Microsoft Visual C# 2005: Developing Applications Table of Contents

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1 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION...INTRO-1 Prerequisites...INTRO-2 Installing the Practice Files...INTRO-3 Software Requirements...INTRO-3 Sample Database...INTRO-3 Security...INTRO-4 Installation...INTRO-4 About the Authors...INTRO-5 INTRODUCTION TO WINDOWS FORMS NET Does Windows Adding Controls to a Form Investigating Snap Lines Adjusting Control Sizes and Positions Controlling Tab Order A Peek behind the Scenes Viewing the Code Adding Event Handling Code Adding a Menu to the Form Adding Non-Graphical Components The ToolTip Component The Timer Component LAB 1: INTRODUCTION TO WINDOWS FORMS Lab 1 Overview Create a Windows Application Anchor the Controls Add Event-Handling Code TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE FORM EVENT MODEL How Visual C# Handles Events Working with Events Working with Forms Peeking under the Event Covers Exploring Form and Control Events TOC-1

2 Form Events Keyboard Events Mouse Events Control Events Validating User Input LAB 2: TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE FORM EVENT MODEL Lab 2 Overview Creating an Event Handler Using Visual Studio Creating a Dynamic Event Handler COMMON WINDOWS FORMS CONTROLS Windows Forms Controls Label Control TextBox Control Button Control CheckBox Control RadioButton Control ComboBox Control ListBox Control CheckedListBox Control LinkLabel Control NumericUpDown Control PictureBox Control ProgressBar Control LAB 3: COMMON WINDOWS FORMS CONTROLS Lab 3 Overview Create a Simple Data Entry Form Modify the Data Entry Form Add Validation to the Data Entry Form EXCEPTION HANDLING Perspectives on Exception Handling Exception Handling in.net The Demonstration Code Getting Started with Exception Handling No Error Handling Adding a Simple Try/Catch Block Unhandled Exceptions Using an Exception Object TOC-2

3 Catching Specific Exceptions Taking Advantage of the Exception Hierarchy Raising Errors Using the Throw Keyword Exception-Handling Options Passing Error Information Running Code Unconditionally The Finally Block Cleaning Up: The Using Statement Handling Unhandled Exceptions Creating Exception Classes LAB 4: EXCEPTION HANDLING Lab 4 Overview Add Simple Exception Handling Handle Individual Exceptions Add Code Running Unconditionally WORKING WITH STRINGS AND DATES Basic.NET Data Types Working with Text: The String Class Investigating the String Class Creating Strings String Properties Static String Methods Instance String Methods Manipulating Text with the StringBuilder Class Working with Dates and Times DateTime Constructors Static Members Simple Properties Conversion Methods Calculation Methods Static Methods Using the DateTime Type Handling Elapsed Times with the TimeSpan Type Measuring Elapsed Time LAB 5: WORKING WITH STRINGS AND DATES Lab 5 Overview TOC-3

4 Work with Strings Work with the StringBuilder Class Use StopWatch and TimeSpan to Measure Elapsed Time ACCESSING DATA Overview of ADO.NET ADO.NET Classes The ADO.NET Architecture Creating ADO.NET Data Objects Connecting to Data Setting Up Connection Information Creating Connection Strings in the Configuration File Using the Connection Object Executing Commands Working with Data Readers Using the SQLDataReader Working with Data Working with Data Using a Data Adapter Managing Data with the DataSet Object Filling a DataTable within a DataSet Filling a DataTable from SQL Server Choosing an ADO.NET Provider The SQL Server.NET Data Provider The OLE DB.NET Data Provider The ODBC Data Provider Writing Code for Multiple Providers LAB 6: ACCESSING DATA Lab 6 Overview Create a Connection String in the Configuration File Use the DataReader to Fill a ListBox with Categories Use a DataSet to Fill a DataGridView with Products DATA BINDING TECHNIQUES Data Binding Basics Creating a Data Source The Data Sources Window Creating Data-Bound Forms Data Binding Components and Controls TOC-4

5 The DataSet The TableAdapter The BindingSource Component The BindingNavigator Control Displaying Data from Related Tables Displaying Data from Lookup Tables Adding Search Capabilities to a Form Filtering by Values from a Lookup Table Data Validation Determining Whether the User Made Changes Validating Data at the Form Level Validating Data at the Data Level Working with Local Data LAB 7: DATA BINDING TECHNIQUES Lab 7 Overview Create a Simple Data-Bound Form Search and Filter Based on Criteria Validate Data USING THE DATA CONTROLS Data Controls The BindingNavigator Control BindingNavigator ToolStripItems Built-In and Custom Functionality Adding a BindingNavigator Control to a Form The BindingSource Component Data Navigation Data Manipulation Sorting and Filtering Working with the Underlying Data Working with Related Data The DataGridView Control Customizing How Data is Displayed Formatting Cells at Runtime Displaying Calculated Values Displaying Images Adding Controls to a DataGridView The ReportViewer Control TOC-5

