Pro Visual C++/CLI and the .NET 2.0 Platform

Description

This book explains how to write .NET 2.0 applications and services. It provides you with a clean slate, erasing the need for developing the COM, DCOM, COM+, or ActiveX components that used to be a necessity. Instead, you'll learn how to write .NET applications using C++/CLI. This book is based on its highly successful predecessor, and bridges the gap between classic C++ and C++/CLI. Furthermore, this edition is based on the newest version of Visual Studio .NET (2005) and .NET 2.0. All topic areas include specific code examples. By the end of the book, you will be proficient in developing .NET applications and services for both the Windows desktop and the Web. Front Matter....Pages i-xli Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Overview of the .NET Framework....Pages 3-25 C++/CLI Basics....Pages 27-83 Object-Oriented C++/CLI....Pages 85-138 Advanced C++/CLI....Pages 139-189 Front Matter....Pages 191-191 The .NET Framework Class Library....Pages 193-216 Integrated XML Documentation....Pages 217-240 Collections....Pages 241-278 Input, Output, and Serialization....Pages 279-308 Basic Windows Forms Applications....Pages 309-376 Advanced Windows Forms Applications....Pages 377-444 Graphics Using GDI+....Pages 445-513 ADO.NET and Database Development....Pages 515-558 XML....Pages 559-604 Windows Services....Pages 605-634 Web Services....Pages 635-659 Multithreaded Programming....Pages 661-694 Network Programming....Pages 695-728 Assembly Programming....Pages 729-773 Security....Pages 775-802 Front Matter....Pages 803-803 Unsafe C++ .NET Programming....Pages 805-823 Front Matter....Pages 803-803 Advanced Unsafe or Unmanaged C++ .NET Programming....Pages 825-846 Back Matter....Pages 847-917