PREFACE xix
1.Introduction to Computing and Programming 1
2.Data Types and Expressions 65
3.Methods and Behaviors 123
4.Creating Your Own Classes 181
5.Making Decisions 233
6.Repeating Instructions 293
7.Arrays 357
8.Advanced Collections 411
9.Introduction to Windows Programming 461
10. Programming Based on Events 539
11. Advanced Object-Oriented Programming Features 643

12. Debugging and Handling Exceptions 719
13. Working with Files 775
14. Working with Databases 827
15. Web-Based Applications 909
APPENDIX A Visual Studio Configuration 993
APPENDIX B Code Editor Tools 1007
APPENDIX C Character Sets 1019
APPENDIX D Operator Precedence 1021
APPENDIX E C# Keywords 1023
GLOSSARY 1025
INDEX 1035