Intermediate to advanced technique coverage, updated for C# 2012 and .NET 4.5 This guide is geared towards experienced programmers looking to update and enhance their skills in writing Windows applications, web apps, and Metro apps with C# and .NET 4.5. Packed with information about intermediate and advanced features, this book includes everything professional developers need to know about C# and putting it to work. Covers challenging .NET features including Language Integrated Query (LINQ), LINQ to SQL, LINQ to XML, WCF, WPF, Workflow, and Generics Puts the new Async keyword to work and features refreshers on .NET architecture, objects, types, inheritance, arrays, operators, casts, delegates, events, strings, regular expressions, collections, and memory management Explores new options and interfaces presented by Windows 8 development, WinRT, and Metro style apps Includes traditional Windows forms programming, ASP.NET web programming with C#, and working in Visual Studio 2012 with C# Professional C# 2012 and .NET 4.5 is a comprehensive guide for experienced programmers wanting to maximize these technologies.

Intermediate to advanced technique coverage, updated for C# 2012and .NET 4.5This guide is geared towards experienced programmers looking toupdate and enhance their skills in writing Windows applicationsweb apps, and Metro apps with C# and .NET 4.5. Packed withinformation about intermediate and advanced features, this bookincludes everything professional developers need to know about C#and putting it to work.* Covers challenging .NET features including Language IntegratedQuery (LINQ), LINQ to SQL, LINQ to XML, WCF, WPF, Workflow, andGenerics* Puts the new Async keyword to work and features refreshers on.NET architecture, objects, types, inheritance, arrays, operatorscasts, delegates, events, strings, regular expressionscollections, and memory management* Explores new options and interfaces presented by Windows 8development, WinRT, and Metro style apps* Includes traditional Windows forms programming, ASP.NET webprogramming with C#, and working in Visual Studio 2012 with C#Professional C# 2012 and .NET 4.5 is a comprehensiveguide for experienced programmers wanting to maximize thesetechnologies.

INTRODUCTION xlixPART I: THE C# LANGUAGECHAPTER 1: .NET ARCHITECTURE 3CHAPTER 2: CORE C# 23CHAPTER 3: OBJECTS AND TYPES 65CHAPTER 4: INHERITANCE 89CHAPTER 5: GENERICS 107CHAPTER 6: ARRAYS AND TUPLES 129CHAPTER 7: OPERATORS AND CASTS 151CHAPTER 8: DELEGATES, LAMBDAS, AND EVENTS 183CHAPTER 9: STRINGS AND REGULAR EXPRESSIONS 209CHAPTER 10: COLLECTIONS 229CHAPTER 11: LANGUAGE INTEGRATED QUERY 279CHAPTER 12: DYNAMIC LANGUAGE EXTENSIONS 313CHAPTER 13: ASYNCHRONOUS PROGRAMMING 325CHAPTER 14: MEMORY MANAGEMENT AND POINTERS 347CHAPTER 15: REFLECTION 375CHAPTER 16: ERRORS AND EXCEPTIONS 393PART II: VISUAL STUDIOCHAPTER 17: VISUAL STUDIO 2012 417CHAPTER 18: DEPLOYMENT 467PART III: FOUNDATIONCHAPTER 19: ASSEMBLIES 487CHAPTER 20: DIAGNOSTICS 519CHAPTER 21: TASKS, THREADS, AND SYNCHRONIZATION 551CHAPTER 22: SECURITY 601CHAPTER 23: INTEROP 627CHAPTER 24: MANIPULATING FILES AND THE REGISTRY 661CHAPTER 25: TRANSACTIONS 705CHAPTER 25: TRANSACTIONS 705CHAPTER 27: WINDOWS SERVICES 771CHAPTER 28: LOCALIZATION? 803CHAPTER 29: CORE XAML 845CHAPTER 30: MANAGED EXTENSIBILITY FRAMEWORK 863CHAPTER 31: WINDOWS RUNTIME 893PART IV: DATACHAPTER 32: CORE ADO.NET 917CHAPTER 33: ADO.NET ENTITY FRAMEWORK 963CHAPTER 34: MANIPULATING XML 995PART V: PRESENTATIONCHAPTER 35: CORE WPF 1049CHAPTER 36: BUSINESS APPLICATIONS WITH WPF 1101CHAPTER 37: CREATING DOCUMENTS WITH WPF 1153CHAPTER 38: WINDOWS STORE APPS 1175CHAPTER 39: CORE ASP.NET 1211CHAPTER 40: ASP.NET WEB FORMS 1239CHAPTER 41: ASP.NET MVC 1283CHAPTER 42: ASP.NET DYNAMIC DATA 1321PART VI: COMMUNICATIONCHAPTER 43: WINDOWS COMMUNICATION FOUNDATION 1337CHAPTER 44: WCF DATA SERVICES 1379CHAPTER 45: WINDOWS WORKFLOW FOUNDATION 1399CHAPTER 46: PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING 1425CHAPTER 46: PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING 1425INDEX 1473