Module 1

Introducing C# and the .NET Framework

Module Overview
Introduction to the .NET Framework 4 Creating Projects Within Visual Studio 2010

Writing a C# Application
Building a Graphical Application Documenting an Application

Debugging Applications By Using Visual Studio 2010

Lesson 1: Introduction to the .NET Framework 4

What Is the .NET Framework 4? The Purpose of Visual C#

What Is an Assembly?
How the Common Language Runtime Loads, Compiles,

and Runs Assemblies

What Tools Does the .NET Framework Provide?

What Is the .NET Framework 4?

Common Language Runtime

Class Library

Development Frameworks

The Purpose of Visual C#

C# C# is the language of choice for many developers who build .NET Framework applications C# uses a very similar syntax to C, C++, and Java C# has been standardized and is described by the ECMA334 C# Language Specification

What Is an Assembly?
Building blocks of .NET Framework applications Collection of types and resources that form a logical unit of functionality

MyAssembly .dll OR .exe Assembly signed with a digital certificate

MyClassA MyResource MyClassB

V 1.1.254.1

Assembly version

<major>.<minor>.<build>.<revision>

How the Common Language Runtime Loads, Compiles, and Runs Assemblies
Assemblies contain MSIL code, which is not actually executable

The CLR loads the MSIL code from an assembly and converts it into the machine code that the computer requires

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Loads assemblies that the application references Verifies and compiles assemblies into machine code Runs the executable assembly

What Tools Does the .NET Framework Provide?

Caspol.exe

Makecert.exe

Gacutil.exe

Ngen.exe

Ildasm.exe

Sn.exe

Lesson 2: Creating Projects Within Visual Studio 2010

Key Features of Visual Studio 2010 Templates in Visual Studio 2010

The Structure of Visual Studio Projects and Solutions

Creating a .NET Framework Application Building and Running a .NET Framework Application

Demonstration: Disassembling a .NET Framework

Assembly

Key Features of Visual Studio 2010

Visual Studio 2010:
Intuitive IDE that enables developers to quickly build applications in their chosen programming language

Visual Studio 2010 features:

Rapid application development Server and data access Debugging features Error handling Help and documentation

Templates in Visual Studio 2010

Console Application

WPF Application
Class Library Windows Forms Application ASP.NET Web Application

ASP.NET MVC 2 Application

Silverlight Application WCF Service Application

The Structure of Visual Studio Projects and Solutions

Visual Studio Solution
Visual Studio solutions are wrappers for .NET projects Visual Studio solutions can contain multiple .NET projects Visual Studio solutions can contain different types of .NET projects

ASP.NET project .aspx .csproj

WPF project .xaml .csproj

.aspx.cs .config Console project .cs .csproj

.xaml.cs .config

.config

Creating a .NET Framework Application 1 2 3

Open Visual Studio 2010 On the File menu, click New, and then click Project In the New Project dialog box, specify the following, and then click OK: - Project template - Project name - Project save path

Programmer productivity features include:

IntelliSense Code snippets

Building and Running a .NET Framework Application

Visual Studio

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In Visual Studio 2010, on the Build menu, click Build Solution On the Debug menu, click Start Debugging

Command line

csc.exe /t:exe /out:" C:\Users\Student\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\MyProject\myApplication.exe" "C:\Users\Student\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\MyProject\*.cs"

Demonstration: Disassembling a .NET Framework Assembly

In this demonstration, you will:
Run an existing .NET Framework application

Open Ildasm
Disassemble an existing .NET Framework assembly Examine the disassembled .NET Framework assembly

Lesson 3: Writing a C# Application

What Are Classes and Namespaces? The Structure of a Console Application

Performing Input and Output by Using a Console

Application

Best Practices for Commenting C# Applications

What Are Classes and Namespaces?

A class is essentially a blueprint that defines the characteristics of an entity A namespace represents a logical collection of classes

System.IO namespace
File class FileInfo class Path class

DirectoryInfo class

Directory class

The Structure of a Console Application

Bring System namespace into scope using System; Namespace declaration namespace MyFirstApplication { class Program Program class declaration { static void Main(string[] args) { } } } Main method declaration

Performing Input and Output by Using a Console Application

System.Console method includes:
Clear()

Read()
ReadKey() ReadLine() Write() WriteLine()

using System; ... Console.WriteLine("Hello there!);

Best Practices for Commenting C# Applications

Begin procedures by using a comment block
In longer procedures, use comments to break up units of work When you declare variables, use a comment to indicate how the variable will be used When you write a decision structure, use a comment to indicate how the decision is made and what it implies

// This is a comment on a separate line. string message = "Hello there!"; // This is an inline comment.

