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C# Programming – Table of Contents

Part 1: C# Language Fundamentals

• Introduction to C#
  • What is C# programming Language?
  • Structure of a C# Program
  • Writing first C# Program
    • A Close look of our first sample program, line by line
      • Using Keyword
      • The Main() method
      • The static keyword
      • The (.) operator
    • Compiling and running the program
      • Using the csc.exe, the command-line complier
      • Using the Visual Studio IDE
    • Reading and Writing to Console
• C# Data Types and Basics
  • Types
  • Variables and Constants
  • Enumerations – Alternative to Constants
  • Escape Sequence in C#
  • Strings
  • Identifiers
  • Expressions
  • Whitespace
  • Statements
• Casting
  • Date Type Conversions
    • Implicit conversions
    • Explicit Conversions
    • Difference between Parse() and TryParse()
  • Boxing and Un-Boxing in C#
• Operators and Control Flow
  • Operators
    • The Assignment Operator (=)
    • Mathematical Operators
    • Relational Operators
    • User of Logical Operators with Conditionals
  • Conditional Branching Statements
    • .Else Statement
    • Nested If Statements
    • Switch Statements: an alternative to nested ifs
  • Iteration Statements
    • The goto statement
    • The while Loop
    • The do…while Loop
    • The for Loop
    • The foreach Loop
• Methods in C#
  • Method Declaration
  • Parameter Passing
    • Value Parameters
    • Reference Parameters
    • Output Parameters
    • Parameters Array
• Commenting in C#
• Array in C#
  • Declaring Arrays
  • Accessing Array Elements
  • Multi-Dimensional Arrays
  • Jagged Arrays
  • Passing Arrays as Function arguments
  • Param Arrays
  • Array Class
• Strings in C#
  • string vs String Class
  • Declaring and Initializing Strings
  • Immutability of String Objects
  • String Escape Sequences
  • Format Strings
  • Using StringBuilder for Fast String Creation
  • Properties of the String Class
  • Methods of the String Class

Part 2: Object Oriented Programming with C#

• Classes and Objects
  • Define a Class
  • Creating and using objects
  • Adding methods to a Class
• Constructors in C#
  • Types of Constructors
  • Constructor overloading
  • Constructors and inheritance
• Destructors in C#
• Access Modifiers in C#
  • Public
  • Private
  • Protected
  • Internal
  • Protected Internal
• Methods in C#
  • Creating and calling a method
  • Adding parameters
  • Static Methods
  • C# method parameters
  • Value parameters
  • Reference Parameters
  • Output parameters
• Properties and Indexers in C#
  • Properties, Static Properties
  • Indexers
• Static behavior in C#
  • Static methods
  • Static properties
  • Static Constructors
• Encapsulation
  • Why Encapsulation
• Inheritance
  • The Base Class
  • The Sub Class ( Derived Class)
  • Using the Base class constructors
  • Sealed Classes
• Polymorphism
  • Method Overloading (Static Polymorphism)
  • Method Overriding (Dynamic Polymorphism)
  • Operator Overloading
• Abstract Classes
  • Creating an abstract class
  • Abstract methods
  • Concrete members
• Interfaces in C#
  • Creating and implementing interfaces
  • Using Interfaces
  • Diff between Abstract Class and interface

Part 3: Advanced C#

• Collections
  • Primary Collection Classes
  • List Collection
    • List
    • Array List
  • Hash Table
  • Dictionaries
  • Stack
  • Queue
• Generics
  • C# without Generics
  • Introducing Generic Types
  • Constraints
  • Generic Methods
  • Generic Internals
• Enumerations
  • Declaring enumerations
• Delegates, Events, and Lambda Expressions
  • Declaring a Delegate
  • Method pointers
  • Events in C#
• Using I/O
  • The Stream Classes
  • Console I/O
  • Files and Directories
  • Reading and writing Binary Data
  • Using StringReader and StringWriter
• Exception handling
  • Basic Error Handling with Exceptions
  • Catching Exceptions
  • General Catch Block
  • Guidelines for Exception Handling
• Multithreading
  • Thread States: Life Cycle of a Thread
  • Running and Controlling a Separate Thread
  • Passing Parameters to Threads
  • Thread Pooling