Stephens' C# Programming with Visual Studio® 2010 24-Hour Trainer

Contents

INTRODUCTION xxv

the Visual studioseCtion i: ide and Controls

GettinG started with the Visual studio ide lesson 1: 3

Installing C# 4

Configuring the IDE 5

Building Your First Program 5

Copying Projects 9

Exploring the IDE 10

Try It 13

Lesson Requirements 14

Hints 14

Step-by-Step 14

Exercises 17

CreatinG Controls 1lesson 2: 9

Understanding Controls 19

Properties 20

Methods 20

Events 20

Creating Controls 21

Setting Control Properties 22

Control Names 23

Popular Properties 24

Modifying Properties in Code 26

Arranging Controls 27

Snap Lines 27

Arrow Keys 28

The Format Menu and Layout Toolbar 28

Try It 29

Lesson Requirements 30

Hints 30

Step-by-Step 30

Exercises 34

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MakinG Controls arranGe theMselVes 3lesson 3: 7

Restricting Form Size 38

Using Anchor Properties 38

Using Dock Properties 40

Try It 42

Lesson Requirements 42

Hints 43

Step-by-Step 43

Exercises 44

handlinG eVents 4lesson 4: 7

Making Event Handlers 47

Using Event Parameters 48

Tracking Mouse Movement 49

Detecting Mouse Clicks 49

Removing Event Handlers 50

Adding and Removing Event Handlers in Code 50

Useful Events 51

Try It 52

Lesson Requirements 53

Hints 53

Step-by-Step 53

Exercises 54

MakinG Menus 5lesson 5: 7

Creating Menus 57

Setting Menu Properties 58

Handling Menu Events 59

Creating Context Menus 60

Try It 60

Lesson Requirements 61

Hints 61

Step-by-Step 61

Exercises 64

MakinG tool strips and status strips 6lesson 6: 7

Using Tool Strips 67

Using Tool Strip Containers 69

Using Status Strips 70

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Try It 71

Lesson Requirements 71

Hints 73

Step-by-Step 73

Exercises 76

usinG riChtextBoxes 7lesson 7: 9

Using RichTextBox Properties 79

Giving the User Control 81

Using RichTextBox Methods 82

Try It 84

Lesson Requirements 85

Hints 85

Step-by-Step 85

Exercises 86

usinG standard dialoGs 8lesson 8: 9

Using Dialogs in General 90

Adding the Dialog to the Form 91

Initializing the Dialog 91

Displaying the Dialog and Checking the Return Result 92

Processing the Results 93

Putting It All Together 93

Using Dialog Properties 93

Using File Filters 96

Try It 98

Lesson Requirements 98

Hints 99

Step-by-Step 99

Exercises 101

CreatinG and displayinG new ForMs 10lesson 9: 3

Adding New Forms 103

Understanding Classes and Instances 104

Displaying Forms 105

Controlling Remote Forms 107

Try It 109

Lesson Requirements 109

Hints 110

Step-by-Step 110

Exercises 112

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BuildinG CustoM dialoGs 11lesson 10: 5

Making Custom Dialogs 115

Setting the Dialog Result 116

Using Custom Dialogs 117

Try It 118

Lesson Requirements 118

Hints 119

Step-by-Step 119

Exercises 121

VariaBles and CalCulationseCtion ii: s

usinG VariaBles and perForMinG CalCulations 12lesson 11: 7

What Are Variables? 127

Data Types 127

Float, Double, and Decimal Data Types 129

Declaring Variables 130

Literal Values 131

Type Conversions 133

Casting 134

Converting 135

Parsing 135

Performing Calculations 136

Operands and Operators 137

Promotion 137

Operator Summary 137

Precedence 143

Constants 145

Try It 145

Lesson Requirements 146

Hints 146

Step-by-Step 146

Exercises 148

deBuGGinG Code 15lesson 12: 1

Deferred Techniques 151

Debugging Then and Now 152

Setting Breakpoints 152

Reading Variables 153

Stepping Through Code 154

Using Watches 155

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Using the Immediate Window 156

Try It 157

Lesson Requirements 158

Step-by-Step 158

Exercises 161

understandinG sCope 16lesson 13: 3

Scope Within a Class 163

Same Named Variables 164

Method Variable Lifetime 165

Block Scope 166

Accessibility 167

Restricting Scope and Accessibility 168

Try It 168

Lesson Requirements 169

Hints 169

Step-by-Step 169

Exercises 171

workinG with strinGs 17lesson 14: 5

String Methods 175

Format and ToString 177

Standard Numeric Formats 179

Custom Numeric Formats 180

Standard Date and Time Formats 181

Custom Date and Time Formats 182

Try It 184

Lesson Requirements 184

Hints 184

Step-by-Step 185

Exercises 185

workinG with dates and tiMes 18lesson 15: 7

Creating DateTime Variables 187

Local and UTC Time 188

DateTime Properties and Methods 188

TimeSpans 190

Try It 191

Lesson Requirements 192

Hints 192

Step-by-Step 192

Exercises 194

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