Index
Below is a list of all posts created so far for the 2,000 Things You Should Know About C# blog.
Total number of posts = 525.
Assemblies
- #11 – Examine IL Using Ildasm.exe
- #179 – What Is an Assembly?
- #180 – The CLR Loads Assemblies on Demand
- #485 – Project References and Dependent Assemblies
- #486 – Unnecessary Project References Are Ignored
Basics
- #1 – What the Main() Signature Looks Like
- #2 – The Smallest Possible C# Program
- #3 – Who Designed C#?
- #4 – How is C# Different from Java?
- #5 – How is C# Different from VB.NET?
- #6 – An Even Smaller C# Program
- #8 – The Main() Function Can Return an int
- #9 – Main() Should Not Be Public
- #10 – The Return Value from Main() Sets ERRORLEVEL Variable in Windows
- #12 – Read Command Line Arguments
- #18 – What Is an Identifier?
- #19 – Contextual Keywords
- #20 – Literals
- #21 – Boolean Literals
- #22 – Integer Literals
- #23 – Real Literals
- #24 – Character Literals
- #26 – Null Literal
- #27 – Expressions, Operators and Operands
- #28 – Operator Precedence
- #29 – Comments
- #35 – Declaring Variables
- #36 – Variable Initialization
- #45 – Static Members of a Class
- #46 – There Is Only One Copy of Static Data
- #52 – Arithmetic Operators
- #53 – Modulus
- #54 – Increment and Decrement Operators
- #55 – Integer Division Results in Truncation
- #56 – How to Round When Converting Float to Int
- #67 – Default Behavior for Reference Type Equality
- #72 – Hexadecimal Numbers
- #73 – Bitwise Operators
- #74 – Shift Operators
- #75 – New Bits When Shifting
- #77 – Special Floating Point Values
- #78 – Check for Special Floating Point Values
- #79 – Equality Checks for NaN
- #83 – JIT Compilation in .NET
- #84 – Viewing Metadata as Source Code
- #85 – General Structure of a C# Program
- #86 – Equality and Inequality Operators
- #87 – Relational Operators
- #88 – Conditional Operators
- #89 – The Negation Operator
- #90 – More Complex Logical Expressions
- #91 – Conditional Operators Can Short-Circuit Evaluation
- #92 – The Ternary Conditional Operator
- #110 – Combining the Arithmetic Operators with the Assignment Operator
- #111 – Combining the Logical or Shift Operators with the Assignment Operator
- #117 – Use #define to Define a Symbol
- #118 – Disabling Specific Compiler Warnings
- #181 – C# Is Strongly Typed
- #182 – C# is (Mostly) Strongly Typed
- #183 – Use var to Tell the Compiler to Figure out the Type
- #184 – Cheating Type Safety with object Type
- #185 – The Heap and the Stack
- #186 – Value Types on the Heap
- #187 – Everything Is an Object
- #188 – Objects Are on the Heap, References to Objects Are on the Stack
- #189 – Memory Management for Stack-Based Objects
- #190 – Memory Management for Heap-Based Objects
- #199 – You Can’t Explicitly Delete Heap-Based Objects
- #200 – Static Data and Constants Are Stored on the Heap
- #201 – You Can Leak Memory in C#
- #202 – All Fields in an Object Are Automatically Initialized
- #204 – Three Rules About Using Implicitly-Typed Variables
- #205 – Five Kinds of Types That Are User-Definable
- #206 – Value Types Can’t Represent Null Values
- #207 – Nullable Types
- #208 – You Can Make Any Value Type Nullable
- #209 – Why You’d Want to Store a Null Value in a Variable
- #222 – C# Is Pronounced “C Sharp”
- #223 – Enabling Code Analysis for Your Project
- #224 – One Example of a Problem that Code Analysis Would Catch
- #225 – Free Static Analysis Using FxCop
- #371 – Delegate Basics
- #372 – What Delegates Are Good For
- #373 – A Delegate Can Refer to More than One Method
- #374 – A Custom Delegate Derives from System.MulticastDelegate
- #375 – Using GetInvocationList to Get a List of Individual Delegates
- #376 – What Happens When an Exception Occurs During Delegate Invocation
- #377 – Ensure that All of a Delegate’s Methods Are Called by Using GetInvocationList
