Herb Schildt, the world's leading programming author, has updated and expanded his classic C# reference to cover C# 2.0 — the newest version of Microsoft's premier programming language designed for .NET development. With carefully crafted explanations, insider tips, and hundreds of examples, this book offers in-depth coverage of all aspects of C#, including its keywords, syntax, and core libraries. Of course, detailed coverage of the new C# 2.0 features, such as generics, nullable types, anonymous methods, partial class declarations, and the :: operator, is included. Essential for every C# programmer, this comprehensive reference is written in the clear, crisp, uncompromising style that has made Herb the choice of millions. Whether you are a beginning programmer or an experienced pro, the answers to all your C# 2.0 questions can be found in this definitive guide.

COVERAGE INCLUDES:

* Data types and operators
* Control statements
* Classes and objects
* Constructors, destructors, and methods
* Interfaces, arrays, enumerations, and structures
* Method and operator overloading
* Inheritance and virtual methods
* Reflection and runtime type ID
* Exception handling
* Delegates, properties, events, and indexers
* Attributes
* Pointers and "unsafe" code
* Multithreading
* Generics
* Nullable types
* Anonymous methods
* The collection classes
* The I/O classes
* Networking
* The preprocessor and much, much more