Lesson 4: Building a Graphical Application

What Is WPF? The Structure of a WPF Application

The WPF Control Library

WPF Events Building a Simple WPF Application

Demonstration: Building a Simple WPF Application

What Is WPF?
WPF is a new foundation for building Windows-based applications by combining:

Features of WPF

Media

Extensive support for client application development

Documents

Ease of user interface design

Graphical user interface

Use of XAML

Support for interoperability with older applications

The Structure of a WPF Application

Declarative XAML file
<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.MainWindow xmlns=.. xmlns:x=.." Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525"> <Grid> </Grid> </Window>

Code-behind Visual C# file

namespace WpfApplication1 { public partial class MainWindow : Window { public MainWindow() { InitializeComponent(); } } }

The WPF Control Library

WPF controls include:
Button Canvas Label StackPanel

ComboBox

TextBox
Grid

Button example: <Button Name="myButton" BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="1" Click="myButtonOnClick" ClickMode="Press"> Click Me </Button>

WPF Events
Using WPF, you create event-driven applications, for example, responding to a button being clicked, item selections, and so on
Button definition
<Button Name="myButton" Click="myButton_Click">ClickMe</Button>

Event handler
private void myButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { // Code to do something goes here. }

Building a Simple WPF Application

Visual Studio enables you to:

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Create a new WPF application Add controls to the WPF application Set control properties Add event handlers to controls Add code to implement business logic

Demonstration: Building a Simple WPF Application

In this demonstration, you will:
Create a new WPF application

Add controls to the WPF application

Set the properties for the controls Add code to the application

Build and run the application

Lesson 5: Documenting an Application

What Are XML Comments? Common XML Comment Tags

Generating Documentation from XML Comments

What Are XML Comments?

Use XML comments to generate Help documentation for your applications

/// <summary> The Hello class prints a greeting on the screen /// </summary> public class Hello { /// <summary> We use console-based I/O. For more information /// about /// WriteLine, see <seealso cref="System.Console.WriteLine"/> /// </summary> public static void Main( ) { Console.WriteLine("Hello World"); } }

Common XML Comment Tags

Common tags include: <summary> </summary>

<remarks> </remarks> <example> </example> <code> </code>

<returns> </returns>

Generating Documentation from XML Comments

Generate an XML file from Visual Studio 2010 Generate an XML file from csc.exe
<?xml version="1.0"?> <doc> <assembly> <name>MyProject</name></assembly> <members> <member name="T:Hello"> <summary> The Hello class prints a greeting on the screen </summary> </member> <member name="M:Hello.Main"> ... </member> </members> </doc>

Consume the XML file in Sandcastle Help File Builder

Lesson 6: Debugging Applications by Using Visual Studio 2010

Debugging in Visual Studio 2010 Using Breakpoints

Stepping Through and Over Code

Using the Debug Windows

Debugging in Visual Studio 2010

Debugging is an essential part of application development Visual Studio 2010 provides several tools to help you debug code

Start Debugging

Break All

Step Out Stop Debugging Step Over Step Into Restart

Using Breakpoints
When you run an application in Debug mode, you can pause execution and enter break mode

Visual Studio 2010 enables you to:

Locate a specific line of code and set a breakpoint

Locate a breakpoint and disable it Locate a breakpoint and remove it

Stepping Through and Over Code

You can step through code one statement at a time to see exactly how processing proceeds through your application

Visual Studio 2010 enables you to:

Step into the current statement

Step over the current statement Step out of the current statement

Using the Debug Windows

Visual Studio 2010 includes several windows that you can use to help debug your applications
Threads QuickWatch Call Stack

Locals Modules Output Memory Immediate Processes

Lab: Introducing C# and the .NET Framework

Exercise 1: Building a Simple Console Application Exercise 2: Building a WPF Application

Exercise 3: Verifying the Application

Exercise 4: Generating Documentation for an Application

Logon information

Virtual machine User name Password

10266A-GEN-DEV Student Pa$$w0rd

Estimated time: 60 minutes

Lab Scenario

Lab Review
Review Questions
What methods did you use to capture and display

information in your console application?

your WPF application?

What event did you handle on the Format Data button in What debugging functions did you use when you verified

the application?

How do you instruct Visual Studio 2010 to produce an XML

file that contains XML comments?

Module Review and Takeaways

Review Questions Best Practices

Tools