C# 4.0 How-To

Real Solutions for C# 4.0 Programmers

Need fast, robust, efficient code solutions for Microsoft C# 4.0? This book delivers exactly what you’re looking for. You’ll find more than 200 solutions, best-practice techniques, and tested code samples for everything from classes to exceptions, networking to XML, LINQ to Silverlight. Completely up-to-date, this book fully reflects major language enhancements introduced with the new C# 4.0 and .NET 4.0. When time is of the essence, turn here first: Get answers you can trust and code you can use, right now!

Beginning with the language essentials and moving on to solving common problems using the .NET Framework, C# 4.0 How-To addresses a wide range of general programming problems and algorithms. Along the way is clear, concise coverage of a broad spectrum of C# techniques that will help developers of all levels become more proficient with C# and the most popular .NET tools.

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• Write more elegant, efficient, and reusable code
• Take advantage of real-world tips and best-practices advice
• Create more effective classes, interfaces, and types
• Master powerful data handling techniques using collections, serialization, databases, and XML
• Implement more effective user interfaces with both WPF and WinForms
• Construct Web-based and media-rich applications with ASP.NET and Silverlight
• Make the most of delegates, events, and anonymous methods
• Leverage advanced C# features ranging from reflection to asynchronous programming
• Harness the power of regular expressions
• Interact effectively with Windows and underlying hardware
• Master the best reusable patterns for designing complex programs