Microsoft . NET Compact Framework Kick Start

Name: Microsoft . NET Compact Framework Kick Start
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ISBN: 9780672325700

ISBN-10: 0672325705

ISBN-13: 9780672325700

Edition: 2004

Authors: Erik Rubin, Ronnie Yates

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bull; bull;The Compact Framework brings familiar .NET development to mobile devices. bull;This technology enables millions of Microsoft programmers to develop Windows CE applications. bull;Written by two Microsoft Compact Framework team members.

Book details

List price: $39.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 8/28/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 600
Size: 7.36" wide x 9.13" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 2.178
Language: English



Introduction


What's in This Book


Conventions Used in This Book


What You'll Need


Online Resources



Setting Up Your Development Environment


Smart Device Extensions and the .NET Compact Framework


Targeting Nonstandard Devices


In Brief



Introducing the .NET Compact Framework


Why the .NET Compact Framework?


Examining the .NET Compact Framework in Detail


In Brief



Designing GUI Applications with Windows Forms


Investigating Unsupported Controls in the .NET Compact Framework


Investigating Unsupported System.Windows.Forms Functionality in the .NET Compact Framework


Working with the Visual Studio .NET Form Designer


Understanding the Different Windows Forms Target Platforms


Working with the Form Control


Programming the Button Control


Using the TextBox Control


Using the Label Control


Working with RadioButton Controls


Using the CheckBox Control


Using the ComboBox Control


Using the ListBox Control


Using the NumericUpDown Control


Using the DomainUpDown Control


Programming the ProgressBar Control


Using the StatusBar Control


Using the TrackBar Control


Using the ToolBar Control


Adding Menus with the MainMenu Control


Using a ContextMenu Control in an Application


Using the Timer Control


Using the OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog Controls


Using the Panel Control


Using the HScrollBar and VScrollBar Controls


Using the ImageList Control


Using the PictureBox Control


Using the ListView Control


Using the TabControl Control


Using the TreeView Control


Working with the DataGrid Control


In Brief



Using Threads and Timers in the .NET Compact Framework


Threads, Timers, and Windows CE


The Thread Class


Understanding Thread Basics


Coordinating Threads with the Mutex Class


Blocking until a Thread Finishes


Controlling Access to Data Objects with the Monitor Class


Managing Multiple Threads with a Thread Pool


Timers


Updating Variables with the Interlocked Class


In Brief



Network Connectivity with the .NET Compact Framework


Working with Sockets


Socket Programming with the .NET Compact Framework


Serializing Objects for Transmission through a Socket


Using UDP Packets


Multicasting with UDP Packets


Communicating with Remote Servers through the HTTP Protocol


Communicating with Remote Servers through the HTTPS Protocol


Communicating through the Device IrDA Port


In Brief



ADO.NET on the .NET Compact Framework


Introducing ADO.NET on the .NET Compact Framework


Caching Data with the DataSet


Understanding Constraints


Setting Up Autoincremented Fields


Modeling Relational Data with the DataSet


Creating Bindable Views of Data with a DataView


Binding Data to a Control


Comparing the Compact DataSet with the Desktop DataSet


In Brief



Programming with Microsoft SQL Server CE


Investigating the Features Supported by Microsoft SQL Server 2000


Creating a Microsoft SQL Server CE Database


Adding Structure to a Microsoft SQL Server CE Database


Populating a Microsoft SQL Server CE Database


Retrieving Data by Using Sq1CeDataReader


Filling a DataSet by Using the Sq1CeDataAdapter


Updating the Microsoft SQL Server CE Database by Using the Sq1CeDataAdapter


Generating Sq1Command Objects with the Sq1CeCommandBuilder


In Brief



XML and the DataSet


