Visual C++ .NET in 24 Hours Sams Teach Yourself

This book is for developers who want to develop .NET applications using Visual C++ 7.0 as the programming language. It covers the new features of Visual C++ which support .NET while lightly covering the new MFC and ATL enhancements as they relate to the .NET architecture, but focuses heavily on developing for the .NET framework. The book takes the reader through a simple .NET application, a more advanced application, and Internet development in .NET. The reader is also shown the differences between managed and unmanaged Visual C++ code and how to integrate them—critical information for migrating legacy C++ applications to the .NET architecture.

Contents

Introduction.

I. GETTING STARTED WITH VISUAL C++ .NET.

Hour 1. Using Visual C++ .NET.
Hour 2. Special Features of Visual C++ .NET.
Hour 3. Writing a Simple C++ .NET Program.

II. UNDERSTANDING .NET.

Hour 4. Understanding the Basics of .NET.
Hour 5. Understanding Managed Versus Unmanaged Code.
Hour 6. Integrating with Other .NET Languages.

III. IMPLEMENTING A USER INTERFACE.

Hour 7. Working with Windows Forms.
Hour 8. Working with Resources.
Hour 9. Programming with Graphics.
Hour 10. Printing with .NET.

IV. SERVER DEVELOPMENT.

Hour 11. Creating Web Services.
Hour 12. Creating Web Services with ATL.
Hour 13. Working with .NET Error Handling and Diagnostics.
Hour 14. ATL Servers.

V. LANGUAGE FEATURES.

Hour 15. Attributes.
Hour 16. Collections and Arrays.
Hour 17. Interfaces.
Hour 18. Events and Delegates.

VI. ADVANCED PROGRAMMING.

Hour 19. Threading and Synchronization.
Hour 20. Database Access.
Hour 21. COM with .NET.
Hour 22. Mixing Managed and Unmanaged Code.
Hour 23. Control Class Libraries.
Hour 24. Serialization.

Appendix A. Quiz Answers.
Appendix B. Visual Studio .NET IDE Reference.

Index