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

Glossary

This appendix provides a glossary of key terms that you may encounter while studying

C# programs.

accelerator Underlined character, usually in a menu item, that activates that menu item when

the user presses [Alt] plus the letter.

AcceptButton The button triggered in a dialog when the user presses [Enter].

accessibility Determines which code is allowed to access a class’s fields, properties, methods, and

other members. This can be

public, private, protected, internal, or protected internal.

accessor The

get and set methods that allow a class to save and return a property’s value.

Anchor Property that lets a control attach its left, right, top, and bottom edges to those of

its container.

anonymous type A data type that is automatically created by LINQ and never given a name

for your code to use.

API Application Programming Interface. A library of methods, classes, and other program-

ming tools.

array A group of values stored together in a single variable and accessed by index.

assembly The smallest independent unit of compiled code. Typically this is a DLL or

executable program.

assertion A statement that the code claims is true. If the statement is false, the program stops

running so you can decide whether a bug occurred.

backing field A private field used to store the value of a property. The property’s accessors

get and set the backing field’s value. ...