Beginning C# Object-Oriented Programming, Second Edition

Table of contents

1. Title Page
2. Dedication
3. Contents at a Glance
4. Contents
5. About the Author
6. About the Technical Reviewer
7. Acknowledgments
8. Introduction
9. CHAPTER 1: Overview of Object-Oriented Programming
   1. What is OOP?
   2. The History of OOP
   3. Why Use OOP?
   4. The Characteristics of OOP
   5. The History of C#
   6. Summary
10. CHAPTER 2: Designing OOP Solutions: Identifying the Class Structure
    1. Goals of Software Design
    2. Understanding the Unified Modeling Language
    3. Developing a SRS
    4. Introducing Use Cases
    5. Understanding Class Diagrams
    6. Modeling Object Relationships
    7. Summary
11. CHAPTER 3: Designing OOP Solutions: Modeling the Object Interaction
    1. Understanding Scenarios
    2. Introducing Sequence Diagrams
    3. Message Types
    4. Recursive Messages
    5. Message Iteration
    6. Message Constraints
    7. Message Branching
    8. Understanding Activity Diagrams
    9. Exploring GUI Design
    10. Summary
12. CHAPTER 4: Designing OOP Solutions: A Case Study
    1. Developing an OOP Solution
    2. Summary
13. CHAPTER 5: Introducing the .NET Framework and Visual Studio
    1. Introducing the .NET Framework
    2. Using the Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment
    3. Summary
14. CHAPTER 6: Creating Classes
    1. Introducing Objects and Classes
    2. Defining Classes
    3. Using Constructors
    4. Overloading Methods
    5. Summary
15. CHAPTER 7: Creating Class Hierarchies
    1. Understanding Inheritance
    2. Overriding the Methods of a Base Class
    3. Overloading Methods of a Base Class
    4. Hiding Base Class Methods
    5. Implementing Interfaces
    6. Understanding Polymorphism
    7. Summary
16. CHAPTER 8: Implementing Object Collaboration
    1. Communicating Through Messaging
    2. Defining Method Signatures
    3. Passing Parameters
    4. Understanding Event-Driven Programming
    5. Understanding Delegation
    6. Implementing Events
    7. Responding To Events
    8. Windows Control Event Handling
    9. Handling Exceptions in the .NET Framework
    10. Static Properties and Methods
    11. Using Asynchronous Messaging
    12. Summary
17. CHAPTER 9: Working with Collections
    1. Introducing the .NET Framework Collection Types
    2. Working with Arrays and Array Lists
    3. Using Generic Collections
    4. Programming with Stacks and Queues
    5. Summary
18. CHAPTER 10: Implementing the Data Access Layer
    1. Introducing ADO.NET
    2. Working with Data Providers
    3. Establishing a Connection
    4. Executing a Command
    5. Using the DataReader Object to Retrieve Data
    6. Using the DataAdapter to Retrieve Data
    7. Working with DataTables and DataSets
    8. Working with the Entity Framework
    9. Querying Entities with LINQ to EF
    10. Updating Entities with the Entity Framework
    11. Summary
19. CHAPTER 11: Developing WPF Applications
    1. Windows Fundamentals
    2. Introducing XAML
    3. Using Layout Controls
    4. Adding Display Controls
    5. Using the Visual Studio Designer
    6. Handling Control Events
    7. Creating and Using Dialog Boxes
    8. Presenting a MessageBox to the User
    9. Creating a Custom Dialog Box
    10. Data Binding in Windows-Based GUIs
    11. Binding Controls Using a DataContext
    12. Creating and Using Control and Data Templates
    13. Summary
20. CHAPTER 12: Developing Web Applications
    1. Web Pages and Web Forms
    2. Web Server Control Fundamentals
    3. Understanding Web Page and Web Server Control Inheritance Hierarchy
    4. Using the Visual Studio Web Page Designer
    5. The Web Page Life Cycle
    6. Control Events
    7. Understanding Application and Session Events
    8. Storing and Sharing State in a Web Application
    9. Data-Bound Web Controls
    10. Summary
21. CHAPTER 13: Developing Windows Store Applications
    1. Building the User Interface
    2. Using Style Sheets
    3. Handling Control Events
    4. Data Binding Controls
    5. Page Navigation
    6. Summary
22. CHAPTER 14: Developing and Consuming Web Services
    1. What Are Services?
    2. WCF Web Services
    3. RESTful Data Services
    4. Summary
23. CHAPTER 15: Developing the Office Supply Ordering Application
    1. Revisiting Application Design
    2. Building the OSO Application’s Data Access Layer
    3. Building the OSO Application’s Business Logic Layer
    4. Creating the OSO Application UI
    5. Summary
24. CHAPTER 16: Wrapping Up
    1. Improve Your Object-Oriented Design Skills
    2. Investigate the .NET Framework Namespaces
    3. Become Familiar with ADO.NET and the Entity Framework
    4. Learn More about Creating Great User Interfaces (UI)
    5. Move toward Component-Based Development
    6. Find Help
    7. Join a User Group
    8. Please Provide Feedback
    9. Thank You, and Good Luck!
25. APPENDIX A: Fundamental Programming Concepts
    1. Working with Variables and Data Types
    2. Understanding Elementary Data Types
    3. Introducing Composite Data Types
    4. Looking at Literals, Constants, and Enumerations
    5. Exploring Variable Scope
    6. Understanding Data Type Conversion
    7. Working with Operators
    8. Introducing Decision Structures
    9. Using Loop Structures
    10. Introducing Methods
26. APPENDIX B: Exception Handling in C#
    1. Managing Exceptions
    2. Using the .NET Framework Exception Classes
    3. The Importance of Using
27. APPENDIX C: Installing the Required Software
    1. Installing the Sample Databases
    2. Verifying the Database Installs
28. Index