Visual C# 2010 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

Prelim
Contents at a Glance
Contents
About the Authors
About the Technical Reviewer
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Application Development
1-1. Create a Console Application from the Command Line
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Solution
How It Works
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Usage
1-2. Create a Windows-Based Application from the Command Line
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How It Works
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Usage
1-3. Create and Use a Code Module
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1-4. Create and Use a Code Library from the Command Line
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1-5. Access Command-Line Arguments
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Usage
1-6. Include Code Selectively at Build Time
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Notes
1-7. Access a Program Element That Has the Same Name As a Keyword
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1-8. Create and Manage Strongly Named Key Pairs
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1-9. Give an Assembly a Strong Name
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Usage
1-10. Verify That a Strongly Named Assembly Has Not Been Modified
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1-11. Delay-Sign an Assembly
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1-12. Sign an Assembly with an Authenticode Digital Signature
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Usage
1-13. Create and Trust a Test Software Publisher Certificate
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1-14. Manage the Global Assembly Cache
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1-15. Prevent People from Decompiling Your Code
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1-16. Manipulate the Appearance of the Console
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1-17. Create a Static Class
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1-18. Create an Anonymous Type
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1-19. Create an ExpandoObject Dynamic Type
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1-20. Define an Automatically Implemented Property
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1-21. Overload an Operator
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1-22. Define a Conversion Operator
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1-23. Handle an Event with an Anonymous Function
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1-24. Implement a Custom Indexer
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Data Manipulation
2-1. Manipulate the Contents of a String Efficiently
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2-2. Encode a String Using Alternate Character Encoding
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2-3. Convert Basic Value Types to Byte Arrays
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2-4. Base64 Encode Binary Data
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2-5. Validate Input Using Regular Expressions
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Notes
2-6. Use Compiled Regular Expressions
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2-7. Create Dates and Times from Strings
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2-8. Add, Subtract, and Compare Dates and Times
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2-9. Sort an Array or a Collection
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2-10. Copy a Collection to an Array
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2-11. Use a Strongly Typed Collection
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2-12. Create a Generic Type
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2-13. Store a Serializable Object to a File
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2-14. Serialize an Object Using JSON
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2-15. Read User Input from the Console
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2-16. Using Large Integer Values
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2-17. Select Collection or Array Elements
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2-18. Remove Duplicate Items from an Array or Collection
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Application Domains, Reflection, and Metadata
3-1. Create an Application Domain
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3-2. Create Types That Can Be Passed Across Application Domain Boundaries
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3-3. Avoid Loading Unnecessary Assemblies into Application Domains
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3-4. Create a Type That Cannot Cross Application Domain Boundaries
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3-5. Load an Assembly into the Current Application Domain
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3-6. Execute an Assembly in a Different Application Domain
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Usage
3-7. Instantiate a Type in a Different Application Domain
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3-8. Pass Data Between Application Domains
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3-9. Unload Assemblies and Application Domains
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3-10. Retrieve Type Information
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3-11. Test an Object’s Type
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3-12. Instantiate an Object Using Reflection
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3-13. Create a Custom Attribute
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Usage
3-14. Inspect the Attributes of a Program Element Using Reflection
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3-15. Programmatically Discover the Members of a Type
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3-16. Invoke a Type Member Using Reflection
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3-17. Dynamically Invoke a Type Member
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3-18. Create a Custom Dynamic Type
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Threads, Processes, and Synchronization
4-1. Execute a Method Using the Thread Pool
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4-2. Execute a Method Asynchronously
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4-3. Execute a Method Periodically
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4-4. Execute a Method at a Specific Time
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4-5. Execute a Method by Signaling a WaitHandle Object
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4-6. Execute a Method Using a New Thread
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4-7. Synchronize the Execution of Multiple Threads Using a Monitor
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4-8. Synchronize the Execution of Multiple Threads Using an Event
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4-9. Synchronize the Execution of Multiple Threads Using a Mutex
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4-10. Synchronize the Execution of Multiple Threads Using a Semaphore
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4-11. Synchronize Access to a Shared Data Value
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4-12. Know When a Thread Finishes
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4-13. Terminate the Execution of a Thread
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4-14. Create a Thread-Safe Collection Instance
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4-15. Start a New Process
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4-16. Terminate a Process
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4-17. Ensure That Only One Instance of an Application Can Execute Concurrently
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Files, Directories, and I/O