- #385 – A Delegate Instance Can Refer to Both Instance and Static Methods
- #391 – Passing a Delegate Instance as a Parameter
- #401 – Every Object Inherits an Equals Method
- #402 – Value Equality vs. Reference Equality
- #403 – Equals Method vs. == Operator for Reference Types
- #404 – Equals Method vs. == Operator for Value Types
- #406 – Overriding the Equals Method
- #407 – Why You Should Override GetHashCode when Overriding Equals
- #411 – Overriding the Equals Method for a Value Type
- #413 – Check for Reference Equality Using Object.ReferenceEquals
- #417 – Provide a Type-Specific Equals Method for Value Equality
- #418 – Implementing the IComparable Interface
- #420 – Laundry List for Implementing Value Equality and IComparable
- #421 – Value Equality and IComparable Example
- #424 – The Garbage Collector
- #425 – Nondeterministic Destruction and Object Finalization
- #426 – Use a Destructor to Free Unmanaged Resources
- #427 – Finalizer Gotchas
- #428 – A Finalizer Should Always Call the Finalizer of Its Base Class
- #429 – Use the Dispose Pattern for Deterministic Destruction
- #430 – A Dispose Pattern Example
- #431 – The using Statement Automates Invocation of the Dispose Method
- #432 – Initialize Multiple Objects in a using Statement
- #467 – Metadata
- #468 – Attributes Allow Adding Metadata to Program Elements
- #469 – Attaching an Attribute to a Type Member
- #470 – Defining Your Own Custom Attribute
- #471 – Reading the Value of an Attribute Using Reflection
- #472 – Attributes Can Be Attached to a Variety of Elements
- #473 – Specifying what Type of Elements a Custom Attribute Can Be Applied To
- #475 – Comments Occuring within String Literals Are Treated as Part of the String
- #476 – Don’t Use Unicode Escape Sequences in Identifiers
- #499 – Conditional Compilation Symbols Are Defined or Undefined
- #500 – #define and #undef Must Be at Top of File
- #501 – Differences Between #define in C++ and C#
- #502 – #define and #undef Scope
- #503 – Conditionally Compile Code Using #if / #endif Directives
- #504 – Using the #else Directive
- #505 – Using the #elif Directive
- #506 – Using Expressions in #if and #elif Directives
- #507 – You can #define Other Symbols within a #if Block
- #508 – Using the #error and #warning Directives
- #509 – Use #pragma warning Directive to Disable Compile-Time Warnings
- #514 – Examples of Operator Precedence
- #515 – Binary Operators Are Left-Associative
- #516 – The Assignment Operator is Right-Associative
- #518 – Splitting the Implementation of a Class Across Multiple Files
- #521 – Namespaces Help Organize Types
- #522 – The Fully Qualified Name for a Type Includes the Namespace
- #523 – The using Directive Allows Omitting Namespace
- #524 – All Types Within a Namespace Must Be Unique
- #525 – Namespaces Can Be Nested
Classes
- #141 – Implementing ICloneable for a Custom Type
- #143 – An Example of Implementing ICloneable for Deep Copies
- #144 – Using Serialization to Implement Deep Copying
- #226 – Classes and Objects
- #227 – Instances of Classes Are Created on the Heap
- #228 – Object-Oriented Programming in C# Using Classes
- #229 – The Core Principles of Object-Oriented Programming
- #230 – User-Defined Types Are First Class Citizens
- #231 – Declaring and Using Instance Fields in a Class
- #232 – Declaring and Using Instance Methods in a Class
- #233 – Returning a Result from an Instance Method
- #234 – Multiple return Statements
- #235 – return Statement Is Not Needed for void Methods
- #236 – Returning a Reference Type from a Method
- #237 – Referencing Class Fields from Within One of its Methods
- #238 – Call a Method from Another Method
- #239 – The this Reference
- #240 – Private and Public Instance Data in a Class
- #241 – Declaring and Using Private Instance Methods
- #242 – Declaring and Using a Property in a Class
- #243 – Property Get and Set Accessors
