Table of Contents

How to get started with Visual Studio; How to design a Windows Forms application; How to code and test a Windows Forms application; How to work with numeric and string data; How to code control structures; How to code methods and event handlers; How to handle exceptions and validate data; How to work with arrays and collections; How to work with dates and strings; More skills for working with controls and multi-form projects; How to debug an application; How to create and use classes; How to work with indexers, delegates, events, and operators; How to work with inheritance; How to work with interfaces and generics; How to organise and document your classes; An introduction to database programming; How to use data sources with databases (Part 1); How to use data sources with databases (Part 2); How to use ADO.NET to write your own data access code; How to use data sources with business objects; How to work with files and data streams; How to work with XML; How to enhance the user interface; How to deploy an application; Index.