5-1. Retrieve Information About a File, Directory, or Drive
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Usage
5-2. Set File and Directory Attributes
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5-3. Copy, Move, or Delete a File or Directory
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5-4. Calculate the Size of a Directory
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5-5. Retrieve Version Information for a File
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Usage
5-6. Show a Just-in-Time Directory Tree in the TreeView Control
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5-7. Read and Write a Text File
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5-8. Read and Write a Binary File
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5-9. Read a File Asynchronously
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Usage
5-10. Find Files That Match a Wildcard Expression
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5-11. Test Two Files for Equality
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5-12. Manipulate Strings Representing File Names
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5-13. Determine If a Path Is a Directory or a File
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5-14. Work with Relative Paths
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Usage
5-15. Create a Temporary File
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5-16. Get the Total Free Space on a Drive
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5-17. Show the Common File Dialog Boxes
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5-18. Use an Isolated Store
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5-19. Monitor the File System for Changes
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5-20. Access a COM Port
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5-21. Get a Random File Name
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5-22. Manipulate the Access Control List of a File or Directory
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5-23. Compress Data
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5-24. Log Data to a File
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5-25. Process a Log File
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5-26. Communicate Between Processes
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XML Processing
6-1. Show the Structure of an XML Document in a TreeView
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Usage
6-2. Insert Nodes in an XML Document
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6-3. Quickly Append Nodes in an XML Document
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6-4. Find Specific Elements by Name
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6-5. Get XML Nodes in a Specific XML Namespace
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6-6. Find Elements with an XPath Search
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6-7. Read and Write XML Without Loading an Entire Document into Memory
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6-8. Validate an XML Document Against a Schema
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6-9. Use XML Serialization with Custom Objects
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6-10. Create a Schema for a .NET Class
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6-11. Generate a Class from a Schema
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6-12. Perform an XSL Transform
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6-13. Load XML with LINQ
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6-14. Create a New XML Tree with LINQ
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6-15. Query XML with LINQ
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6-16. Modify an XML Tree with LINQ
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Windows Forms
7-1. Add a Control Programmatically
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7-2. Store Data with a Control
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7-3. Process All the Controls on a Form
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7-4. Track the Visible Forms in an Application
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7-5. Find All MDI Child Forms
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7-6. Save Configuration Settings for a Form
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7-7. Force a List Box to Scroll to the Most Recently Added Item
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7-8. Restrict a Text Box to Accept Only Specific Input
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7-9. Use an Autocomplete Combo Box or Text Box
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7-10. Sort a List View by Any Column
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7-11. Lay Out Controls Automatically
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7-12. Use Part of a Main Menu for a Context Menu
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7-13. Make a Multilingual Form
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7-14. Create a Form That Cannot Be Moved
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7-15. Make a Borderless Form Movable
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7-16. Create an Animated System Tray Icon
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7-17. Validate an Input Control
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7-18. Use a Drag-and-Drop Operation
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7-19. Update the User Interface in a Multithreaded Application
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7-20. Display a Web Page in a Windows-Based Application
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7-21. Display WPF Windows in a Windows Forms Application
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7-22. Display WPF Controls in Windows Forms
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Graphics, Multimedia, and Printing
8-1. Find All Installed Fonts
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8-2. Perform Hit Testing with Shapes
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8-3. Create an Irregularly Shaped Control
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8-4. Create a Movable Sprite
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8-5. Create a Scrollable Image
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8-6. Perform a Screen Capture
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8-7. Use Double Buffering to Increase Redraw Speed
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8-8. Show a Thumbnail for an Image
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8-9. Play a Simple Beep or System Sound
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8-10. Play a WAV File
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8-11. Play a Sound File
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8-12. Play a Video
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8-13. Retrieve Information About Installed Printers
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Usage
8-14. Print a Simple Document
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8-15. Print a Multipage Document
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8-16. Print Wrapped Text
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8-17. Show a Dynamic Print Preview
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8-18. Manage Print Jobs
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8-19. Perform Text-to-Speech
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8-20. Recognize Characters in an Image (OCR)
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Database Access
9-1. Connect to a Database
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9-2. Use Connection Pooling
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9-3. Create a Database Connection String Programmatically
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9-4. Store a Database Connection String Securely