- #244 – Defining a Get Accessor for a Property
- #245 – Defining a Set Accessor for a Property
- #246 – Implementing a Read-Only Property
- #247 – Implementing a Write-Only Property
- #248 – Implementing a Property that Returns a Calculated Value
- #249 – Using a get Accessor to Clean up Property Data
- #250 – Using a set Accessor to Convert or Validate Property Data
- #251 – Class Properties Support the Principle of Encapsulation
- #252 – Automatic Properties
- #253 – Implementing a Read-Only Automatic Property
- #254 – Implementing a Read-Only Property with a Private Set Accessor
- #255 – Static Fields vs. Instance Fields
- #256 – Using Static Fields
- #257 – Private Static Fields
- #258 – Initializing a Static Variable as Part of Its Declaration
- #259 – Static vs. Instance Properties
- #260 – How Properties Look Under-the-Covers
- #261 – How Automatic Properties Look Under-the-Covers
- #262 – Passing Data to a Method Using Parameters
- #263 – A Method’s Signature Must Be Unique Within Its Type
- #285 – Class Member Overview
- #286 – A Constructor is Called When an Instance of a Class Is Created
- #287 – You Don’t Have to Define a Constructor
- #288 – Passing Arguments to a Constructor
- #289 – You Can Define Multiple Constructors
- #290 – Chaining Constructors
- #291 – No Default Constructor if You Define any Constructors
- #292 – A Static Constructor Initializes Static Data
- #293 – You Can Declare a Private Constructor
- #294 – Make All Constructors Private to Prevent Object Creation
- #295 – When Is a Static Constructor Called?
- #299 – Intellisense Shows You Available Constructors
- #303 – Accessibility of Class Members
- #304 – Private Class Members
- #305 – Public Class Members
- #306 – Protected Class Members
- #307 – Internal Class Members
- #308 – Protected Internal Class Members
- #309 – Accessing Protected Members In a Derived Class
- #310 – Accessibility of Fields in a Class
- #311 – Accessibility of Properties in a Class
- #312 – Accessibility of Methods in a Class
- #313 – Accessibility of Constructors in a Class
- #314 – Access Modifiers Are Not Allowed on Static Constructors
- #315 – Accessibility of Static Methods and Properties
- #322 – Class Accessibility
- #323 – A Generic Class is a Template for a Class
- #324 – A Generic Class Can Have More than One Type Parameter
- #325 – Intellisense Understands Generic Classes
- #326 – Generic Type vs. Constructed Type
- #329 – A Class Can Inherit Data and Behavior from Another Class
- #330 – Derived Classes Do Not Inherit Constructors
- #331 – Calling a Base Class Constructor Implicitly vs. Explicitly
- #332 – Every Class Inherits from Exactly One Class
- #333 – Class Inheritance Leads to a Hierarchy of Classes
- #334 – A Base Class Variable Can Refer to Instances of Derived Classes
- #335 – Accessing a Derived Class Using a Base Class Variable
- #336 – Declaring and Using a readonly Field
- #337 – Declaring and Using Static readonly Fields
- #338 – Static Readonly Fields vs. Constants
- #339 – Readonly Fields vs. Read-Only Properties
- #342 – Using a Static Variable to Count Instances of a Class
- #343 – Use the new Keyword to Replace a Method in a Base Class
- #344 – Hidden Base Class Member Is Invoked Based on Declared Type of Object
- #345 – Method in Derived Class Hides Base Class Method by Default
- #346 – Polymorphism
- #347 – Another Example of Polymorphism
- #348 – Virtual Methods Support Polymorphism
- #349 – The Difference Between Virtual and Non-Virtual Methods
- #350 – Method Modifiers Required for Polymorphic Behavior
- #351 – An Abstract Method Has No Implementation
- #352 – You Can’t Instantiate an Abstract Class
- #353 – Why You Might Define an Abstract Class
- #355 – Use the new Keyword to Replace a Property in a Base Class
- #356 – Hidden Base Class Property Is Used Based on Declared Type of Object
