C#Programming and Microsoft .NET for C Programmers

Course Description

This course covers the C# language. C# is a core language component of Microsoft's .NET initiative. The fundamentals of the language, including its object-oriented features are explained. Then its use within the .NET Framework is explored. Hands-on workshops throughout the course give experience in creating C# programs for a variety of applications.

Who Should Attend

This course is for programmers

Prerequisites

The students should know C

Objectives

• Create and run C# programs using Visual Studio.NET.
• Learn about how C# interacts with the .NET Framework
• Develop C# components

Outline

• Introduction
  • Basic structure of C# program
  • Comparison to C++ and Java
• .NET Introduction
  • .NET Platform
  • Common Language Runtime (CLR)
  • Common Type System architecture
  • XML (Extensible Markup Language)
• Basic syntax
  • Constructors and destructors
  • Overloading methods and operators
  • Arrays
  • Exceptions
• Object-oriented features
  • Classes and objects
  • Interfaces
  • Inheritance and polymorphism
  • Encapsulation - public versus private
  • Abstract classes
  • Namespaces
  • Reference type variables
  • Conversions - boxing and unboxing
• Other features
  • Using delegates for decoupling
  • Add event specifications
  • Properties for encapsulation
  • Indexers for array-like classes
  • Using predefined and custom attributes
• Distributed components
  • Converting classes to components
  • Component versioning and deployment
  • Calling custom components
• .NET Features
  • Uniform Class Libraries
  • Memory and resource control
  • Intermediate Language (IL)
  • System.Object
  • System.Net
  • Threading and synchronization
• .NET Application Areas
  • ADO .NET
  • ASP.NET
  • Windows Forms
• Using unmanaged code
  • Pointers and references