Lesson 1

Introducing the .NET framework

Lesson 2

Comparing C# to C++ and Java

    -    C# versus Java

    -    C# versus C++

Lesson 3

Getting Started

    -    A First C# Program: 'Hello World'

Lesson 4

Variable Types (1): Reference Types and Value Types

    -    Value Types

    -    Reference Types

    -    Escape Sequences and Verbatim Strings

    -    Boxing

Lesson 5

Variable Types (2): Pointers

    -    Pointer Notation

    -    Unsafe Code

    -    Pointers, Methods and Arrays

Lesson 6

Arrays

    -    Single-Dimensional Arrays

    -    Rectangular Arrays

    -    Jagged Arrays

Lesson 7

Enumerators

Lesson 8

Operators

    -    Overloading operators

Lesson 9

Flow Control (1): Loop Statements

    -    while loops

    -    do-while loops

    -    for loops

    -    foreach loops

Lesson 10

Flow Control (2): Jump and Selection Statements

    -    Jump Statements

    -    Selection Statements

Lesson 11

Introducing Classes, Structs and Namespaces

    -    Classes and Types

    -    Inheritance

    -    Abstract Classes and Interfaces

    -    Nested Classes

    -    Structs

    -    Namespaces

Lesson 12

Class Declaration

    -    Attributes

    -    Class Modifiers

    -    Class Base

    -    Interface Declarations

Lesson 13

Introducing Methods

    -    Attributes

    -    Method Modifiers

    -    Formal Parameters

    -    Parameter Passing

    -    The params modifier

    -    Return Type

    -    Method Overloading

Lesson 14

Polymorphism (Inherited Methods)

    -    Method Overriding

    -    Method Hiding

Lesson 15

Constants, Fields, Properties and Indexers

    -    Fields

    -    Constants

    -    Properties

    -    Indexers

Lesson 16

Delegates and Events

    -    Delegate Declaration and Instantiation

    -    Events

Lesson 17

Exceptions

Lesson 18

Using the C# Compiler

    -    Preprocessor Directives

    -    Attributes

Lesson 19

Code Documentation

    -    C# Documentation Comments

    -    Generating C# Documentation

    -    Problems with the C# Documenter

    -    The Softsteel Documenter

Lesson 20

Further References