- #357 – Property in Derived Class Hides Base Class Property by Default
- #358 – Virtual Properties Support Polymorphism
- #359 – The Difference Between Virtual and Non-Virtual Properties
- #360 – Property Modifiers Required for Polymorphic Behavior
- #361 – An Abstract Property Has No Implementation
- #362 – Defining an Indexer
- #363 – An Indexer Can Have Both get and set Accessors
- #364 – Defining an Indexer whose Parameter Is an Enumerated Type
- #365 – Overloading an Indexer
- #366 – Defining an Indexer with More than One Parameter
- #517 – Static Classes
Collections
Data Types
- #30 – Types, Variables, Values, Instances
- #31 – Value Types and Reference Types
- #32 – Built-In Types
- #34 – The object Type
- #37 – All Value Types Have a Default Constructor
- #38 – Data Type Hierarchy
- #39 – MinValue / MaxValue for Numeric Types
- #40 – TrueString and FalseString
- #41 – Instantiating Reference Types
- #42 – Interacting With an Object
- #43 – Objects Are Instantiated on the Heap
- #44 – Multiple References to the Same Object
- #47 – Numeric Conversions Through Casting
- #48 – How Explicit Casts Fail
- #49 – When to Use the Decimal Type
- #50 – Static Methods of System.Char
- #51 – Float Literals Must Use f Suffix
- #57 – Overflow on Integer Operations
- #58 – Generate Exceptions on Integer Overflow Using Checked Operator
- #59 – Using Unchecked Keyword to Avoid Overflow Exceptions
- #76 – Arithmetic Operations with Small Integers
- #80 – Use Decimal Type for Monetary Calculations
- #81 – DateTime and TimeSpan Types
- #82 – Some Common DateTime and TimeSpan Functions
- #93 – Escape Sequences in Character Literals
- #94 – Converting Between Char and Numeric Types
- #107 – Defining and Using a Struct
- #108 – Defining a Constructor for a Struct
- #109 – Defining and Using Enums
- #119 – Arrays
- #120 – Array Declaration and Instantiation
- #121 – Array Initialization
- #122 – Arrays Can Contain Any Type of Object
- #123 – Storing Arbitrary Objects in an Array
- #124 – Declaring and Instantiating Multidimensional Arrays
- #125 – Initializing Multidimensional Arrays
- #126 – Initializing Arrays of Reference-Type Objects
- #127 – Declaring and Instantiating Jagged Arrays
- #128 – Accessing Elements in Jagged Arrays
- #129 – Initializing Jagged Arrays
- #130 – Default Values of Array Elements
- #131 – Arrays Derive from System.Array
- #132 – Arrays That Are Both Multidimensional and Jagged
- #133 – An Array’s Length is Fixed
- #134 – Sorting One-Dimensional Arrays
- #135 – Implement IComparable to Allow Sorting a Custom Type
- #136 – Sorting an Array of Values Based on an Array of Keys
- #137 – Sorting an Array Using an Independent Comparer Method
- #138 – Searching a Sorted Array
- #139 – Using the Array.Clone Method to Make a Shallow Copy of an Array
- #140 – Making a Deep Copy of an Array Using an Object’s Clone Method
- #142 – Implement ICloneable All the Way Down for Deep Copies
- #145 – Using Array.Find to Search an Unsorted Array
- #146 – Using Array.FindAll to Find a Set of Matching Elements in an Array
- #147 – Getting the Average of an Array of Numbers
- #148 – Getting the Average of an Array of Custom Objects
- #149 – Using IEnumerable.Aggregate to Perform a Calculation Based on All Elements in an Array
- #150 – Other Aggregate Functions You Can Apply to Numeric Arrays
- #151 – Determining Whether an Array Contains a Specific Element
- #152 – Remove Duplicate Array Entries Using Distinct() Method
- #153 – Returning a Subset of Array Elements Matching a Particular Criteria
- #154 – Using an Invalid Array Index Causes an Exception to Be Thrown
- #155 – Iterating Through An Array Using the foreach Statement
- #156 – Using break and continue in foreach Loops
- #191 – Changing the Underlying Type of an enum
- #192 – Using Non-Default Constant Values for Enumeration Members
- #193 – An Enum Type’s ToString Method Displays the Member’s Name