XML and the .NET Compact Framework DataSet


Loading XML into a DataSet


Saving a DataSet as XML


Loading and Saving XML in a Sample Application


Modeling Relational Data with XML Schemas


Loading and Saving Schema Alone


Writing a DataSet to XML without Schema Information


Reading a DataSet from XML, Ignoring Schema Information


Inferring Schema


Using XML to Design a DataSet


Saving and Loading DataSets as XML DiffGrams


In Brief



Using XML Web Services


Creating a Simple XML Web Service


Understanding the .NET Framework Web Service Client


Creating a Client for the Simple XML Web Service


Consuming a Web Service That Uses a DataSet


Consuming Web Service That Exposes a Typed DataSet


In Brief



Manipulating XML with the XmlTextReader and the XmlTextWriter


XML Architecture Overview


Working with the XmlTextReader


Loading XML Data into an XmlTextReader


Using the XmlTextReader's Namespaces Property


Understanding the Normalization Property


Controlling White-Space Interpretation with the WhitespaceHandling Property


Using the XmlResolver Property


Reading XML Nodes


Reading XML Attributes


Understanding How to Perform Full-Content Reads


Skipping over Nodes


Closing the XmlTextReader


Working with the XmlTextWriter


Creating the XmlTextWriter


Manipulating Namespace Support


Formatting the XmlTextWriter's Output


Writing an XML Declaration


Writing XML Elements


Writing XML Attributes


Writing xml:space and xml:lang Attributes


Writing Element and Attribute Content


Converting .NET Compact Framework Data Types through XmlConvert


Writing Raw XML Markup


Writing Other Nodes


Writing Processing Instructions


Writing White-Space Characters


In Brief



Working with the XML Document Object Model


Processing XML by Using the Document Object Model


Differences from the Desktop .NET Framework


Loading the XML DOM


Navigating the XML DOM


Accessing Text from Elements


Accessing Markup from Nodes


Accessing an Element's Attributes


Accessing Other XmlNodes


Searching an XML Document Node Tree


Creating XmlNodes


Creating XmlDeclarations


Creating XmlElements


Creating XmlAttributes


Creating Other Node Types


Inserting XmlNodes


Using the AppendChild and PrependChild Methods


Working with the InsertBefore and InsertAfter Methods


Inserting XmlAttributes into an XmlDocument


Replacing the XmlNodes within an XmlDocument


Removing XmlNodes for an XmlDocument


Removing XmlAttributes from their XmlElements


Writing the XmlDocument


In Brief



Interacting with Native Code


Understanding When to Call Native Code


Calling Native Code: Quick Start


Marshalling the Fundamental Data Types


Marshalling Simple Structures


Passing Nested Structures by Using Custom Marshalling Code


Calling the Windows CE Operating System


Accessing COM Components from the .NET Compact Framework


In Brief



Exploring .NET Reflection


Understanding the .NET Compact Framework Reflection API


Loading .NET Assemblies


Discovering Type Information


Creating Type Instances by Using ConstructorInfo


Invoking Methods by Using the MethodInfo Class


Using Reflection to Manipulate Object State


Adding Custom Metadata to .NET Elements


In Brief



Cryptography


Cryptography on the .NET Compact Framework


Invoking the CryptoAPI


Computing a Hash


Encrypting and Decrypting Data by Using a Password


Using Session Keys to Encrypt and Decrypt Data


Determining CryptoAPI Constants with the ConstFinder Sample Application


In Brief



Measuring the Performance of a .NET Compact Framework Application


Using a Stopwatch Timer to Measure Code Execution Time


Using .NET Compact Framework Performance Counters


In Brief



Deploying a .NET Application


Packaging a .NET Compact Framework Application


Using Visual Studio .NET to Package an Application


Using CAB Wizard to Package an Application


Distributing a .NET Compact Framework Application


In Brief



Developing for the SmartPhone


Introducing the SmartPhone


Developing for the SmartPhone by Using the .NET Compact Framework


Writing an Application for SmartPhone--XMLDataSetViewer


In Brief


Index