Microsoft® Visual C#® 2010 Step by Step

Chapter 7. Creating and Managing Classes and Objects

After completing this chapter, you will be able to:

• Define a class containing a related set of methods and data items.

• Control the accessibility of members by using the public and private keywords.

• Create objects by using the new keyword to invoke a constructor.

• Write and call your own constructors.

• Create methods and data that can be shared by all instances of the same class by using the static keyword.

• Explain how to create anonymous classes.

In Part I you learned how to declare variables, use operators to create values, call methods, and write many of the statements you need when implementing a method. You now know enough to progress to the next stage—combining methods and data into your own classes. ...