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9-5. Execute a SQL Command or Stored Procedure
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9-6. Use Parameters in a SQL Command or Stored Procedure
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9-7. Process the Results of a SQL Query Using a Data Reader
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9-8. Obtain an XML Document from a SQL Server Query
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9-9. Perform Asynchronous Database Operations Against SQL Server
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9-10. Write Database-Independent Code
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9-11. Discover All Instances of SQL Server on Your Network
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9-12. Create an In-Memory Cache
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9-13. Create a DataSet Programmatically
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9-14. Perform a LINQ Query
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9-15. Perform a LINQ Query with Entity Types
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9-16. Compare LINQ DataSet Results
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Networking
10-1. Obtain Information About the Local Network Interface
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10-2. Detect Changes in Network Connectivity
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10-3. Download Data over HTTP or FTP
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10-4. Download a File and Process It Using a Stream
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10-5. Respond to HTTP Requests from Within Your Application
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10-6. Get an HTML Page from a Site That Requires Authentication
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10-7. Send E-mail Using SMTP
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10-8. Resolve a Host Name to an IP Address
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10-9. Ping an IP Address
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10-10. Communicate Using TCP
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Usage
10-11. Create a Multithreaded TCP Server That Supports Asynchronous Communications
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10-12. Communicate Using UDP
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10-13. Create a SOAP-Based Web Service
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10-14. Call a WCF Service Using a Dynamically Generated Service Proxy
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10-15. Process the Content of an Atom or RSS Feed
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10-16. Manipulate URIs
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Security and Cryptography
11-1. Allow Partially Trusted Code to Use Your Strongly Named Assembly
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Notes
11-2. Disable Code Access Security
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11-3. Disable Execution Permission Checks
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Notes
11-4. Ensure the Runtime Grants Specific Permissions to Your Assembly
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11-5. Limit the Permissions Granted to Your Assembly
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11-6. View the Permissions Required by an Assembly
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Usage
11-7. Determine at Runtime If Your Code Has a Specific Permission
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11-8. Restrict Who Can Extend Your Classes and Override Class Members
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11-9. Inspect an Assembly’s Evidence
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11-10. Determine If the Current User Is a Member of a Specific Windows Group
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11-11. Restrict Which Users Can Execute Your Code
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11-12. Impersonate a Windows User
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Usage
11-13. Create a Cryptographically Random Number
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11-14. Calculate the Hash Code of a Password
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Usage
11-15. Calculate the Hash Code of a File
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Usage
11-16. Verify a Hash Code
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11-17. Ensure Data Integrity Using a Keyed Hash Code
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11-18. Work with Security-Sensitive Strings in Memory
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11-19. Encrypt and Decrypt Data Using the Data Protection API
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Unmanaged Code Interoperability
12-1. Call a Function in an Unmanaged DLL
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12-2. Get the Handle for a Control, Window, or File
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12-3. Call an Unmanaged Function That Uses a Structure
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12-4. Call an Unmanaged Function That Uses a Callback
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12-5. Retrieve Unmanaged Error Information
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12-6. Use a COM Component in a .NET Client
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12-7. Release a COM Component Quickly
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12-8. Use Optional Parameters
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12-9. Use an ActiveX Control in a .NET Client
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12-10. Expose a .NET Component Through COM
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Commonly Used Interfaces and Patterns
13-1. Implement a Custom Serializable Type
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13-2. Implement a Cloneable Type
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13-3. Implement a Comparable Type
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13-4. Implement an Enumerable Collection
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13-5. Implement an Enumerable Type Using a Custom Iterator
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13-6. Implement a Disposable Class
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13-7. Implement a Formattable Type
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13-8. Implement a Custom Exception Class
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13-9. Implement a Custom Event Argument
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13-10. Implement the Singleton Pattern
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13-11. Implement the Observer Pattern
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13-12. Implement a Parallel Producer-Consumer Pattern
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13-13. Perform Lazy Object Initialization
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13-14. Use Optional Parameters
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13-15. Add a Method to a Type Without Modifying It
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13-16. Call an Object Member Dynamically
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13-17. Create a Variant Generic Type
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Windows Integration
14-1. Access Runtime Environment Information
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14-2. Retrieve the Value of an Environment Variable
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14-3. Write an Event to the Windows Event Log
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14-4. Read and Write to the Windows Registry
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14-5. Search the Windows Registry
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Usage
14-6. Create a Windows Service
