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Expert C# 5.0: with the .NET 4.5 Framework

by Mohammad Rahman

December 2012

Intermediate to advanced

612 pages

14h 4m

English

Apress

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Square Number Using the C#Compilation of a C# ProgramUnderstanding the C# LanguageSummary
Memory in .NET ApplicationsThe StackThe HeapValue and Reference TypesInstantiating an ObjectBoxing and UnboxingGarbage CollectionSummary
ParameterMethod State Description TableValue TypeReference TypeDefault Parameter ValueSummary
Instance and Static Method with this KeywordAnonymous MethodExtension MethodSummary

Automatic Propertyvar Implicitly Typed Local VariableAnonymous TypeSummary
Enum and .NETHow to Get Names and Values from the EnumDetermining Whether an Item Is DefinedParsingSummary
Understanding DelegatesFunc and ActionSummary
Understanding the EventDesigning a Type with the EventBehind the ScenesSummary
State MachineForeach StatementIteratorsSummary
String in .NETInstantiation of a String ObjectString and ChainingStrings Are ImmutableString ConcatenationStringBuilderSummary
Collections in .NETArray ClassListArrayListStackQueueHashtableDictionarySummary
First Look into Linq in .NETExtension MethodLambda Expressions and Expression Trees in LinqDeferred Execution in LinqQuery Methods in LinqSummary
What Is an Exception?Exception and .NET FrameworkException Handling in .NETProtected BlockThrow and RethrowStack OverwriteHow the CLR Matches Exception in RuntimeUsing StatementSummary
Synchronous and Asynchronous ProgrammingAsynchronous Programming Using TaskExecutionContext to Capture the ContextAsynchronous Programming Using Async and AwaitAsync Behind the ScenesTest CasesTask-Based Asynchronous PatternSummary
Windbg and Son of Strike Debugging Extension DLLIntermediate Language DisassemblerThe .NET Reflector: Source Code ExplorerCLR Profiler: A Memory ProfilerSummary

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CHAPTER 11 Collections Explained

This chapter will discuss the different collection types in .NET—Array, List<T>, ArrayList, Stack, Queue, Hashtable, and Dictionary—which are used for storing and managing data in an application. We will look at the internal workings of the List<T> class and how the CLR instantiates an instance of the List<T> class, how it adds items into it, and how it expands its internal array to accommodate more items. We will also examine the internal workings of the ArrayList, Stack, Queue, Hashtable, and Dictionary classes to see how CLR handles these classes to store information.