has been obvious that Microsoft is putting quite a lot of effort into developing solutions that use XML. Today most applications in .NET use XML in some form, from .config files for storing configuration details to XAML files used in Windows Presentation Foundations. Even the new document formats introduced with Office 2007 are based on ...

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