6 Creating and Viewing Reports Local and Remote Report Processing LAB 8: USING THE DATA CONTROLS Lab 8 Overview Navigation and Data Manipulation with the BindingSource Component Formatting the DataGridView Control Displaying Reports with the ReportViewer Control HANDLING INPUT/OUTPUT TASKS Introducing the System.IO Namespace Selecting Files Browsing for Folders Handling Path Information Working with Directories and Files Retrieving Information about Drives Investigating the Objects Calling Methods of the Directory Class Filling the TreeView Displaying Drive, File, and Directory Information Using Stream-Based Objects to Read and Write File Contents Reading and Writing Text Files Investigating the Code Alternate Solutions Writing to Files Using the StreamWriter LAB 9: HANDLING INPUT/OUTPUT TASKS Lab 9 Overview Browse for Files Display Selected File Information Load File Contents PROJECT SETTINGS IN VISUAL STUDIO The Project Designer Application Properties Assembly Name Root Namespace Icon Startup Object TOC-6

7 Assembly Information Compilation Properties Conditional Compilation Compiler Errors and Warnings Build Events Debugging Properties Start Action Start Options Enable Debuggers Project References Adding Project References Project Resources Project Settings LAB 10: PROJECT SETTINGS IN VISUAL STUDIO Lab 10 Overview Application Behavior and Appearance Building the Project Project Resources and Settings DEBUGGING YOUR APPLICATIONS Debugging Applications Setting Breakpoints and Stepping through Code Setting a Breakpoint Continuing Program Execution Setting Conditional Breakpoints Specifying a Breakpoint Hit Count Setting a Breakpoint on a Function Breakpoints Window Breaking on Exceptions Debugging Code in Assemblies Stepping into Code in an Assembly Stepping into Code Written in another Language Evaluating Variables and Objects DataTips and Visualizers Using the Watch Window and QuickWatch Dialog Box Using the Locals Window Using the Autos Window Using the Immediate Window TOC-7

8 Edit and Continue Tracing Applications Trace Sources Trace Switches Trace Listeners Trace Filtering Using Configuration Files to Control Tracing LAB 11: DEBUGGING YOUR APPLICATIONS Lab 11 Overview Setting Breakpoints and Stepping Through Code Evaluating Expressions and Using Edit and Continue Tracing Applications CONTAINER CONTROLS Introducing Container Controls Working with Container Controls Creating the Switchboard Form Grouping Controls with the GroupBox Control GroupBox Control Members BackgroundImage and BackColor Properties Visible, Enabled, and Font Properties Introducing the Panel Control BorderStyle Property Scrolling Features Displaying Multiple Panels with the SplitContainer Control Orientation Property IsSplitterFixed Property SplitterWidth Property SplitterDistance Property FixedPanel Property Panel1MinSize and Panel2MinSize Properties Panel1Collapsed and Panel2Collapsed Properties SplitContainer Control Events Laying out Panels with the TabControl Control Working with Tab Pages Alignment Property Appearance Property MultiLine Property SizeMode Property TOC-8

9 ShowToolTips Property Informational Properties Adding Tab Pages TabControl Events Simple Layout Using the FlowLayoutPanel Control Working with the FlowLayoutPanel Control FlowLayoutPanel Control Properties Advanced Layout Using the TableLayoutPanel Control Getting Started with the TableLayoutPanel Control Setting Row and Column Styles Positioning New Controls Adding Controls Programmatically Working with Other Properties Laying out the Columns or Rows TableLayoutPanel Control Extender Properties TableLayoutPanel Control Methods LAB 12: CONTAINER CONTROLS Lab 12 Overview Lay Out a Panel Control Use the SplitContainer Control Work with the TableLayoutPanel Control MENUS AND TOOLBARS Introducing the 'Strips Adding Menu Images Using Visual Studio s Automatic Menus The ToolStrip Control The StatusStrip Control The ContextMenuStrip Control The ToolStripContainer Control Working with a ToolStripItem ToolStripItem Display Styles Making and Saving Runtime Customizations ToolStrip Layout Issues and Overflow Working with the 'Strips RichTextBox Demo WebBrowser Demo LAB 13: MENUS AND TOOLBARS TOC-9

