Developer’s Guide to Collections in Microsoft .NET
Build the skills to apply Microsoft® .NET collections effectively
Put .NET collections to work—and manage issues with GUI data binding, threading, data querying, and storage. Led by a data collection expert, you’ll gain task-oriented guidance, exercises, and extensive code samples to tackle common problems and improve application performance. This one-stop reference is designed for experienced Microsoft Visual Basic® and C# developers—whether you’re already using collections or just starting out.
Discover how to:
- Implement arrays, associative arrays, stacks, linked lists, and other collection types
- Apply built in .NET collection classes by learning their methods and properties
- Add enumerator, dictionary, and other .NET collection interfaces to your classes
- Query collections by writing simple to complex Microsoft LINQ statements
- Synchronize data across threads using built in .NET synchronization classes
- Enhance your custom collection classes with serialization support
- Use simple data binding to display collections in Windows® Forms, Microsoft Silverlight®, and Windows Presentation Foundation
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Understanding Collections: Arrays and Linked Lists
Chapter 2 Understanding Collections: Associative Arrays
Chapter 3 Understanding Collections: Queues, Stacks, and Circular Buffers
Chapter 4 Generic Collections
Chapter 5 Generic and Support Collections
Chapter 6 .NET Collection Interfaces
Chapter 7 Introduction to LINQ
Chapter 8 Using Threads with Collections
Chapter 9 Serializing Collections
Chapter 10 Using Collections with Windows Form Controls
Chapter 11 Using Collections with WPF and Silverlight Controls
About the Author
Calvin Janes is a consultant and expert in creating and using collection types.
Book Details
- Paperback: 646 pages
- Publisher: Microsoft Press (September 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0735659273
- ISBN-13: 978-0735659278