- #194 – Storing a Set of Boolean Values as Bits
- #195 – Using an Enum Type to Store a Set of Flags
- #196 – Using the ToString() Method on a Flags-Based Enum Type
- #197 – Checking an Enumerated Value for the Presence of a Flag
- #198 – Enumeration Values That Set Combinations of Flags
- #203 – It’s Good Practice to Always Have a 0-Valued Enumeration Constant
- #210 – Checking to See Whether a Nullable Object Has a Value
- #211 – Using the Null-Coalescing (??) Operator
- #212 – Using Several Null-Coalescing (??) Operators in the Same Expression
- #213 – Final Operand When Using Null-Coalescing (??) Operator
- #214 – Using the Null-Coalescing (??) Operator with Reference Types
- #215 – Using the Null-Coalescing (??) Operator with Custom Nullable Types
- #216 – Null-Coalescing (??) Operator Is Equivalent to GetValueOrDefault Method
- #217 – T? Is Equivalent to Nullable<T>
- #218 – Store Value-Typed Objects on the Heap Through Boxing
- #219 – Unboxing a Boxed Object
- #220 – Boxing Can Happen Automatically
- #221 – When Unboxing, You Must Match the Original Type Exactly
- #280 – Implicitly-Typed Arrays
- #296 – You Must Assign a Value to All Fields Before Using a struct
- #297 – Three Different Ways to Initialize the Contents of a struct
- #298 – A struct Can Have Several Constructors
- #316 – Declaring and Using Constants
- #317 – Constants Can Be Class Members
- #318 – You Can’t Use the static Modifier On a Constant
- #319 – You Initialize a Constant Using an Expression
- #320 – The Constant Expression for a Reference-Typed Constant Must Be Null
- #321 – Accessibility of Constants
- #327 – Assigning a struct to a New Variable Makes a Copy
- #328 – Copying a struct Will Not Copy Underlying Reference Types
- #367 – Iterating through All Possible Values of an Enumeration Type
- #433 – All structs Inherit from System.ValueType
- #457 – Converting Between enums and their Underlying Type
- #458 – Errors While Converting Between enum and Underlying Type
- #459 – Assigning a Value of a Different Type to an enum
- #460 – Converting from a String to an Enum Type
- #461 – Enumeration Elements Don’t Need to Be Sequential
- #462 – Duplicate Enumerators in an Enumerated Type
- #463 – Enumerated Values Can Be Any Constant Expression
- #464 – Getting an Enumeration’s Underlying Type at Runtime
- #465 – Dumping All Names and Values for an Enumerated Type
- #466 – Explicitly Assigning Only Some Enumerated Values
- #477 – Full List of Escape Sequences for Character Literals
- #510 – Declaring More than One Local Variable On the Same Line
- #519 – Differences Between structs and classes
- #520 – Choosing Between a struct and a Class
Debugging
- #112 – Conditionally Compiling Code in Debug Builds
- #491 – Use Debug.WriteLine to Output Debug Information
Events
- #368 – How Events Work
- #369 – Multiple Clients Can Subscribe to the Same Event
- #370 – Subscribe to an Event by Adding an Event Handler
- #378 – Implementing an Event
- #379 – Using the EventHandler Delegate for Events that Return No Data
- #380 – Handling Events that Use the EventHandler Delegate Type
- #381 – Implementing an Event that Returns Some Data
- #382 – Handling an Event that Returns Some Data
- #383 – Removing a Handler from an Event
- #384 – The Difference Between Delegates and Events
- #386 – Implementing a Static Event
- #387 – Static Events vs. Static Event Handler Methods
- #388 – Declaring and Using Private Events
- #389 – Check for Null Before Raising an Event
- #390 – Using the Same Handler for Multiple Events
- #393 – Implement a Helper Method to Raise an Event
- #394 – Raising an Event in a Thread-Safe Manner
- #395 – Overriding the Default add and remove Accessors for an Event
Input/Output
Interfaces
- #434 – Interfaces
- #435 – Implementing an Interface
- #436 – The Implementation of an Interface Can Be a Subset of the Class
