C# Tutorial

This C# tutorial is aimed at the complete beginner, so in the tutorial I will include as much about Object-oriented programming as I will about C#. The C# language is fast becoming the language of choice with the .NET platform.

Language Specification

To see a copy of the latest version of the C# standard in pdf format click here.

The C# Tutorial

1. Introduction to .NET
   • Introduction to the .NET Framework
   • Components of the .NET Framework
   • The Common Language Runtime (CLR)
   • The .NET Framework Class Library (FCL)
   • Compilation and Execution Model
   • Applications
   • C#
   • .NET 3.0
   • Windows Presentation Foundation
   • Windows Communication Foundation
   • Windows Workflow Foundation
   • Cardspace
   • .NET 3.5
   • Summary


2. A Tour of C# Express
   • How to use the Start page
   • Solutions and Projects
   • How to work with the IDE
   • Working with the Code Editor
   • Intellisense
   • Code Folding
   • Collapsing and Expanding Windows
   • Using the Solution Explorer
   • Managing Solution and Projects
   • Using the Class View
   • Using the Properties Window
   • Setting Environment Options
   • Accessing Help
   • Summary


3. The C# Language - Part One
   • Application 1 - Hello World
   • Dissecting Our First Application - Namespaces
   • Dissecting Our First Application - The Main Method
   • Dissecting Our First Application - The Console Class
   • Application 2 – Hello Parameter
   • Dissecting Our Second Application – Types
   • Dissecting Our Second Application – strings
   • Dissecting Our Second Application – Arrays
   • Dissecting Our Second Application – foreach Loops
   • Dissecting Our Second Application – for Loops
   • Application 3 – Adding Two Numbers
   • Dissecting Our Third Application – Formatting Strings
   • Dissecting Our Third Application – Comments
   • Summary


4. Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
   • Learning to Read
   • An Objects Identity
   • Classes
   • More on Classes
   • Overloading Constructors
   • Even More on Classes
   • Scope
   • Encapsulation and Data Hiding
   • Access Modifiers and Properties
   • Inheritance
   • Reasons for Inheritance
   • Polymorphism
   • Aggregation and Composition
   • Summary


5. The C# Language - Part Two
   • Application 4 – Catching the Exceptions
   • Dissecting Our Fourth Application - Exception Handling
   • Application 5 – Refactoring
   • Dissecting Our Fifth Application – static
   • Application 6 – A Simple Calculator
   • Dissecting Our Sixth Application – The Conditional if Statement
   • Application 7 – Simplifying the Calculator
   • Dissecting Our Seventh Application - The switch (case-break) Statement
   • Application 8 – Converting Decimal Numbers
   • Dissecting Our Eighth Application – Converting from Value to Reference and Vice Versa
   • Application 9 – Loops
   • Application 10 – Working with Constants
   • Application 11 – Enumerating Constants
   • Summary


6. Windows Forms Programming
   • Hello World Windows Style
   • Hello Parameter Windows Style
   • Events
   • MessageBox
   • DialogResult
   • Adding Two Numbers Windows Style
   • Catching the Exceptions
   • A Simple Calculator – Visual Design
   • A Simple Calculator – Simple Functionality
   • A Simple Calculator – More Functionality
   • A Digital Clock
   • Adding Functionality to the Digital Clock
   • Extending the Applications
   • Summary


7. Controls and Components
8. Sorting Algorithms
   • Bubble
   • Heap
   • Insertion
   • Merge
   • Quick
   • Selection
   • Shell