10 Lab 13 Overview Add the MenuStrip Add the ToolStrip Add the StatusStrip CREATING MDI APPLICATIONS MDI Applications Child Windows Creating an MDI Application MDI Parent and Child Forms MDI Parent Form MDI Child Forms Managing Open Windows Automatically Creating a Window List Manually Creating a Window List Arranging Open Windows Managing Menus Merging Menus Design Considerations Working with Open Forms Handling the mdichildactivate Event Handling Edit and Format Menu Items Passing Data between Open Forms Handling Form Closing LAB 14: CREATING MDI APPLICATIONS Lab 14 Overview Create the Parent and Child Forms Manage Menus and Open Windows Work with Open Forms COMPLEX WINDOWS FORMS CONTROLS Introducing Complex Controls NotifyIcon Control Investigating the Sample Form WebBrowser Control Investigating the Sample Form Investigating WebBrowser Navigation Displaying Dialog Boxes TOC-10

11 Reacting to Environment Changes In Summary MaskedTextBox Control Operation of the MaskedTextBox Control Reacting to the MaskInputRejected Event Status Properties In Summary RichTextBox Control Handling State Undo and Redo Working with the Clipboard Working with Fonts and Styles Formatting Text Working with Zoom, Links, and More TreeView and ListView Controls TreeView Control ListView Control Setting Up the Images Filling the List of Files Working with ListView Items Showing Items in Groups Sorting the Columns MonthCalendar and DateTimePicker Controls The MonthCalendar Control The DateTimePicker Control In Summary LAB 15: COMPLEX WINDOWS FORMS CONTROLS Lab 15 Overview Set Up the NotifyIcon Control Add the DateTimePicker Control Add a Web Browser CREATING CUSTOM CONTROLS Control Creation in Windows Forms Inheriting from an Existing Control Required Steps Creating a TextBox with Required Input Adding the Finishing Touches Inheriting Controls, In Review TOC-11

12 Drawing Your Own Custom Controls Inheriting from the Control Base Class Control Properties Drawing the Control Default Values and Serializing Properties Raising Events Hiding Properties Adding Ease-of-Use Features Drawing Your Own Controls, In Review Creating Composite Controls Required Steps The Sample Control Designer Support for Properties Handling Events Setting the Default Control Text Serializing the Text Property Data Binding Inheriting from UserControl, In Review LAB 16: CREATING CUSTOM CONTROLS Lab 16 Overview Create the DigitalClock Control Add Finishing Touches WORKING WITH TOOLBOX COMPONENTS Introducing Components Adding Components to Your Forms Timer Component Using the Timer Component BackgroundWorker Component Understanding the Code Introducing Multi-Threading with the BackgroundWorker Component FileSystemWatcher Component Working with the FileSystemWatcher Component PerformanceCounter Component Retrieving Values Using the PerformanceCounter Component Creating Performance Counters Process Component TOC-12

13 Using the Process Component Process Component Methods Start a Process and React When it s Completed Working with Processes ServiceController Component Using the ServiceController Component Interacting with Windows Services Working with Services EventLog Component Event Log Concepts Using the EventLog Component Investigating the Sample Form Working with the Server Explorer LAB 17: WORKING WITH TOOLBOX COMPONENTS Lab 17 Overview Monitor File Changes Using the FileSystemWatcher Component Keep Track of File Changes Using the EventLog Component Run an Application Using the Process Component INTEROPERABILITY Interoperability COM and.net Understanding COM Components Managed and Unmanaged Code Calling COM Objects from.net Calling a COM DLL from.net Interop Assemblies Exporting Data to Excel Calling.NET Assemblies from COM Creating COM DLLs in Visual Studio Creating Wrappers for.net Framework Classes Using Platform Invoke Using the Windows API Platform Invoke Caveats Web Services Web Service Requirements and Technologies Creating a Web Service Adding a Project Reference to a Web Service TOC-13

14 Calling a Web Service LAB 18: INTEROPERABILITY Lab 18 Overview Call a COM DLL from.net Call a COM Object from.net Call a.net Assembly from COM DEPLOYING APPLICATIONS USING CLICKONCE ClickOnce Deployment Publishing an Application Publishing an Application with the Publish Wizard Publish, Install, and Update Locations Setting Publish Options Prerequisites Additional Files Updating a Deployed Application Rolling Back an Update Setting Update Options What Happens when You Publish an Application? Examining Publish.htm and Setup.exe The Deployment Manifest The Application Manifest Application Files The ClickOnce Cache What Happens when You Publish an Update to an Application? ClickOnce and Security Setting Permissions Debugging a Partial Trust Application Changes to the Manifest Files Using the Deployment API to Manage Updates LAB 19: DEPLOYING APPLICATIONS USING CLICKONCE Lab 19 Overview Publish an Application Update an Application Debug with Reduced Permissions INDEX...INDEX-1 TOC-14