- #437 – Access Interface Members through an Interface Variable
- #438 – Benefits of Using Interfaces
- #440 – A Class Can Implement More than One Interface
- #441 – Implementing Interface Members Explicitly
- #442 – Explicit Interface Implementation Allows Duplicate Member Names
- #443 – An Interface Cannot Contain Fields
- #444 – Interfaces Can Inherit from Other Interfaces
- #445 – Differences Between an Interface and an Abstract Class
- #446 – Deciding Between an Abstract Class and an Interface
- #447 – Use as Operator to Get At an Object’s Interfaces
- #448 – Use the is Operator to See if an Object Implements an Interface
- #449 – You Can Pass an Interface Variable to a Method
- #450 – Interfaces Should Normally Start with the Letter ‘I’
- #451 – Implement Interface Explicitly to Simplify How a Class Appears to Clients
- #454 – Return an Interface as a Return Value from a Method
- #455 – Define an Interface Based on Existing Members of a Class
- #456 – Explicitly Implemented Interface Members Are Automatically Private
Methods
- #264 – By Default, Parameters Are Passed by Value
- #265 – Passing Reference Types by Value
- #266 – You Can’t Prevent a Method from Changing the Contents of Reference Types
- #267 – Passing Data Back from a Method Using out Parameters
- #268 – You Must Set the Value of All out Parameters Before Returning from a Method
- #269 – Use ref Modifier on Parameters that Are Input/Output
- #270 – Passing a Reference Type by Reference
- #271 – Passing a Reference Type as an Output Parameter
- #272 – Differences Between ref and out Parameters
- #273 – Parameter Modifier Summary
- #274 – Can’t Overload if Methods Differ Only by Parameter Modifiers
- #275 – Passing a struct to a Method
- #276 – Passing a struct by Reference
- #277 – Passing an Array to a Method
- #278 – Passing an Array by Reference
- #279 – Passing a Multidimensional Array to a Method
- #281 – Declaring and Using Static Methods in a Class
- #282 – Creating Private Static Methods
- #283 – Instance Methods Can Call Static Methods
- #284 – Static Methods Can Call Instance Methods
- #340 – Use the params Keyword to Pass a Variable Number of Arguments
- #341 – Defining and Using Local Variables
- #354 – Correct Overloaded Method Is Automatically Called
- #511 – Rules for Using Parameter Arrays
- #512 – Two Ways to Pass Data to a Method that Takes a Parameter Array
- #513 – Some Familiar Methods that Accept Parameter Arrays
Miscellaneous
- #453 – Use Reflection to Get a List of Interfaces that a Class Implements
- #480 – Pre-Processing Directives
Operators
- #396 – Operators as Class Members
- #397 – Defining an Operator
- #398 – Overloadable Operators
- #399 – Overloading Unary Operators
- #400 – Overloading Binary Operators
- #405 – Equals Method for Equivalence, == Operator for Identity
- #408 – Overloading the == Operator for a Reference Type
- #409 – Example of Overloading the == Operator
- #410 – Overloading the == Operator for a Value Type
- #412 – Guidelines when Overloading == Operator for a Value Type
- #414 – Equivalence Can Be Based on a Subset of Fields
- #415 – Be Careful When Checking Floating Point Numbers for Equality
- #416 – Use an Epsilon to Compare Two Floating Point Numbers
- #419 – Override Relational Operators When You Implement IComparable
Statements
- #157 – Iterating Using the while Loop
- #158 – A while Loop Expression Is Evaluated Before Executing the Loop
- #159 – A while Loop Might Execute Forever
- #160 – A while Loop Can Exit on break, goto, return or throw Statements
- #161 – Use continue to Jump to Next Iteration of while Loop
- #162 – do/while Loop Executes at Least Once
- #163 – Iterating Using the for Loop
- #164 – for Loop Clauses Can Contain Lists of Statements
- #165 – Any Clause of the for Loop May Be Left Empty
- #166 – Using the for Statement to Create an Infinite Loop
