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C# 6 and .NET Core 1.0

You're reading from   C# 6 and .NET Core 1.0 Modern Cross-Platform Development

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2016
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ISBN-13 9781785285691
Length 550 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (20) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Hello, C#! Welcome, .NET Core! FREE CHAPTER 2. Speaking C# 3. Controlling the Flow, Converting Types, and Handling Exceptions 4. Using Common .NET Types 5. Using Specialized .NET Types 6. Building Your Own Types with Object-Oriented Programming 7. Implementing Interfaces and Inheriting Classes 8. Working with Relational Data Using the Entity Framework 9. Querying and Manipulating Data with LINQ 10. Working with Files, Streams, and Serialization 11. Protecting Your Data and Applications 12. Improving Performance and Scalability with Multitasking 13. Building Universal Windows Platform Apps Using XAML 14. Building Web Applications and Services Using ASP.NET Core 15. Taking C# Cross-Platform 16. Building a Quiz A. Answers to the Test Your Knowledge Questions B. Creating a Virtual Machine for Your Development Environment Index

Practicing and exploring

Test your knowledge and understanding by answering some questions, get some hands-on practice, and explore this chapter's topics with deeper research.

Exercise 13.1 – test your knowledge

Answer the following questions:

  1. Which control would you choose to allow the user to easily choose their date of birth on many different types of devices?
  2. Which XAML element would you use to adapt the layout of your app to handle different device families?
  3. How can you set multiple properties on an XAML element as a single group?
  4. What is the difference between a control template and a data template?
  5. Can XAML bindings be two way or just one way?

Exercise 13.2 – practice building a universal tip calculator

Create an app for UWP that calculates a tip for common percentages.

Exercise 13.3 – explore topics

Use the following links to read more about this chapter's topics.

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