C# 6.0 and the .NET 4.6 Framework

This new 7th edition of Pro C# 6.0 and the .NET 4.6 Platform has been completely revised and rewritten to reflect the latest changes to the C# language specification and new advances in the .NET Framework. You'll find new chapters covering all the important new features that make .NET 4.6 the most cC#6.0 and the. net 4.6 FrameworkCopyright o 2015 by Andrew Troelsen and Philip japikseThis work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the publisherwhether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rightsof translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation computer software, orby similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. 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NET PlatformChapter 1: The Philosophy of. netChapter 2: Building C# ApplicationsPart I: Core C+ ProgrammingChapter 3: Core C# Programming Constructs, Part IChapter 4: Core C# Programming Constructs, Part IIPart III: Object-Oriented Programmingwith c#fChapter 5: Understanding encapsulationChapter 6: Understanding Inheritance and polymorphIsmChapter 7: Understanding Structured Exception Hand-lingChapter 8: Working with Interfaces国 Part iv: Advanced o井 ProgrammingChapter 9: Collections and genericsChapter 10: Delegates, Events, and Lambda ExpresSIOnsChapter 11: Advanced C# Language FeaturesChapter 12: LINQ to ObjectsChapter 13: Understanding Object LifetimePart V: Programming with NET AssembliesChapter 14: Building and Configuring Class librariesChapter 15: Type Reflection, Late Binding, andAttribute-Based ProgrammingChapter 16: Dynamic Types and the Dynamic Language RuntimeChapter 17: Processes, App Domains, and object Con-textsChapter 18: Understanding CIL and the role of dynamic assembliesPart VI: Introducing the. NET Base ClassLibrariesChapter 19: Multithreaded, Parallel, and Async programmingChapter 20: File 1/o and object serializationChapter 21 ADO NET Part I: The Connected LayerChapter 22: ADO.NET Part Il: The Disconnected lay-erChapter 23: ADO. NET Part III Entity frameworkChapter 24: Introducing linQ to XMLChapter 25: Introducing Windows CommunicationFoundationPart vil: Windows presentation founda-tionChapter 26: Introducing Windows Presentation Found-ation and XAMLChapter 27: Programming with WPF ControlsChapter 28: WPF Graphics Rendering ServicesChapter 29: WPF Resources, Animations, Styles, andTemplatesChapter 30: Notifications, Commands, Validation, andMVVMPart VIll: aspnetChapter 31: Introducing AsP NET Web FormsChapter 32: ASP.NET Web Controls, Master Pagesand themesChapter 33: ASP.NET State Management TechniquesChapter 34: ASP.NET MVC and Web aPIIndexContentsAbout the authorsAbout the technical reviewerAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Introducing C# and the. NET PlatformChapter 1: The Philosophy of. NETAn initial look at the. Net platformSome key benefits of the. NET PlatformIntroducing the Building Blocks of the. NET Platform(the CLr,CTS, and CLs)The role of the base Class librariesWhat C# Brings to the tableManaged vs Unmanaged CodeAdditional. NET-Aware Programming languagesLife in a Multilanguage WorldAn overview of. NEt assembliesThe role of the Common Intermediate LanguageBenefits of cilCompiling Cil to Platform-Specific InstructionsThe role of. NET Type MetadataThe role of the assembly manifest