- #167 – Use continue to Jump to Next Iteration of for Loop
- #168 – Use if Statement to Conditionally Execute a Block of Code
- #169 – The if Statement Must Always Include a Boolean Expression
- #170 – The else Portion of an if Statement
- #171 – if/else Statement Can Have One or More Statements in Body
- #172 – Nested if Statements
- #173 – The switch Statement
- #174 – Multiple Case Statements in switch Statement Can Share Code
- #175 – The default Clause of a switch Statement
- #176 – Switch Statement Doesn’t Fall Through from Case to Case
- #177 – Using goto in a switch Statement
- #178 – Throwing an Exception from a switch Statement
Strings
- #14 – Composite Format Strings in C#
- #15 – Using Long Lists of Format Items in Composite Format Strings
- #16 – Use an Array of Objects for a Composite Format String
- #17 – Methods that Support Composite Formatting
- #25 – String Literals
- #33 – The string Type
- #60 – Using Parse to Convert from String to Numeric Types
- #61- Formatting and Parsing Strings for Non-Default Cultures
- #62 – String Concatenation
- #63 – Use StringBuilder for More Efficient String Concatenation
- #64 – Escape Sequences in String Literals
- #65 – Verbatim String Literals
- #66 – Including Quotation Marks in Strings
- #68 – String Equality
- #69 – Strings are Immutable
- #70 – The StringBuilder Class
- #71 – StringBuilder Capacity
- #95 – ToString() Called Automatically When Doing String Concatenation
- #96 – Comparing String Values
- #97 – String Comparisons Using Other Cultures
- #98 – Using An Indexer to Get A Specific Character in A String
- #99 – Use StringInfo to Get Specific Characters From A UTF32 String
- #100 – Using IndexOf to Search for Characters Within A String
- #101 – Use Contains() to Discover If A String Contains Other Strings
- #102 – Use Substring() to Extract Substrings From A String
- #103 – Inserting and Removing Substrings
- #104 – Functions to Trim Leading and Trailing Characters From A String
- #105 – Chaining String Functions Together
- #106 – Using String.Split to Parse A String Into Substrings
- #392 – Reversing a String Using the Reverse Method
- #422 – How ReferenceEquals Behaves When Comparing Strings
- #478 – Verbatim String Literals Can Span Multiple Lines
- #479 – Identical String Literals Are Stored in the Same Object
Visual Studio
- #13 – Specify Command Line Arguments in Visual Studio 2010
- #113 – Conditionally Compiling Code Base on Symbols
- #114 – Creating a New Build Configuration
- #115 – Using #if, #else, #endif
- #116 – Use #region Directive to Create Code Regions
- #300 – Use XML Documentation to Inform Intellisense
- #301 – Using XML Documentation at the Class Level
- #302 – Generating an XML Documentation File
- #439 – Use Visual Studio to Implement an Interface
- #452 – Object Browser Shows You the Interfaces that a Class Implements
- #474 – You Can Include Unicode Characters in Your Source Code
- #481 – Projects and Solutions in Visual Studio
- #482 – Basic Project Types in Visual Studio
- #483 – Adding a new Project to an Existing Solution
- #484 – Add a Project Reference to Use a Type from Another Project
- #487 – Build Configurations Allow Saving Sets of Project Properties
- #488 – Build Platforms Allow Project Properties to Target a Platform
- #489 – Debug and Release Configurations Are Created Automatically
- #490 – Using the DEBUG Conditional Compilation Symbol
- #492 – Define Your Own Conditional Compilation Symbol
- #493 – Project Properties Are Specific to Build Configuration and Platform
- #494 – Selecting a Solution-Level Build Configuration and Platform
- #495 – Viewing Solution Configurations with the Configuration Manager
- #496 – Editing Solution Configurations with the Configuration Manager
- #497 – Creating a New Build Configuration in a Project
- #498 – Creating a New Solution Configuration