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Usage
14-7. Create a Windows Service Installer
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Usage
14-8. Create a Shortcut on the Desktop or Start Menu
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14-9. Create a Windows 7 Jump List
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14-10. Use Windows Search
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14-11. Check Internet Connectivity
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14-12. Display a Task Dialog
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14-13. Write Custom Performance Counters
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14-14. Read Performance Counters
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14-15. Obtain Elevated Privileges
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Parallel Programming
15-1. Perform Simple Parallel Tasks
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15-2. Return a Result from a Task
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15-3. Wait for Tasks to Complete
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15-4. Parallel Process a Collection
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15-5. Chain Tasks Together
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15-6. Write a Cooperative Algorithm
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15-7. Handle Exceptions in Tasks
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15-8. Cancel a Task
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15-9. Share Data Between Tasks
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Using LINQ
16-1. Perform a Simple LINQ Query
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16-2. Filter Items from a Data Source
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16-3. Filter a Data Source by Type
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16-4. Filter Ranges of Elements
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16-5. Select Multiple Member Values
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16-6. Filter and Select from Multiple Data Sources
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16-7. Use Permutations of Data Sources
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16-8. Concatenate Data Sources
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16-9. Group Result Elements by Attribute
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16-10. Sort Query Results
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16-11. Compare Data Sources
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16-12. Aggregate Data Sources
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16-13. Share Values Within a Query
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16-14. Create Custom LINQ Extension Methods
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16-15. Convert from IEnumerable<>
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Windows Presentation Foundation
17-1. Create and Use a Dependency Property
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17-2. Create and Use an Attached Property
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17-3. Define Application-Wide Resources
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17-4. Debug Data Bindings Using an IValueConverter
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How It Works
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17-5. Debug Bindings Using Attached Properties
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How It Works
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17-6. Arrange UI Elements in a Horizontal or Vertical Stack
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How It Works
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17-7. Dock UI Elements to the Edges of a Form
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How It Works
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17-8. Arrange UI Elements in a Grid
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How It Works
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17-9. Position UI Elements Using Exact Coordinates
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How It Works
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17-10. Get Rich Text Input from a User
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How It Works
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17-11. Display a Control Rotated
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Solution
How It Works
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17-12. Create a User Control
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Solution
How It Works
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17-13. Support Application Commands in a User Control
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Solution
How It Works
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17-14. Create a Lookless Custom Control
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Solution
How It Works
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17-15. Create a Two-Way Binding
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Solution
How It Works
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17-16. Bind to a Command
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Solution
How It Works
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17-17. Use Data Templates to Display Bound Data
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Solution
How It Works
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17-18. Bind to a Collection with the Master-Detail Pattern
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Solution
How It Works
The Code
17-19. Change a Control’s Appearance on Mouseover
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Solution
How It Works
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17-20. Change the Appearance of Alternate Items in a List
Problem
Solution
How It Works
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17-21. Drag Items from a List and Drop Them on a Canvas
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Solution
How It Works
The Code
17-22. Display the Progress of a Long-Running Operation and Allow the User to Cancel It
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Solution
How It Works
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17-23. Draw Two-Dimensional Shapes
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Solution
How It Works
The Code
17-24. Create Reusable Shapes
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Solution
How It Works
The Code
17-25. Draw or Fill a Shape Using a Solid Color
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Solution
How It Works
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17-26. Fill a Shape with a Linear or Radial Color Gradient
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Solution
How It Works
The Code
17-27. Fill a Shape with an Image
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Solution
How It Works
The Code
17-28. Fill a Shape with a Pattern or Texture
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Solution
How It Works
The Code
17-29. Animate the Property of a Control
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Solution
How It Works
The Code
17-30. Animate Several Properties in Parallel
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Solution
How It Works
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17-31. Create a Keyframe-Based Animation
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Solution
How It Works
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17-32. Animate an Object Along a Path
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Solution
How It Works
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17-33. Play a Media File
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How It Works
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17-34. Query Keyboard State
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Solution
How It Works
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